dreams; but there was none that could interpret them unto Pharaoh. Then spoke the chief butler unto Pharaoh, I do remember my faults this day. There was in the prison with me and the chief baker, a young man, an Hebrew, servant to the captain of the guard. And we dreamed a dream in one night, and he interpreted to us our dreams; and as he interpreted to us, so it was.

Then Pharaoh sent and called Joseph, and they brought him hastily out of the dungeon; and he shaved himself, and changed his raiment, and came in unto Pharaoh.

And Pharaoh said unto Joseph, I have dreamed a dream, and there is none that can interpret it; and I have heard say of thee, that thou canst understand a dream to interpret it. Then Pharaoh told unto Joseph his dream. And Joseph said unto Pharaoh, the dream of Pharaoh is one: God hath showed Pharaoh what he is about to do. Behold, the seven

good kine, and the seven full ears of corn, are seven years of great plenty; and the seven thin, ill-favoured kine, and the seven empty ears blasted with the east wind, shall be seven years of famine. And for that the dream was doubled unto Pharaoh twice, it is because the thing is e-stab'-lished by God, and God will shortly bring it to pass.

Now, therefore, let Pharaoh look out a man discreet and wise, and set him over the land of Egypt to lay up the fifth part of the corn during the seven plenteous years, that the land perish not through the famine. And the thing was good in the eyes of Pharaoh, and in the eyes of all his servants. And Pharaoh said unto Joseph, Forasmuch as God hath showed thee all this, there is none so discreet and wise as thou art. Thou shalt be over my house, and according unto thy word shall all my people be ruled; only on the throne will I be greater than thou. And Pharaoh said

unto Joseph, See, I have set thee over all the land of Egypt.

And Pharaoh took off his ring from his hand, and put it upon Joseph's hand, and arrayed him in vestures of fine linen, and put a gold chain about his neck. And he made him to ride in the second char'-i-ot which he had; and they cried before him, Bow the knee; and he made him ruler over all the land of Egypt. And Pharaoh said unto Joseph, I am Pharaoh, and without thee shall no man lift up his hand or foot in all the land of Egypt.

HISTORY OF JOSEPH continued.

And in the seven plenteous years the earth brought forth by handfuls. 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.

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And the seven years of plenteousness, that was in the land of Egypt, were ended; and the seven years of dearth began to come, according as Joseph had said; and the dearth was in all lands; but in all the land of Egypt there was bread. And when all the land of Egypt was famished, the people called to Pharaoh for bread; and Pharaoh said unto all the E-gyp/-ti-ans, Go unto Joseph, and what he saith to you do. And the famine was over all the face of the earth: and Joseph opened all the store-houses, and sold unto the Egyptians. And the famine waxed sore in the land of Egypt; and all the countries came unto Egypt to Joseph for to buy corn; because that the famine was so sore in all lands. Now when Jacob saw that there was corn in Egypt, Jacob said unto his sons, Why do you look one upon another? And he said, Behold I have heard that there is corn in Egypt; get you down thither, and buy

for us from thence; that we may live and not die.

And Joseph's ten brethren went down to buy corn in Egypt; but Ben'-ja-min, Joseph's brother, Jacob sent not with his brethren; for he said, Lest per-ad-ven'-ture mischief befall him. And the sons of Is'-ra-el came to buy corn among those that came; for the famine was in the land of Ca'-naan. And Joseph was the governor over the land, and he it was that sold to all the people of the land: and Joseph's brethren came and bowed down themselves before him, with their faces to the earth.

HISTORY OF JOSEPH continued.

And Joseph saw his brethren, and he knew them, but made himself strange unto them, and spake roughly unto them; and he said unto them, Whence come ye? and they said, From the land of Ca'-naan to buy food. And Joseph knew his brethren, but they knew

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