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Genesis 40

1Anditcametopassafterthesethingsהַדְּבָרִ֣יםha.de.va.RimH1697,thatthebutlerofthekingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428ofEgyptמִצְרַ֖יִםmitz.Ra.yimH4714andhisbakerוְהָאֹפֶ֑הve.ha.'o.PehH644offendedtheirlordH113thekingלְמֶ֥לֶךְle.Me.lekhH4428ofEgyptמִצְרָֽיִם׃mitz.Ra.yimH4714.

2AndPharaohפַּרְעֹ֔הpar.'OhH6547waswrothagainsthistwoשְׁנֵ֣יshe.NeiH8147officers,againstthechiefשַׂ֣רsarH8269ofthebutlers,andagainstthechiefשַׂ֥רsarH8269ofthebakersהָאוֹפִֽים׃ha.'o.FimH644.

3Andheputוַיִּתֵּ֨ןvai.yi.TenH5414theminwardinthehouseH1004ofthecaptainoftheguard,intotheprison,theplaceמְק֕וֹםme.KomH4725whereאֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherH834Josephיוֹסֵ֖ףyo.SefH3130wasboundH631.

4AndthecaptainoftheguardchargedJosephיוֹסֵ֛ףyo.SefH3130withthem,andheministereduntothem:andtheycontinuedaseasoninward.

5Andtheydreamedוַיַּֽחַלְמוּ֩vai.ya.chal.MuH2492adreamחֲל֨וֹםcha.LomH2472bothofthem,eachmanH376hisdreamחֲלֹמוֹ֙cha.lo.MoH2472,inoneאֶחָ֔ד'e.ChadH259nightבְּלַ֣יְלָהbe.Lay.lahH3915,eachmanH376accordingtotheinterpretationכְּפִתְר֣וֹןke.fit.RonH6623ofhisdreamחֲלֹמ֑וֹcha.lo.MoH2472,thebutlerandthebakerוְהָאֹפֶ֗הve.ha.'o.PehH644ofthekingלְמֶ֣לֶךְle.Me.lekhH4428ofEgyptמִצְרַ֔יִםmitz.Ra.yimH4714,whowereboundH631intheprison.

6AndJosephיוֹסֵ֖ףyo.SefH3130cameH935inuntotheminthemorningבַּבֹּ֑קֶרba.Bo.kerH1242,andsawH7200them,and,behold,theyweresad.

7Andheaskedוַיִּשְׁאַ֞לvai.yish.'AlH7592Pharaoh’sofficersthatwerewithhiminwardinhismaster’sאֲדֹנָ֖יו'a.do.NavH113houseבֵּ֥יתbeitH1004,sayingלֵאמֹ֑רle.MorH559, Wherefore look yesosad to-day?

8AndtheysaidH559untohim,Wehavedreamedחָלַ֔מְנוּcha.Lam.nuH2492adreamחֲל֣וֹםcha.LomH2472,andthereisnonethatcaninterpretוּפֹתֵ֖רu.fo.TerH6622it.AndJosephיוֹסֵ֗ףyo.SefH3130saidH559untothem,DonotinterpretationsH6623belongtoGodלֵֽאלֹהִים֙le.lo.HimH430?tellitme,Iprayyou.

9Andthechiefשַֽׂר־sar-H8269butlertoldhisdreamחֲלֹמ֖וֹcha.lo.MoH2472toJosephלְיוֹסֵ֑ףle.yo.SefH3130,andsaidH559tohim,Inmydreamבַּחֲלוֹמִ֕יba.cha.lo.MiH2472,behold,avineגֶ֖פֶןGe.fenH1612wasbeforeme;

10andinthevineוּבַגֶּ֖פֶןu.va.Ge.fenH1612werethreeשְׁלֹשָׁ֣הshe.lo.ShahH7969branchesשָׂרִיגִ֑םsa.ri.GimH8299:anditwasasthoughitbuddedH6524,anditsblossoms shot forth;andtheclustersאַשְׁכְּלֹתֶ֖יהָ'ash.ke.lo.Tei.haH811thereofbroughtH5927forthripegrapes:

11andPharaoh’scupוְכ֥וֹסve.KhosH3563wasinmyhandבְּיָדִ֑יbe.ya.DiH3027;andItookH3947thegrapes,andpressedthemintoPharaoh’scupכּ֣וֹסKosH3563,andIgaveH5414thecupהַכּ֖וֹסha.KosH3563intoPharaoh’shandH3027.

12AndJosephיוֹסֵ֔ףyo.SefH3130saidH559untohim,Thisistheinterpretationפִּתְרֹנ֑וֹpit.ro.NoH6623ofit:thethreeשְׁלֹ֙שֶׁת֙she.Lo.shetH7969branchesהַשָּׂ֣רִגִ֔יםha.Sa.ri.GimH8299arethreeשְׁלֹ֥שֶׁתshe.Lo.shetH7969daysיָמִ֖יםya.MimH3117;

13withinyetH5750threeשְׁלֹ֣שֶׁתshe.Lo.shetH7969daysיָמִ֗יםya.MimH3117shallPharaohH6547liftיִשָּׂ֤אyi.Sa'H5375upthyheadרֹאשֶׁ֔ךָro.She.khaH7218,andrestoreוַהֲשִֽׁיבְךָ֖va.ha.shi.ve.KhaH7725thee unto thine office:andthou shaltgiveH5414Pharaoh’scupכוֹס־khos-H3563intohishandבְּיָד֔וֹbe.ya.DoH3027,aftertheformerהָֽרִאשׁ֔וֹןha.ri.ShonH7223mannerwhenthou wasthisbutler.

