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שבע שנים ושבע שנים SEVEN YEARS AND SEVEN YEARS —all together they are only seven years (not fourteen); and the reason why the dream was repeated is because the thing is ready to happen as he expressly stated to him afterwards (v. 32) “And for that the dream was doubled etc.” With reference to the seven good years it says (v. 25) “[What He is about to do] God hath declared unto Pharaoh”, because it (that period) was close at hand; whilst in the case of the seven years of famine it states (v. 28) “He hath shown unto Pharaoh” — because this thing was distant and far off (as regards time) the proper word to use in reference to it is “showing”.

And since the main proof that Joseph made for his entire interpretation was from the seven thin ears of grain and their swallowing of the good ones, therefore after saying there will be years of famine, he said This is the matter which I have spoken — what God is doing He has shown to Pharaoh. For in this my opinion differed from the magicians, as they interpreted the dream about matters that the Holy One, blessed be He, does through an intermediary, such as the conquest of provinces which the Holy One, blessed be He, does through an intermediary, and similarly the matter of daughters through the angel appointed over pregnancy, and everything that is done through an intermediary is not done as quickly as things done by the Holy One, blessed be He, Himself. And the matter of sustenance, the Holy One, blessed be He, does Himself, not through an intermediary, for there are four keys in the hand of the Holy One, blessed be He, and their mnemonic is MAFTEACH: Rain, Sustenance, Revival, and Childbirth. Therefore, Joseph said at the beginning of his words, regarding what Pharaoh said and there is none that can interpret it to me, Joseph said Pharaoh’s dream is one, and he needed to immediately give a reason for the repetition of the dream, saying what God is doing He has told to Pharaoh, for its interpretation concerns matters that the Holy One, blessed be He, does Himself, not through an intermediary. Therefore, the dream was repeated, for everything done by the Holy One, blessed be He, is done quickly. And afterward, Joseph stated this matter more explicitly, saying regarding the repetition of the dream etc., because the matter is established by God, and God is hastening to do it. And therefore Joseph said This is the matter which I have spoken — what God is doing, etc. — I have already preceded to tell you that this dream is about things that the Holy One, blessed be He, does Himself, but I had not yet proven that it would be as I said, that the entire interpretation would be about matters of plenty, sustenance, and food. But now that I see the matter of the thin ears of grain swallowing [the good ones], which can only be interpreted as referring to seven years of famine, there is thus proof for my words, and this is the matter which I spoke — that what God is doing, namely matters of sustenance, He has shown to Pharaoh, in order that he might address the matter of the famine, for it is within his power to act. And this explanation is precious and clear.

הקדים as if the Torah had written קדמאה, “the one previously mentioned in verse 25.” הגיד, “He showed Pharaoh in his dream,” instead of spelling it out to him.