Genesis 41:37-57

37Now the 1proposal seemed good 2to Pharaoh and 3to all his servants. 38Then Pharaoh said to his servants, “Can we find a man like this, 4in whom is a divine spirit?” 39So Pharaoh said to Joseph, “Since God has informed you of all this, there is no one so 5discerning and wise as you are. 406You shall be over my house, and according to your 7command all my people shall 8do homage; only in the throne I will be greater than you.” 41Pharaoh said to Joseph, “See, I have set you 9over all the land of Egypt.” 42Then Pharaoh 10took off his signet ring from his hand and put it on Joseph’s hand, and clothed him in garments of fine linen and 11put the gold necklace around his neck. 43He had him ride in 12his second chariot; and they proclaimed before him, “13Bow the knee!” And he set him over all the land of Egypt. 44Moreover, Pharaoh said to Joseph, “Though I am Pharaoh, yet 14without 15your permission no one shall raise his hand or foot in all the land of Egypt.” 45Then Pharaoh named Joseph 16Zaphenath-paneah; and he gave him Asenath, the daughter of Potiphera priest of 1718On, as his wife. And Joseph went forth over the land of Egypt.

46Now Joseph was 19thirty years old when he 20stood before Pharaoh, king of Egypt. And Joseph went out from the presence of Pharaoh and went through all the land of Egypt. 47During the seven years of plenty the land brought forth 21abundantly. 48So he gathered all the food of these seven years which occurred in the land of Egypt and placed the food in the cities; he placed in every city the food from its own surrounding fields. 49Thus Joseph stored up grain 22in great abundance like the sand of the sea, until he stopped 23measuring it, for it was 24beyond measure.

50Now before the year of famine came, 25two sons were born to Joseph, whom Asenath, the daughter of Potiphera priest of 26On, bore to him. 51Joseph named the firstborn 27Manasseh, “For,” he said, “God has made me forget all my trouble and all my father’s household.” 52He named the second 28Ephraim, “For,” he said, “29God has made me fruitful in the land of my affliction.”

53When the seven years of plenty which had been in the land of Egypt came to an end, 54and 30the seven years of famine began to come, just as Joseph had said, then there was famine in all the lands, but in all the land of Egypt there was bread. 55So when all the land of Egypt was famished, the people cried out to Pharaoh for bread; and Pharaoh said to all the Egyptians, “Go to Joseph; 31whatever he says to you, you shall do.” 56When the famine was spread over all the face of the earth, then Joseph opened all 32the storehouses, and sold to the Egyptians; and the famine was severe in the land of Egypt. 57The people of all the earth came to Egypt to buy grain from Joseph, because 33the famine was severe in all the earth.