Gen 41:1-4 | Clarke | STEP | Pharaoh's dream of the seven well-favored and seven ill-favored kine, . His dream of the seven full and seven thin ears of corn, . The magicians and wise men applied to for the interpretation of them, but could give no solution, . The chief butler recollects and recommends Joseph, . Pharaoh commands him to be brought out of prison, . Joseph appears before Pharaoh, , . Pharaoh repeats his dreams, . Joseph interprets them, , and gives Pharaoh directions how to provide against the approaching scarcity, . Pharaoh, pleased with the counsel, appoints Joseph to be superintendent of all his affairs, . Joseph receives the badges of his new office, , , and has his powers defined, ; receives a new name, and marries Asenath, daughter of Poti-Pherah, priest of On, . Joseph's age when brought before Pharaoh, . Great fertility of Egypt in the seven plenteous years, . Joseph hoards up the grain, , . Ephraim and Manasseh born, . The seven years of famine commence with great rigour, . Joseph opens the storehouses to the Egyptians, . People from the neighboring countries come to Egypt to buy corn, the famine being in all those lands, . Verse 1 Two full years - שנתים ימים shenathayim yamim, two years of days, two complete solar revolutions, after the events mentioned in the preceding chapter. The river - The Nile, the cause of the fertility of Egypt.

Genesis 41:1-4

Introduction

Pharaoh's dream of the seven well-favored and seven ill-favored kine, Gen 41:1-4. His dream of the seven full and seven thin ears of corn, Gen 41:5-7. The magicians and wise men applied to for the interpretation of them, but could give no solution, Gen 41:8. The chief butler recollects and recommends Joseph, Gen 41:9-13. Pharaoh commands him to be brought out of prison, Gen 41:14. Joseph appears before Pharaoh, Gen 41:15, Gen 41:16. Pharaoh repeats his dreams, Gen 41:17-24. Joseph interprets them, Gen 41:25-32, and gives Pharaoh directions how to provide against the approaching scarcity, Gen 41:33-36. Pharaoh, pleased with the counsel, appoints Joseph to be superintendent of all his affairs, Gen 41:37-41. Joseph receives the badges of his new office, Gen 41:42, Gen 41:43, and has his powers defined, Gen 41:44; receives a new name, and marries Asenath, daughter of Poti-Pherah, priest of On, Gen 41:45. Joseph's age when brought before Pharaoh, Gen 41:46. Great fertility of Egypt in the seven plenteous years, Gen 41:47. Joseph hoards up the grain, Gen 41:48, Gen 41:49. Ephraim and Manasseh born, Gen 41:50-52. The seven years of famine commence with great rigour, Gen 41:53-55. Joseph opens the storehouses to the Egyptians, Gen 41:56. People from the neighboring countries come to Egypt to buy corn, the famine being in all those lands, Gen 41:57.

Verse 1

Two full years - שנתים ימים shenathayim yamim, two years of days, two complete solar revolutions, after the events mentioned in the preceding chapter.

The river - The Nile, the cause of the fertility of Egypt. Verse 2

There came up out of the river seven well-favored kine - This must certainly refer to the hippopotamus or river horse, as the circumstances of coming up out of the river and feeding in the field characterize that animal alone. The hippopotamus is the well-known inhabitant of the Nile, and frequently by night comes out of the river to feed in the fields, or in the sedge by the river side.