KJV Bible MWP Genesis 39:1 - 41:57

GENESIS Chapters 39 - 41 KJV Bible (1769 Edition) Modern Words Paraphrase (MWP) Copyright (c) 2007 David A. Wagner.

Genesis Chapter 39

(39:1) And Joseph was brought down to Egypt; and Potiphar, an officer of Pharaoh, captain of the guard, an Egyptian, bought him of the hands of the Ishmaelites, which had brought him down there. (39:2) And the Lord was with Joseph, and he was a prosperous man; and he was in the house of his master the Egyptian. (39:3) And his master saw that the Lord was with him, and that the Lord made all that he did to prosper in his hand. (39:4) And Joseph found grace in his sight, and he served him: and he made him overseer over his house, and all that he had he put into his hand. (39:5) And it came to pass from the time that he had made him overseer in his house, and over all that he had, that the Lord blessed the Egyptian's house for Joseph's sake; and the blessing of the Lord was upon all that he had in the house, and in the field. (39:6) And he left all that he had in Joseph's hand; and he knew not ought he had, except the bread that he did eat. And Joseph was a attractive person, and well favored.

(39:7) And it came to pass after these things, that his master's wife cast her eyes upon Joseph; and she said, “Lie with me.” (39:8) But he refused, and said to his master's wife, “See, my master knows not what is with me in the house, and he has committed all that he has to my hand; (39:9) There is none greater in this house than I; neither has he kept back anything from me but you, because you are his wife: how then can I do this great wickedness, and sin against God?” (39:10) And it came to pass, as she spoke to Joseph day by day, that he listened not to her, to have sex with her, or to be with her. (39:11) And it came to pass about this time, that Joseph went into the house to conduct his business; and there was none of the men of the house there inside. (39:12) And she caught him by his garment, saying, “Lie with me”: and he left his garment in her hand, and fled, and got him out. (39:13) And it came to pass, when she saw that he had left his garment in her hand, and was fled forth, (39:14) That she called to the men of her house, and spoke to them, saying, “See, he has brought in an Hebrew to us to mock us; he came in to me to lie with me, and I cried with a loud voice”: (39:15) And it came to pass, when he heard that I lifted up my voice and cried, that he left his garment with me, and fled, and got him out. (39:16) And she laid up his garment by her, until his master came home. (39:17) And she spoke to him according to these words, saying, “The Hebrew servant, whom you have brought to us, came in to me to mock me: (39:18) And it came to pass, as I lifted up my voice and cried, that he left his garment with me, and fled out.”

(39:19) And it came to pass, when his master heard the words of his wife, which she spoke to him, saying, “After this manner did your servant to me;” that his anger was encouraged. (39:20) And Joseph's master took him, and put him into the prison, a place where the king's prisoners were bound: and he was there in the prison. (39:21) But the Lord was with Joseph, and showed him mercy, and gave him favor in the sight of the warden of the prison. (39:22) And the warden of the prison committed to Joseph's hand all the prisoners that were in the prison; and whatever they did there, he was the doer of it. (39:23) The warden of the prison looked not to anything that was under his hand; because the Lord was with him, and that which he did, the Lord made it to prosper.

Genesis Chapter 40

(40:1) And it came to pass after these things, that the wine steward of the king of Egypt and his chef had offended their lord the king of Egypt. (40:2) And Pharaoh was furious against two of his officers, against the chief of the wine stewards, and against the chief of the chefs. (40:3) And he put them in ward in the house of the captain of the guard, into the prison, the place where Joseph was bound. (40:4) And the captain of the guard charged Joseph with them, and he served them: and they continued a season in custody. (40:5) And they dreamed a dream both of them, each man his dream in one night, each man according to the interpretation of his dream, the wine steward and the chef of the king of Egypt, which were bound in the prison. (40:6) And Joseph came in to them in the morning, and looked upon them, and, see, they were sad. (40:7) And he asked Pharaoh's officers that were with him in the ward of his lord's house, saying, “Why look you so sadly today?” (40:8) And they said to him, “We have dreamed a dream, and there is no interpreter of it.” And Joseph said to them, “Do not interpretations belong to God? tell me them, I ask you.”

