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Genesis 41:33-45

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.

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