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33 »Pharaoh should look for a wise and intelligent man and put him in charge of Egypt.
34 »Make arrangements to appoint supervisors over the land. Take a fifth of Egypt’s harvest during the seven good years.
35 »Have them collect all the food during these good years. Store up grain under Pharaoh’s control, to be kept for food in the cities.
36 »This food will be a reserve supply for our country during the seven years of famine that will happen in Egypt. Then the land will not be ruined by the famine.«
37 The king and his officials approved this plan,
38 and he said to them: »We will never find a better man than Joseph. He is a man who has God’s Spirit in him.«
39 The king said to Joseph: »God has shown you all this. Therefore it is obvious that you have greater wisdom and insight than anyone else.
40 »I will put you in charge of my country. All my people will obey your orders. Your authority will be second only to mine.