(40:9) And the chief butler told his dream to Joseph, and said to him, “In my dream, see, a vine was before me; (40:10) And in the vine were three branches: and it was as though it budded, and her blossoms shot forth; and the clusters thereof brought forth ripe grapes: (40:11) And Pharaoh's cup was in my hand: and I took the grapes, and pressed them into Pharaoh's cup, and I gave the cup into Pharaoh's hand.” (40:12) And Joseph said to him, “This is the interpretation of it: The three branches are three days: (40:13) Yet within three days will Pharaoh lift up your head, and restore you to your position: and you will deliver Pharaoh's cup into his hand, after the former manner when you were his wine steward. (40:14) But think on me when it will be well with you, and show kindness, I ask you, to me, and make mention of me to Pharaoh, and bring me out of this house: (40:15) For indeed I was stolen away out of the land of the Hebrews: and here also have I done nothing that they should put me into the dungeon.”

(40:16) When the chief chef saw that the interpretation was good, he said to Joseph, “I also was in my dream, and, see, I had three white baskets on my head: (40:17) And in the uppermost basket there was of all manner of baked goods for Pharaoh; and the birds did eat them out of the basket upon my head.” (40:18) And Joseph answered and said, “This is the interpretation thereof: The three baskets are three days: (40:19) Yet within three days will Pharaoh lift up your head from off you, and will hang you on a tree; and the birds will eat your flesh from off you.” (40:20) And it came to pass the third day, which was Pharaoh's birthday, that he made a feast to all his servants: and he lifted up the head of the chief wine steward and of the chief chef among his servants. (40:21) And he restored the chief wine steward to his position again; and he gave the cup into Pharaoh's hand: (40:22) But he hanged the chief chef: as Joseph had interpreted to them. (40:23) Yet did not the chief wine steward remember Joseph, but forgot him.

Genesis Chapter 41

(41:1) And it came to pass at the end of two full years, that Pharaoh dreamed: and, see, he stood by the river. (41:2) And, see, there came up out of the river seven well favored cows and fat; and they fed in a meadow. (41:3) And, see, seven other cows came up after them out of the river, ill favored and thin; and stood by the other cows upon the bank of the river. (41:4) And the ill favored and thin cows did eat up the seven well favored and fat cows. So Pharaoh awoke. (41:5) And he slept and dreamed the second time: and, see, seven ears of grain came up upon one stalk, healthy and good. (41:6) And, see, seven thin ears and blasted with the east wind sprung up after them. (41:7) And the seven thin ears devoured the seven healthy and full ears. And Pharaoh awoke, and, see, it was a dream. (41:8) And it came to pass in the morning that his spirit was troubled; and he sent and called for all the magicians of Egypt, and all the wise men thereof: and Pharaoh told them his dream; but there was none that could interpret them to Pharaoh.

(41:9) Then spoke the chief wine steward to Pharaoh, saying, “I do remember my faults this day: (41:10) Pharaoh was furious with his servants, and put me in ward in the captain of the guard's house, both me and the chief chef: (41:11) And we dreamed a dream in one night, I and he; we dreamed each man according to the interpretation of his dream. (41:12) And there was there with us a young man, an Hebrew, servant to the captain of the guard; and we told him, and he interpreted to us our dreams; to each man according to his dream he did interpret. (41:13) And it came to pass, as he interpreted to us, so it was; me he restored to my office, and him he hanged.”

(41:14) Then Pharaoh sent and called Joseph, and they brought him hastily out of the dungeon: and he shaved himself, and changed his clothing, and came in to Pharaoh. (41:15) And Pharaoh said to Joseph, “I have dreamed, and there is none who can interpret the dreams: and I have heard say of you, that you can understand a dream to interpret it.” (41:16) And Joseph answered Pharaoh, saying, “It is not in me: God will give Pharaoh an answer of peace.” (41:17) And Pharaoh said to Joseph, “In my dream, see, I stood upon the bank of the river: (41:18) And, see, there came up out of the river seven cows, fat and well favored; and they fed in a meadow: (41:19) And, see, seven other cows came up after them, poor and very ill favored and thin, such as I never saw in all the land of Egypt for badness: (41:20) And the lean and the ill favored cows did eat up the first seven fat cows: (41:21) And when they had eaten them up, it could not be known that they had eaten them; but they were still ill favored, as at the beginning. So I awoke. (41:22) And I experienced another dream, and, see, seven ears came up in one stalk, full and good: (41:23) And, see, seven ears, withered, thin, and blasted with the east wind, sprung up after them: (41:24) And the thin ears devoured the seven good ears: and I told this to the magicians; but there was none that could explain it to me.”

