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Genesis 41:18-37

18and,behold,therecameH5927upoutoftheriverהַיְאֹ֗רhay.'OrH2975sevenשֶׁ֣בַעShe.va'H7651kine, fat-fleshedandwell-favored:andtheyfedinthereed-grass:

19and,behold,sevenשֶֽׁבַע־she.va'-H7651otherH312kinecameH5927upafterthem, poorandveryמְאֹ֖דme.'OdH3966ill-favoredandlean-fleshed,suchasIneversawH7200inallthelandאֶ֥רֶץ'E.retzH776ofEgyptמִצְרַ֖יִםmitz.Ra.yimH4714forbadness:

20andtheleanandill-favored kine dideatH398upthefirstH7223sevenשֶׁ֧בַעShe.va'H7651fatהַבְּרִיאֹֽת׃ha.be.ri.'OtH1277kine:

21andwhentheyhadeatenthemup,itcouldnotbeknownH3045thattheyhadeatenthem;buttheywerestill ill-favored,asatthebeginning.SoIawokeH3364.

22AndIsawH7200inmydreamבַּחֲלֹמִ֑יba.cha.lo.MiH2472,and,behold,sevenשֶׁ֣בַעShe.va'H7651earsשִׁבֳּלִ֗יםshi.bo.LimH7641cameH5927upupononeאֶחָ֖ד'e.ChadH259stalkבְּקָנֶ֥הbe.ka.NehH7070,fullמְלֵאֹ֥תme.le.'OtH4392andgoodוְטֹבֽוֹת׃ve.to.VotH2896:

23and,behold,sevenשֶׁ֣בַעShe.va'H7651earsשִׁבֳּלִ֔יםshi.bo.LimH7641,withered,thinדַּקּ֖וֹתda.KotH1851,andblastedwiththeeastקָדִ֑יםka.DimH6921windH6921,sprungupafterthem:

24andthethinהַדַּקֹּ֔תha.da.KotH1851earsהָשִׁבֳּלִ֣יםha.shi.bo.LimH7641swallowedוַתִּבְלַ֙עְןָ֙va.tiv.La'.naH1104upthesevenשֶׁ֥בַעShe.va'H7651goodהַטֹּב֑וֹתha.to.VotH2896earsהַֽשִׁבֳּלִ֖יםha.shi.bo.LimH7641:andItoldH5046ituntothemagiciansH2748;buttherewasnonethatcoulddeclareH5046ittome.

25AndJosephיוֹסֵף֙yo.SefH3130saidH559untoPharaohפַּרְעֹ֔הpar.'OhH6547,Thedreamחֲל֥וֹםcha.LomH2472ofPharaohפַּרְעֹ֖הpar.'OhH6547isoneאֶחָ֣ד'e.ChadH259:whatGodהָאֱלֹהִ֛יםha.'E.lo.HimH430isabouttodohehathdeclaredH5046untoPharaohלְפַרְעֹֽה׃le.far.'OhH6547.

26Thesevenשֶׁ֧בַעShe.va'H7651goodהַטֹּבֹ֗תha.to.VotH2896kinearesevenשֶׁ֤בַעShe.va'H7651yearsשָׁנִים֙sha.NimH8141;andthesevenוְשֶׁ֤בַעve.She.va'H7651goodהַטֹּבֹ֔תha.to.VotH2896earsהַֽשִּׁבֳּלִים֙ha.shi.bo.LimH7641aresevenשֶׁ֥בַעShe.va'H7651yearsשָׁנִ֖יםsha.NimH8141:thedreamחֲל֖וֹםcha.LomH2472isoneאֶחָ֥ד'e.ChadH259.

27Andthesevenוְשֶׁ֣בַעve.She.va'H7651leanandill-favored kinethatcameupafterthemaresevenשֶׁ֤בַעShe.va'H7651yearsשָׁנִים֙sha.NimH8141,andalsothesevenוְשֶׁ֤בַעve.She.va'H7651emptyהָרֵק֔וֹתha.re.KotH7386earsהַֽשִׁבֳּלִים֙ha.shi.bo.LimH7641blastedwiththeeastהַקָּדִ֑יםha.ka.DimH6921windH6921;theyshallbeיִהְי֕וּyih.YuH1961sevenשֶׁ֖בַעShe.va'H7651yearsשְׁנֵ֥יshe.NeiH8141offamineרָעָֽב׃ra.'AvH7458.

28ThatisthethingH1697whichIspake untoPharaohפַּרְעֹ֑הpar.'OhH6547:whatGodהָאֱלֹהִ֛יםha.'E.lo.HimH430isabouttodohehathshowedH7200untoPharaohפַּרְעֹֽה׃par.'OhH6547.

