"The dream of Pharaoh is one," said Joseph. "God hath showed Pharaoh what He is about to do." There were to be seven years of great plenty. Field and garden would yield more abundantly than ever before. And this period was to be followed by seven years of famine. "And the plenty shall not be known in the land by reason of that famine following; for it shall be very grievous." The repetition of the dream was evidence both of the certainty and nearness of the fulfillment. "Now therefore," he continued, "let Pharaoh look out a man discreet and wise, and set him over the land of Egypt. Let Pharaoh do this, and let him appoint officers over the land, and take up the fifth part of the 221 land of Egypt in the seven plenteous years. And let them gather all the food of those good years that come, and lay up corn under the hand of Pharaoh, and let them keep food in the cities. And that food shall be for store to the land against the seven years of famine."

Josef sagde: "Faraos drømme betyder begge det samme, og Gud har kundgjort Farao, hvad han vil gøre." Der skulle komme syv år med stor overflod. Mark og have ville give rigeligere end nogensinde før. Og denne periode ville blive efterfulgt af syv års hungersnød. Overfloden skulle ikke mærkes "på grund af den påfølgende hungersnød; thi den bliver såre hård". Drømmens gentagelse var et bevis på, at dens opfyldelse var sikker, og at den var nær. "Men nu skulle Farao udse sig en indsigtsfuld og klog mand og sætte ham over Ægypten, og Farao skulle tage og indsætte tilsynsmænd over landet og opkræve femtedelen af Ægyptens afgrøde i overflodens syv år; og de skal samle al afgrøden fra de gode år, der kommer, og oplagre høsten som Faraos eje og bringe afgrøden under lås og lukke i byerne, for at afgrøden kan tjene til forråd for landet i hungersnødens syv år."