Berean Standard Bible

Genesis 40

1וַיְהִ֗יvay.HiH1961Some time laterאַחַר֙ הַדְּבָרִ֣ים הָאֵ֔לֶּה'a.Char ha.de.va.Rim ha.'E.lehH310 H1697 H428מִצְרַ֖יִםmitz.Ra.yimH4714,the king’sמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428cupbearerמַשְׁקֵ֥הmash.KehH4945and bakerוְהָאֹפֶ֑הve.ha.'o.PehH644offendedחָֽטְא֛וּcha.te.'UH2398their masterלַאֲדֹנֵיהֶ֖םla.'a.do.nei.HemH113,the kingלְמֶ֥לֶךְle.Me.lekhH4428of Egyptמִצְרָֽיִם׃mitz.Ra.yimH4714.

2Pharaohפַּרְעֹ֔הpar.'OhH6547was angryוַיִּקְצֹ֣ףvai.yik.TzofH7107withעַ֖ל'alH5921his twoשְׁנֵ֣יshe.NeiH8147officersסָרִיסָ֑יו עַ֚לsa.ri.Sav 'alH5631 H5921,the chiefשַׂ֣רsarH8269cupbearerהַמַּשְׁקִ֔ים וְעַ֖לha.mash.Kim ve.'AlH4945 H5921and the chiefשַׂ֥רsarH8269bakerהָאוֹפִֽים׃ha.'o.FimH644,

3and imprisoned themוַיִּתֵּ֨ןvai.yi.TenH5414אֹתָ֜ם'o.TamH853בְּמִשְׁמַ֗רbe.mish.MarH4929in the houseבֵּ֛יתbeitH1004of the captainשַׂ֥רsarH8269of the guardהַטַבָּחִ֖יםha.ta.ba.ChimH2876,the same prisonאֶל־ בֵּ֣ית הַסֹּ֑הַר מְק֕וֹם'el- beit ha.So.har me.KomH1004 H5470 H413 H4725whereאֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherH834Josephיוֹסֵ֖ףyo.SefH3130was confinedאָס֥וּר שָֽׁם׃'a.Sur ShamH631 H8033.

4The captainשַׂ֣רsarH8269of the guardהַטַּבָּחִ֧יםha.ta.ba.ChimH2876אֶת־'et-H853assignedוַ֠יִּפְקֹדVai.yif.kodH6485themאִתָּ֖ם'i.TamH854to Josephיוֹסֵ֛ףyo.SefH3130,and he became their personal attendantוַיְשָׁ֣רֶתvay.Sha.retH8334אֹתָ֑ם'o.TamH853.After they had beenוַיִּהְי֥וּvai.yih.YuH1961in custodyבְּמִשְׁמָֽר׃be.mish.MarH4929for some timeיָמִ֖יםya.MimH3117,

5bothשְׁנֵיהֶ֜םshe.nei.HemH8147of these menאִ֤ישׁ'ishH376—the Egyptianמִצְרַ֔יִםmitz.Ra.yimH4714אֲשֶׁר֙'a.SherH834king’sלְמֶ֣לֶךְle.Me.lekhH4428cupbearerהַמַּשְׁקֶ֣הha.mash.KehH4945and bakerוְהָאֹפֶ֗הve.ha.'o.PehH644,whoאֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherH834were being heldאֲסוּרִ֖ים'a.su.RimH631in the prisonבְּבֵ֥ית הַסֹּֽהַר׃be.Veit ha.So.harH1004 H5470—had a dreamוַיַּֽחַלְמוּ֩vai.ya.chal.MuH2492 H2472on the sameאֶחָ֔ד אִ֖ישׁ'e.Chad 'ishH259 H376nightבְּלַ֣יְלָהbe.Lay.lahH3915,and each dreamH2472had its own meaningכְּפִתְר֣וֹןke.fit.RonH6623.

6When Josephיוֹסֵ֖ףyo.SefH3130cameוַיָּבֹ֧אvai.ya.Vo'H935to themאֲלֵיהֶ֛ם'a.lei.HemH413in the morningבַּבֹּ֑קֶרba.Bo.kerH1242,he sawוַיַּ֣רְאvai.Yar'H7200אֹתָ֔ם'o.TamH853וְהִנָּ֖םve.hi.NamH2005that they were distraughtזֹעֲפִֽים׃zo.'a.FimH2196.

