Joseph Is Appointed as the Governor of Egypt and Stores Up Grain

41:37-57

37 And the word was good in the eyes of Pharaoh and in the eyes of all his servants. 38 Then Pharaoh said to his servants, “Can we find a man like this who has the Spirit of God in him?” 39 Then Pharaoh said to Joseph, “Since God has shown all this to you, there is no one as discerning and wise as you. 40 You will be over my house, and all my people will kiss on your mouth. Only I on the throne will be greater than you.” 41 Then Pharaoh said to Joseph, “See, I have put you over all the land of Egypt.” 42 Then Pharaoh removed his signet ring from his hand and put it on Joseph’s hand. And he dressed him in garments of fine linen and put a gold chain on his neck. 43 Then he had him ride in the second chariot that belonged to him, and they shouted before him, “Bow down!” So he put him over all the land of Egypt.

44 Then Pharaoh said to Joseph, “I am Pharaoh, and without you a person will not lift his hand or his foot in all the land of Egypt!” 45 Then Pharaoh called Joseph’s name Zaphenath-Paneah, and he gave to him Asenath, the daughter of Potiphera the priest of On, as a wife. Then Joseph went out over the land of Egypt.

46 Now Joseph was a son of thirty years when he stood before Pharaoh king of Egypt. And Joseph went out from the presence of Pharaoh and passed through all the land of Egypt. 47 And in the seven years of abundance, the land produced grain by the handfuls. 48 So he gathered all the food of the seven years that were in the land of Egypt, and he put the food in the cities. The food of the fields that surrounded each city he put inside it. 49 So Joseph stored up grain like the sand of the sea, very much, until he stopped measuring it because it was without number.

50 And before the years of the famine came, two sons were born to Joseph, whom Asenath, the daughter of Potiphera, the priest of On, bore for him. 51 And Joseph called the name of the firstborn son Manasseh, because he said, “God has made me forget all my toil and all of my father’s house.” 52 And the name of the second son he called Ephraim, because he said, “God has made me fruitful in the land of my affliction.”

53 Then the seven years of abundance that was in the land of Egypt ended, 54 and the seven years of famine started to come, just as Joseph had said. And there was famine in all the lands, but in all the land of Egypt there was bread. 55 Then all the land of Egypt became famished, and the people cried to Pharaoh for the bread. So Pharaoh said to all the Egyptians, “Go to Joseph. Whatever he says to you, do it.” 56 And the famine was over all the face of the land, so Joseph opened all the buildings that had grain in them and sold grain to the Egyptians. And the famine was severe in the land of Egypt. 57 Then all the earth came to Egypt to Joseph to buy grain, because the famine was severe in all the earth.