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And it happened, on the third day, the day of Pharaoh's birth, he made a feast for all his servants. And he lifted up the head of the chief of the cupbearers and the head of the chief of the bakers in the midst of his servants.

And it happened in the morning, his spirit was troubled. And he sent and called for all the magicians of Egypt, and all its wise men. And Pharaoh told them his dream, and there was no interpreter of them to Pharaoh.

And, behold, seven other cows were going up after them, poor and very evil of form, and lean of flesh; I have not seen any like them in all the land of Egypt for badness.

And the plenty in the land will not be remembered because of that famine afterwards; for it will be very severe.

And now let Pharaoh look for a man who is intelligent and wise, and set him over the land of Egypt.

And let the food be for a store for the land, for the seven years of famine which will be in the land of Egypt and let not the land be cut off by famine.

And Pharaoh called Joseph by the name of Zaphnath-paaneah. And He gave him Asenath the daughter of Potipherah, priest of On, for a wife. And Joseph went out over the land of Egypt.

And Joseph called the name of the first-born Manasseh; for he said , God has made me forget all my toil, and all the house of my father.

And the name of the second he called Ephraim; for he said , God has made me fruitful in the land of my affliction.

And all the land of Egypt hungered and the people cried to Pharaoh for bread. And Pharaoh said to all Egypt, Go to Joseph; what he says to you, do.

And all the earth came to Egypt to buy, to Joseph. For the famine was strong in all the earth.

And he said, Behold! I have heard grain is in Egypt. Go down there and buy for us from there, that we may live and not die.

And Jacob did not send Benjamin, Joseph's brother, with his brothers, for he said, Lest harm meet with him.

And among those coming, the sons of Israel came to buy. For the famine was in land of Canaan.

If you are honest, let one of your brothers be bound in your prison house, and you go bring grain for the famine of your houses.

And they did not know that Joseph heard, for the interpreter was between them.

And Joseph commanded, and they filled their vessels with grain and returned their silver, each into his sack, and gave to them food for the way; and he did so to them.

And the man, the lord of the land, said to us, By this I shall know that you are honest; leave your one brother with me, and take and go for the famine of your houses.

And he said, My son shall not go down with you; for his brother is dead, and he alone is left. And if harm should happen to him in the way in which you go, you would bring down my gray hair in sorrow to the grave.

And it happened, when they had finished eating the grain which they had brought from Egypt, their father said to them, Go back; buy a little food for us.