7So he askedוַיִּשְׁאַ֞לvai.yish.'AlH7592אֶת־'et-H853the officialsסְרִיסֵ֣יse.ri.SeiH5631of Pharaohפַרְעֹ֗הfar.'OhH6547whoאֲשֶׁ֨ר'a.SherH834were in custodyבְמִשְׁמַ֛רve.mish.MarH4929with himאִתּ֧וֹ'i.ToH854in his master’sאֲדֹנָ֖יו לֵאמֹ֑ר'a.do.Nav le.MorH113 H559houseבֵּ֥יתbeitH1004, “Whyמַדּ֛וּעַma.Du.a'H4069are your facesפְּנֵיכֶ֥םpe.nei.KhemH6440so downcastרָעִ֖יםra.'ImH7451todayהַיּֽוֹם׃hai.YomH3117?”

8“We both had dreamsחֲל֣וֹם חָלַ֔מְנוּcha.Lom cha.Lam.nuH2472 H2492,”they repliedוַיֹּאמְר֣וּ אֵלָ֔יוvai.yo.me.Ru 'e.LavH559 H413, “but there is no oneאֵ֣ין'einH369אֹת֑וֹ'o.ToH853to interpret themוּפֹתֵ֖רu.fo.TerH6622.”Then Josephיוֹסֵ֗ףyo.SefH3130saidוַיֹּ֨אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to themאֲלֵהֶ֜ם'a.le.HemH413, “Don’tהֲל֤וֹאha.Lo'H3808interpretationsפִּתְרֹנִ֔יםpit.ro.NimH6623belong to Godלֵֽאלֹהִים֙le.lo.HimH430?Tell me your dreamsסַפְּרוּ־ נָ֖אsa.pe.ru- na'H5608 H4994.”

9So the chiefשַֽׂר־sar-H8269cupbearerהַמַּשְׁקִ֛יםha.mash.KimH4945אֶת־'et-H853toldוַיְסַפֵּ֧רvay.sa.PerH5608Josephלְיוֹסֵ֑ףle.yo.SefH3130his dreamחֲלֹמ֖וֹ וַיֹּ֣אמֶרcha.lo.Mo vai.Yo.merH2472 H559: “In my dreamבַּחֲלוֹמִ֕יba.cha.lo.MiH2472thereוְהִנֵּה־ve.hi.neh-H2009was a vineגֶ֖פֶןGe.fenH1612before meלְפָנָֽי׃le.fa.NaiH6440,

10and on the vineוּבַגֶּ֖פֶןu.va.Ge.fenH1612were threeשְׁלֹשָׁ֣הshe.lo.ShahH7969branchesשָׂרִיגִ֑םsa.ri.GimH8299.As itוְהִ֤יאve.Hi'H1931buddedכְפֹרַ֙חַת֙khe.fo.Ra.chatH6524,its blossomsנִצָּ֔הּni.TzahH5322openedעָלְתָ֣ה'al.TahH5927and its clustersאַשְׁכְּלֹתֶ֖יהָ'ash.ke.lo.Tei.haH811ripenedהִבְשִׁ֥ילוּhiv.Shi.luH1310into grapesעֲנָבִֽים׃'a.na.VimH6025.

11Pharaoh’sפַּרְעֹ֖הpar.'OhH6547cupוְכ֥וֹסve.KhosH3563was in my handבְּיָדִ֑יbe.ya.DiH3027,and I tookוָאֶקַּ֣חva.'e.KachH3947אֶת־'et-H853the grapesהָֽעֲנָבִ֗יםha.'a.na.VimH6025,squeezedוָֽאֶשְׂחַ֤טva.'es.ChatH7818themאֹתָם֙'o.TamH853intoאֶל־'el-H413hisפַּרְעֹ֔הpar.'OhH6547cupכּ֣וֹסKosH3563,and placedוָאֶתֵּ֥ןva.'e.TenH5414אֶת־'et-H853the cupהַכּ֖וֹסha.KosH3563inעַל־'al-H5921hisפַּרְעֹֽה׃par.'OhH6547handכַּ֥ףkafH3709.”

12Josephיוֹסֵ֔ףyo.SefH3130repliedוַיֹּ֤אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, “Thisזֶ֖הzehH2088isthe interpretationפִּתְרֹנ֑וֹpit.ro.NoH6623:The threeשְׁלֹ֙שֶׁת֙she.Lo.shetH7969branchesהַשָּׂ֣רִגִ֔יםha.Sa.ri.GimH8299are threeשְׁלֹ֥שֶׁתshe.Lo.shetH7969daysיָמִ֖ים הֵֽם׃ya.Mim HemH3117 H1992.

