1.3 KiB
God had given Joseph the ability to interpret dreams
Yahweh gave Joseph the power to interpret dreams in order to bring himself glory and to protect Joseph and the Hebrew people. This can be clearly stated: “God had given Joseph the ability to interpret dreams in order to protect Joseph and the Hebrew people.” (See: rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-explicit)
to interpret dreams
To “interpret” is to tell what something means. So Joseph was able to tell people what their dreams meant.
had Joseph brought to him
Another way to say this would be, “ordered his servants to bring Joseph to him.”
and said, “God is going to send seven years of plentiful harvests, followed by seven years of famine.”
This is direct quotation. It can also be stated as an indirect quotation: “and told him that God was going to send seven years of plentiful harvests, followed by seven years of famine.” (See: rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-quotations)
God is going to send
God will cause the crops to grow well for seven years, and after that He will cause them to produce very little food so that the people and animals will not have enough to eat.
famine
The gardens and fields would produce so little food that people and animals would not have enough to eat.