(41:25) And Joseph said to Pharaoh, “The dream of Pharaoh is one: God has showed Pharaoh what he is about to do. (41:26) The seven good cows are seven years; and the seven good ears are seven years: the dream is one. (41:27) And the seven thin and ill favored cows that came up after them are seven years; and the seven empty ears blasted with the east wind will be seven years of famine. (41:28) This is the thing that I have spoken to Pharaoh: What God is about to do he shows to Pharaoh. (41:29) See, there come seven years of great plenty throughout all the land of Egypt: (41:30) And there will arise after them seven years of famine; and all the plenty will be forgotten in the land of Egypt; and the famine will consume the land; (41:31) And the plenty will not be known in the land by reason of that famine following; for it will be very serious. (41:32) And for that the dream was doubled to Pharaoh twice; it is because the thing is established by God, and God will shortly bring it to pass. (41:33) Now therefore let Pharaoh recruit a man discerning and wise, and set him over the land of Egypt. (41:34) Let Pharaoh do this, and let him appoint officers over the land, and take up the fifth part of the land of Egypt in the seven productive years. (41:35) And let them gather all the food of those good years that come, and lay up grain under the hand of Pharaoh, and let them keep food in the cities. (41:36) And that food will be for store to the land against the seven years of famine, which will be in the land of Egypt; that the land perish not through the famine.“

(41:37) And the plan was good in the eyes of Pharaoh, and in the eyes of all his servants. (41:38) And Pharaoh said to his servants, “Can we find such a one as this is, a man in whom the Spirit of God is?” (41:39) And Pharaoh said to Joseph, ”Because God has showed you all this, there is none so discerning and wise as you are: (41:40) You will be over my house, and according to your word will all my people be ruled: only in the throne will I be greater than you.” (41:41) And Pharaoh said to Joseph, “See, I have set you over all the land of Egypt.” (41:42) And Pharaoh took off his ring from his hand, and put it upon Joseph's hand, and dressed him in clothes of fine linen, and put a gold chain about his neck; (41:43) And he made him to ride in the second chariot that he had; and they announced before him, “Bow the knee”: and he made him ruler over all the land of Egypt. (41:44) And Pharaoh said to Joseph, “I am Pharaoh, and without you will no man lift up his hand or foot in all the land of Egypt.” (41:45) And Pharaoh called Joseph's name Zaphenath-Paneah; and he gave him to wife Asenath the daughter of Potiphera priest of On. And Joseph went out over all the land of Egypt.

(41:46) And Joseph was thirty years old when he stood before Pharaoh king of Egypt. And Joseph went out from the presence of Pharaoh, and went throughout all the land of Egypt. (41:47) And in the seven productive years the earth brought forth by handfuls. (41:48) And he gathered up all the food of the seven years, which were in the land of Egypt, and laid up the food in the cities: the food of the field, which was round about every city, laid he up in the same. (41:49) And Joseph gathered grain as the sand of the sea, very much, until he stopped counting; for it was without number.

(41:50) And to Joseph were born two sons before the years of famine came, whom Asenath the daughter of Potiphera priest of On bore to him. (41:51) And Joseph called the name of the firstborn Manasseh: “For God,” said he, “has made me forget all my toil, and all my father's house.” (41:52) And the name of the second called he Ephraim: For God has caused me to be fruitful in the land of my affliction.

(41:53) And the seven years of productiveness, that was in the land of Egypt, were ended. (41:54) And the seven years of famine began to come, according as Joseph had said: and the famine was in all lands; but in all the land of Egypt there was bread. (41:55) And when all the land of Egypt was famished, the people cried to Pharaoh for bread: and Pharaoh said to all the Egyptians, “Go to Joseph; what he says to you, do.” (41:56) And the famine was over all the surface of the earth: And Joseph opened all the storehouses, and sold to the Egyptians; and the famine grew extreme in the land of Egypt. (41:57) And all countries came into Egypt to Joseph for to buy grain; because that the famine was so extreme in all lands.