Rung 1 of 8
The story
What happens, plainly.
Two years later Pharaoh dreams of seven fat cows swallowed by seven thin ones, and seven full ears of grain swallowed by seven thin ears, and none of his wise men can read it. The cupbearer finally remembers Yosef, who is brought up from prison and tells Pharaoh that seven years of plenty are coming and seven years of famine after them, and that grain must be stored. Pharaoh sets him over all Egypt; he gathers grain in every city, marries Asenat, and has two sons, Menashe and Ephraim. When the famine reaches Canaan, Yosef's brothers come down to buy food and bow before him without knowing him. He accuses them of spying, keeps Shimon bound, and demands that they bring their youngest brother, Binyamin. When they return with him, Yosef feasts them, then has his silver goblet hidden in Binyamin's sack and sends his steward after them, and the parsha stops as he says the one who had the goblet will stay as his slave.