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Genesis 40:16-23

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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