13Withinבְּע֣וֹד׀be.'odH5750threeשְׁלֹ֣שֶׁתshe.Lo.shetH7969daysיָמִ֗יםya.MimH3117Pharaohפַרְעֹה֙far.'OhH6547אֶת־'et-H853will lift upיִשָּׂ֤אyi.Sa'H5375your headרֹאשֶׁ֔ךָro.She.khaH7218and restoreוַהֲשִֽׁיבְךָ֖va.ha.shi.ve.KhaH7725yourעַל־'al-H5921positionכַּנֶּ֑ךָka.Ne.khaH3653.You will putוְנָתַתָּ֤ve.na.ta.TaH5414Pharaoh’sפַּרְעֹה֙par.'OhH6547cupכוֹס־khos-H3563in his handבְּיָד֔וֹbe.ya.DoH3027,just asH4639you didהָֽרִאשׁ֔וֹןha.ri.ShonH7223whenאֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherH834you wereהָיִ֖יתָha.Yi.taH1961his cupbearerמַשְׁקֵֽהוּ׃mash.Ke.huH4945.

14Butכִּ֧י אִם־ki 'im-H3588 H518whenכַּאֲשֶׁר֙ka.'a.SherH834it goes wellיִ֣יטַבYi.tavH3190for you,pleaseנָּ֥אna'H4994rememberזְכַרְתַּ֣נִיze.khar.Ta.niH2142meאִתְּךָ֗'i.te.KhaH854and showוְעָשִֽׂיתָ־ve.'a.si.ta-H6213meעִמָּדִ֖י'i.ma.DiH5978kindnessחָ֑סֶדCha.sedH2617by mentioning meוְהִזְכַּרְתַּ֙נִי֙ve.hiz.kar.Ta.niH2142toאֶל־'el-H413Pharaohפַּרְעֹ֔הpar.'OhH6547,that he might bring me outוְהוֹצֵאתַ֖נִיve.ho.tze.Ta.niH3318ofמִן־min-H4480thisהַזֶּֽה׃ha.ZehH2088prisonהַבַּ֥יִתha.Ba.yitH1004.

15Forכִּֽי־ki-H3588I was kidnappedH1589from the landמֵאֶ֖רֶץme.'E.retzH776of the Hebrewsהָעִבְרִ֑יםha.'iv.RimH5680,and evenוְגַם־ve.gam-H1571hereפֹּה֙pohH6311I have doneעָשִׂ֣יתִֽי'a.Si.tiH6213nothingלֹא־ מְא֔וּמָהlo'- me.'U.mahH3808 H3972for whichכִּֽי־ki-H3588they should have putשָׂמ֥וּsa.MuH7760meאֹתִ֖י'o.TiH853in this dungeonבַּבּֽוֹר׃ba.BorH953.”

16When the chiefשַׂר־sar-H8269bakerהָאֹפִ֖יםha.'o.FimH644sawוַיַּ֥רְאvai.Yar'H7200thatכִּ֣יkiH3588the interpretationפָּתָ֑רpa.TarH6622was favorableט֣וֹבTovH2896,he saidוַיֹּ֙אמֶר֙vai.Yo.merH559toאֶל־'el-H413Josephיוֹסֵ֔ףyo.SefH3130, “Iאֲנִי֙'a.NiH589tooאַף־'af-H637had a dreamבַּחֲלוֹמִ֔יba.cha.lo.MiH2472:There wereוְהִנֵּ֗הve.hi.NehH2009threeשְׁלֹשָׁ֛הshe.lo.ShahH7969basketsסַלֵּ֥יsa.LeiH5536of white breadחֹרִ֖יcho.RiH2751onעַל־'al-H5921my headרֹאשִֽׁי׃ro.ShiH7218.

17In the topהָֽעֶלְי֔וֹןha.'el.yOnH5945basketוּבַסַּ֣לu.va.SalH5536were all sorts ofמִכֹּ֛לmi.KolH3605bakedאֹפֶ֑ה'o.PehH644goodsמַאֲכַ֥לma.'a.KhalH3978for Pharaohפַּרְעֹ֖ה מַעֲשֵׂ֣הpar.'Oh ma.'a.SehH6547 H4639,but the birdsוְהָע֗וֹףve.ha.'ofH5775were eatingאֹכֵ֥ל'o.KhelH398themאֹתָ֛ם'o.TamH853out ofמִן־min-H4480the basketהַסַּ֖לha.SalH5536onמֵעַ֥לme.'AlH5921my headרֹאשִֽׁי׃ro.ShiH7218.”

