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Genesis 41:25-49

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.

38AndPharaohפַּרְעֹ֖הpar.'OhH6547saidH559untohisservantsעֲבָדָ֑יו'a.va.DavH5650,CanwefindH4672suchaoneH376asthis,amanאִ֕ישׁ'ishH376inwhomthespiritר֥וּחַRu.achH7307ofGodאֱלֹהִ֖ים'E.lo.HimH430is?

39AndPharaohפַּרְעֹה֙par.'OhH6547saidH559untoJosephיוֹסֵ֔ףyo.SefH3130, ForasmuchasGodאֱלֹהִ֛ים'E.lo.HimH430hath showed theeallthis,thereisnonesodiscreetandwiseוְחָכָ֖םve.cha.KhamH2450asthou:

40thou shaltbeתִּהְיֶ֣הtih.YehH1961overmyhouseבֵּיתִ֔יbei.TiH1004,andaccordingunto thywordshallallmypeopleעַמִּ֑י'a.MiH5971beH1961ruled:onlyרַ֥קrakH7535inthethroneהַכִּסֵּ֖אha.ki.Se'H3678willIbeH1961greaterאֶגְדַּ֥ל'eg.DalH1431thanthou.

41AndPharaohפַּרְעֹ֖הpar.'OhH6547saidH559untoJosephיוֹסֵ֑ףyo.SefH3130,Seeרְאֵה֙re.'EhH7200,Ihavesetנָתַ֣תִּיna.Ta.tiH5414theeoverallthelandאֶ֥רֶץ'E.retzH776ofEgyptמִצְרָֽיִם׃mitz.Ra.yimH4714.

42AndPharaohפַּרְעֹ֤הpar.'OhH6547tookoffhissignetringH2885fromhishandיָד֔וֹya.DoH3027,andputH5414ituponJoseph’shandיַ֣דyadH3027,andarrayedhiminvesturesoffineשֵׁ֔שׁSheshH8336linenH8336,andputH5414agoldהַזָּהָ֖בha.za.HavH2091chainרְבִ֥דre.VidH7242abouthisneckצַוָּארֽוֹ׃tza.va.RoH6677;

43andhemadeH5414himtorideוַיַּרְכֵּ֣בvai.yar.KevH7392inthesecondהַמִּשְׁנֶה֙ha.mish.NehH4932chariotבְּמִרְכֶּ֤בֶתbe.mir.Ke.vetH4818whichhehad;andtheycriedbeforehim,Bowtheknee:andhesetH5414himoverallthelandאֶ֥רֶץ'E.retzH776ofEgyptמִצְרָֽיִם׃mitz.Ra.yimH4714.

44AndPharaohפַּרְעֹ֛הpar.'OhH6547saidH559untoJosephיוֹסֵ֖ףyo.SefH3130,IamPharaohפַרְעֹ֑הfar.'OhH6547,andwithouttheeshallnomanH376liftיָרִ֨יםya.RimH7311uphishandיָד֛וֹya.DoH3027orhisfootרַגְל֖וֹrag.LoH7272inallthelandאֶ֥רֶץ'E.retzH776ofEgyptמִצְרָֽיִם׃mitz.Ra.yimH4714.

45AndPharaohפַרְעֹ֣הfar.'OhH6547calledוַיִּקְרָ֨אvai.yik.Ra'H7121Joseph’snameשֵׁם־shem-H8034Zaphenath-paneah;andhegaveH5414himtowifeלְאִשָּׁ֑הle.'i.ShahH802Asenathאָֽסְנַ֗ת'a.se.NatH621,thedaughterבַּת־bat-H1323ofPoti-pherapriestכֹּהֵ֥ןko.HenH3548ofOn.AndJosephH3130wentH3318outoverthelandאֶ֥רֶץ'E.retzH776ofEgyptמִצְרָֽיִם׃mitz.Ra.yimH4714.

46AndJosephוְיוֹסֵף֙ve.yo.SefH3130wasthirtyשְׁלֹשִׁ֣יםshe.lo.ShimH7970yearsשָׁנָ֔הsha.NahH8141oldwhenhestoodH5975beforePharaohפַּרְעֹ֣הpar.'OhH6547kingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428ofEgyptמִצְרָ֑יִםmitz.Ra.yimH4714.AndJosephיוֹסֵף֙yo.SefH3130wentH3318outfromthepresenceH6440ofPharaohפַרְעֹ֔הfar.'OhH6547,andwentH3318throughoutallthelandאֶ֥רֶץ'E.retzH776ofEgyptמִצְרָֽיִם׃mitz.Ra.yimH4714.

47Andinthesevenבְּשֶׁ֖בַעbe.She.va'H7651plenteousyearsשְׁנֵ֣יshe.NeiH8141theearthH776broughtforthbyhandfuls.

48Andhegatheredוַיִּקְבֹּ֞ץvai.yik.BotzH6908upallthefoodאֹ֣כֶל׀'O.khelH400ofthesevenשֶׁ֣בַעShe.va'H7651yearsשָׁנִ֗יםsha.NimH8141whichwereinthelandבְּאֶ֣רֶץbe.'E.retzH776ofEgyptמִצְרַ֔יִםmitz.Ra.yimH4714,andlaidupthefoodאֹ֖כֶל'O.khelH400inthecitiesבֶּעָרִ֑יםbe.'a.RimH5892:thefoodאֹ֧כֶל'O.khelH400ofthefieldשְׂדֵה־se.deh-H7704,whichwasH1961roundH5439abouteverycityהָעִ֛ירha.'IrH5892,laidheupinthesame.

49AndJosephיוֹסֵ֥ףyo.SefH3130laidupgrainבָּ֛רbarH1250asthesandכְּח֥וֹלke.CholH2344oftheseaהַיָּ֖םhai.YamH3220,veryמְאֹ֑דme.'OdH3966muchהַרְבֵּ֣הhar.BehH7235,untilheleftoffnumberingH4557;foritwaswithoutnumberH4557.

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