14ButhavemeinthyremembranceH2142whenitshallbewellיִ֣יטַבYi.tavH3190withthee,andshowkindness,Ipraythee, untome,andmakeH6213mentionofmeuntoPharaohפַּרְעֹ֔הpar.'OhH6547,andbringוְהוֹצֵאתַ֖נִיve.ho.tze.Ta.niH3318meoutofthishouseהַבַּ֥יִתha.Ba.yitH1004:

15forindeedIwasstolenH1589awayoutofthelandמֵאֶ֖רֶץme.'E.retzH776oftheHebrewsהָעִבְרִ֑יםha.'iv.RimH5680:andhereפֹּה֙pohH6311alsoוְגַם־ve.gam-H1571haveIdonenothingthattheyshouldputשָׂמ֥וּsa.MuH7760meintothedungeon.

16WhenthechiefH7218bakerהָאֹפִ֖יםha.'o.FimH644sawH7200thattheinterpretationwasgoodט֣וֹבTovH2896,hesaidH559untoJosephיוֹסֵ֔ףyo.SefH3130,Ialsoאַף־'af-H637wasinmydreamבַּחֲלוֹמִ֔יba.cha.lo.MiH2472,and,behold,threeשְׁלֹשָׁ֛הshe.lo.ShahH7969basketsסַלֵּ֥יsa.LeiH5536ofwhitebreadwereonmyheadרֹאשִֽׁי׃ro.ShiH7218:

17andintheuppermostbasketוּבַסַּ֣לu.va.SalH5536therewasofallmannerofbakedH644foodמַאֲכַ֥לma.'a.KhalH3978forPharaohפַּרְעֹ֖הpar.'OhH6547;andthebirdsוְהָע֗וֹףve.ha.'ofH5775dideatאֹכֵ֥ל'o.KhelH398themoutofthebasketהַסַּ֖לha.SalH5536uponmyheadרֹאשִֽׁי׃ro.ShiH7218.

18AndJosephיוֹסֵף֙yo.SefH3130answeredandsaidH559,Thisistheinterpretationפִּתְרֹנ֑וֹpit.ro.NoH6623thereof:thethreeשְׁלֹ֙שֶׁת֙she.Lo.shetH7969basketsהַסַּלִּ֔יםha.sa.LimH5536arethreeשְׁלֹ֥שֶׁתshe.Lo.shetH7969daysיָמִ֖יםya.MimH3117;

19withinyetH5750threeשְׁלֹ֣שֶׁתshe.Lo.shetH7969daysיָמִ֗יםya.MimH3117shallPharaohפַרְעֹ֤הfar.'OhH6547liftיִשָּׂ֨אyi.Sa'H5375upthyheadרֹֽאשְׁךָ֙ro.she.KhaH7218fromoffthee,andshallhangוְתָלָ֥הve.ta.LahH8518theeonatreeעֵ֑ץ'EtzH6086;andthebirdsהָע֛וֹףha.'ofH5775shalleatוְאָכַ֥לve.'a.KhalH398thyfleshבְּשָׂרְךָ֖be.sa.re.KhaH1320fromoffthee.

20Anditcametopassthethirdהַשְּׁלִישִׁ֗יha.she.li.ShiH7992dayH3117,whichwasH1961Pharaoh’sbirthday,thathemadeH6213afeastמִשְׁתֶּ֖הmish.TehH4960untoallhisservantsעֲבָדָ֑יו'a.va.DavH5650:andheliftedוַיִּשָּׂ֞אvai.yi.Sa'H5375uptheheadרֹ֣אשׁ׀roshH7218ofthechiefH7218butlerandtheheadרֹ֛אשׁroshH7218ofthechiefH7218bakerהָאֹפִ֖יםha.'o.FimH644amonghisservantsעֲבָדָֽיו׃'a.va.DavH5650.

21AndherestoredH7725thechiefשַׂ֥רsarH8269butler untohisbutlershipagain;andhegaveH5414thecupהַכּ֖וֹסha.KosH3563intoPharaoh’shandH3709:

22buthehangedתָּלָ֑הta.LahH8518thechiefשַׂ֥רsarH8269bakerהָאֹפִ֖יםha.'o.FimH644:asJosephיוֹסֵֽף׃yo.SefH3130hadinterpretedפָּתַ֛רpa.TarH6622tothem.

23Yetdidnotthechiefשַֽׂר־sar-H8269butlerrememberזָכַ֧רza.KharH2142Josephיוֹסֵ֖ףyo.SefH3130,butforgathim.

Commentaries on Genesis 40

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