Pharaoh

Yosef was brought down to Egypt, and Potifar, an officer of Pharaoh's and captain of the guard, an Egyptian, bought him from the Yishma'elim who had brought him there.

Pharaoh became angry with his two officers the chief cupbearer and the chief baker.

Within three days Pharaoh will lift up your head and restore you to your office: you will be giving Pharaoh his cup as you used to when you were his cupbearer.

But remember me when it goes well with you; and show me kindness, please; and mention me to Pharaoh, so that he will release me from this prison.

In the uppermost basket there were all kinds of baked goods for Pharaoh, but the birds ate them out of the basket on my head."

Within three days Pharaoh will lift up your head from off of you -he will hang you on a tree, and the birds will eat your flesh off you."

At the end of two years, Pharaoh had a dream: he was standing beside the Nile River;

Then the miserable-looking and lean cows ate up the seven sleek, fat cows. At this point Pharaoh woke up.

And the thin ears swallowed up the seven full, ripe ears. Then Pharaoh woke up and realized it had been a dream.

In the morning he found himself so upset that he summoned all the magicians of Egypt and all its wise men. Pharaoh told them his dreams, but no one there could interpret them for him.

Then the chief cupbearer said to Pharaoh, "Today reminds me of something wherein I am at fault:

Pharaoh was angry with his officials and put me in the prison of the house of the captain of the guard, me and the chief baker.

Then Pharaoh summoned Yosef, and they brought him quickly out of the dungeon. He shaved himself, changed his clothes, and came in to Pharaoh.

Pharaoh said to Yosef, "I had a dream, and there is no one who can interpret it; but I've heard it said about you that when you hear a dream, you can interpret it."

Yosef answered Pharaoh, "It isn't in me. God will give Pharaoh an answer that will set his mind at peace."

Pharaoh said to Yosef, "In my dream, I stood at the edge of the river;

Yosef said to Pharaoh, "The dreams of Pharaoh are the same: God has told Pharaoh what he is about to do.

This is what I told Pharaoh: God has shown Pharaoh what he is about to do.

Why was the dream doubled for Pharaoh? Because the matter has been fixed by God, and God will shortly cause it to happen.

"Therefore, Pharaoh should look for a man both discreet and wise to put in charge of the land of Egypt.

Pharaoh should do this, and he should appoint supervisors over the land to receive a twenty percent tax on the produce of the land of Egypt during the seven years of abundance.

They should gather all the food produced during these good years coming up and set aside grain under the supervision of Pharaoh to be used for food in the cities, and they should store it.

The proposal seemed good both to Pharaoh and to all his officials.

Pharaoh said to his officials, "Can we find anyone else like him? The Spirit of God lives in him!"

So Pharaoh said to Yosef, "Since God has shown you all this - there is no one as discerning and wise as you -