18Josephיוֹסֵף֙ וַיֹּ֔אמֶרyo.Sef vai.Yo.merH3130 H559repliedוַיַּ֤עַןvai.Ya.'anH6030, “Thisזֶ֖הzehH2088is the interpretationפִּתְרֹנ֑וֹpit.ro.NoH6623:The threeשְׁלֹ֙שֶׁת֙she.Lo.shetH7969basketsהַסַּלִּ֔יםha.sa.LimH5536are threeשְׁלֹ֥שֶׁתshe.Lo.shetH7969daysיָמִ֖ים הֵֽם׃ya.Mim HemH3117 H1992.

19Withinבְּע֣וֹד׀be.'odH5750threeשְׁלֹ֣שֶׁתshe.Lo.shetH7969daysיָמִ֗יםya.MimH3117Pharaohפַרְעֹ֤הfar.'OhH6547אֶת־'et-H853will lift offיִשָּׂ֨אyi.Sa'H5375your headרֹֽאשְׁךָ֙ מֵֽעָלֶ֔יךָro.she.Kha me.'a.Lei.khaH7218 H5921and hangוְתָלָ֥הve.ta.LahH8518youאוֹתְךָ֖'ot.KhaH853onעַל־'al-H5921a treeעֵ֑ץ'EtzH6086.Then the birdsהָע֛וֹףha.'ofH5775אֶת־'et-H853will eatוְאָכַ֥לve.'a.KhalH398the fleshבְּשָׂרְךָ֖be.sa.re.KhaH1320of your bodyמֵעָלֶֽיךָ׃me.'a.Lei.khaH5921.”

20וַיְהִ֣י׀vay.HiH1961On the thirdהַשְּׁלִישִׁ֗יha.she.li.ShiH7992dayבַּיּ֣וֹםbai.YomH3117,which was Pharaoh’sפַּרְעֹ֔הpar.'OhH6547birthdayי֚וֹם הֻלֶּ֣דֶתYom hu.Le.detH3117 H3205אֶת־'et-H853,he heldוַיַּ֥עַשׂvai.Ya.'asH6213a feastמִשְׁתֶּ֖הmish.TehH4960for allלְכָל־le.kholH3605his officialsעֲבָדָ֑יו'a.va.DavH5650,and inבְּת֥וֹךְbe.TokhH8432their presenceעֲבָדָֽיו׃'a.va.DavH5650he lifted upוַיִּשָּׂ֞אvai.yi.Sa'H5375אֶת־'et-H853the headsרֹ֣אשׁ׀roshH7218of the chiefשַׂ֣רsarH8269cupbearerהַמַּשְׁקִ֗יםha.mash.KimH4945וְאֶת־ve.'EtH853רֹ֛אשׁroshH7218and the chiefשַׂ֥רsarH8269bakerהָאֹפִ֖יםha.'o.FimH644.

21Pharaoh restoredוַיָּ֛שֶׁבvai.Ya.shevH7725אֶת־'et-H853the chiefשַׂ֥רsarH8269cupbearerהַמַּשְׁקִ֖יםha.mash.KimH4945toעַל־'al-H5921his positionמַשְׁקֵ֑הוּmash.Ke.huH4945,so that he once again placedוַיִּתֵּ֥ןvai.yi.TenH5414the cupהַכּ֖וֹסha.KosH3563inעַל־'al-H5921Pharaoh’sפַּרְעֹֽה׃par.'OhH6547handכַּ֥ףkafH3709.

22Butוְאֵ֛תve.'EtH853Pharaoh hangedתָּלָ֑הta.LahH8518the chiefשַׂ֥רsarH8269bakerהָאֹפִ֖יםha.'o.FimH644,just asכַּאֲשֶׁ֥רka.'a.SherH834Josephיוֹסֵֽף׃yo.SefH3130had describedפָּתַ֛רpa.TarH6622to them in his interpretation.

23The chiefשַֽׂר־sar-H8269cupbearerהַמַּשְׁקִ֛יםha.mash.KimH4945אֶת־'et-H853,however, did notוְלֹֽא־ve.lo'-H3808rememberזָכַ֧רza.KharH2142Josephיוֹסֵ֖ףyo.SefH3130;he forgot all about himוַיִּשְׁכָּחֵֽהוּ׃ פvai.yish.ka.Che.huH7911.

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