29Behold,therecomeבָּא֑וֹתba.'otH935sevenשֶׁ֥בַעShe.va'H7651yearsשָׁנִ֖יםsha.NimH8141ofgreatגָּד֖וֹלga.DolH1419plentyשָׂבָ֥עsa.Va'H7647throughoutallthelandאֶ֥רֶץ'E.retzH776ofEgyptמִצְרָֽיִם׃mitz.Ra.yimH4714:

30andthereshallariseוְ֠קָמוּVe.ka.muH6965afterthemsevenשֶׁ֜בַעShe.va'H7651yearsשְׁנֵ֤יshe.NeiH8141offamineרָעָב֙ra.'AvH7458;andalltheplentyהַשָּׂבָ֖עha.sa.Va'H7647shallbeforgottenוְנִשְׁכַּ֥חve.nish.KachH7911inthelandבְּאֶ֣רֶץbe.'E.retzH776ofEgyptמִצְרָ֑יִםmitz.Ra.yimH4714;andthefamineהָרָעָ֖בha.ra.'AvH7458shallconsumethelandהָאָֽרֶץ׃ha.'A.retzH776;

31andtheplentyהַשָּׂבָע֙ha.sa.Va'H7647shallnotbeknownH3045inthelandבָּאָ֔רֶץba.'A.retzH776byreasonofthatfamineהָרָעָ֥בha.ra.'AvH7458whichfolloweth;foritshallbeveryמְאֹֽד׃me.'OdH3966grievous.

32Andforthatthedreamהַחֲל֛וֹםha.cha.LomH2472wasdoubled untoPharaohפַּרְעֹ֖הpar.'OhH6547,itisbecausethethingH1697isestablishedH3559byGodהָאֱלֹהִ֔יםha.'E.lo.HimH430,andGodהָאֱלֹהִ֖יםha.'E.lo.HimH430willshortlybringH4116ittopass.

33NowH6258thereforeוְעַתָּה֙ve.'a.TahH6258letPharaohפַרְעֹ֔הfar.'OhH6547lookH7200outamanאִ֖ישׁ'ishH376discreetandwiseוְחָכָ֑םve.cha.KhamH2450,andsetוִישִׁיתֵ֖הוּvi.shi.Te.huH7896himoverthelandאֶ֥רֶץ'E.retzH776ofEgyptמִצְרָֽיִם׃mitz.Ra.yimH4714.

34LetPharaohפַרְעֹ֔הfar.'OhH6547dothis,andlethimappointוְיַפְקֵ֥דve.yaf.KedH6485overseersפְּקִדִ֖יםpe.ki.DimH6496overthelandהָאָ֑רֶץha.'A.retzH776,andtakeupthefifthpartofthelandאֶ֣רֶץ'E.retzH776ofEgyptמִצְרַ֔יִםmitz.Ra.yimH4714inthesevenבְּשֶׁ֖בַעbe.She.va'H7651plenteousyearsשְׁנֵ֥יshe.NeiH8141.

35Andletthemgatherוְיִקְבְּצ֗וּve.yik.be.TzuH6908allthefoodאֹ֙כֶל֙'o.khelH400ofthesegoodהַטֹּבֹ֔תha.to.VotH2896yearsהַשָּׁנִ֣יםha.sha.NimH8141thatcomeH935,andlayupgrainבָ֞רvarH1250underthehandיַד־yad-H3027ofPharaohפַּרְעֹ֛הpar.'OhH6547forfoodאֹ֥כֶל'O.khelH400inthecitiesבֶּעָרִ֖יםbe.'a.RimH5892,andletthemkeepוְשָׁמָֽרוּ׃ve.sha.Ma.ruH8104it.

36Andthefoodהָאֹ֤כֶלha.'O.khelH400shallbeH1961forastoretothelandלָאָ֔רֶץla.'A.retzH776againstthesevenלְשֶׁ֙בַע֙le.She.va'H7651yearsשְׁנֵ֣יshe.NeiH8141offamineהָרָעָ֔בha.ra.'AvH7458,whichshallbeH1961inthelandבְּאֶ֣רֶץbe.'E.retzH776ofEgyptמִצְרָ֑יִםmitz.Ra.yimH4714;thatthelandהָאָ֖רֶץha.'A.retzH776perishnotthroughthefamineבָּרָעָֽב׃ba.ra.'AvH7458.

37AndthethingH1697wasgoodוַיִּיטַ֥בvai.yi.TavH3190intheeyesבְּעֵינֵ֣יbe.'ei.NeiH5869ofPharaohפַרְעֹ֑הfar.'OhH6547,andintheeyesוּבְעֵינֵ֖יu.ve.'ei.NeiH5869ofallhisservantsעֲבָדָֽיו׃'a.va.DavH5650.

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