Berean Standard Bible
Genesis 41:1-28
2וְהִנֵּ֣הve.hi.NehH2009when sevenשֶׁ֣בַעShe.va'H7651cowsפָּר֔וֹתpa.RotH6510,sleekיְפ֥וֹת מַרְאֶ֖הye.Fot mar.'EhH3303H4758and well-fedוּבְרִיאֹ֣ת בָּשָׂ֑רu.ve.ri.'Ot ba.SarH1277H1320,came upעֹלֹת֙'o.LotH5927fromמִן־min-H4480the riverהַיְאֹ֗רhay.'OrH2975and began to grazeוַתִּרְעֶ֖ינָהva.tir.'Ei.nahH7462among the reedsבָּאָֽחוּ׃ba.'A.chuH260.
3וְהִנֵּ֞הve.hi.NehH2009After themאַחֲרֵיהֶן֙'a.cha.rei.HenH310,sevenשֶׁ֧בַעShe.va'H7651otherאֲחֵר֗וֹת'a.che.RotH312cowsפָּר֣וֹתpa.RotH6510,sicklyרָע֥וֹת מַרְאֶ֖הra.'ot mar.'EhH7451H4758and thinוְדַקּ֣וֹת בָּשָׂ֑רve.da.Kot ba.SarH1851H1320,came upעֹל֤וֹתo.LotH5927fromמִן־min-H4480the Nileהַיְאֹ֔רhay.'OrH2975and stoodוַֽתַּעֲמֹ֛דְנָהva.ta.'a.Mo.de.nahH5975besideאֵ֥צֶל'E.tzelH681the well-fed cowsהַפָּר֖וֹתha.pa.RotH6510onעַל־'al-H5921the bankשְׂפַ֥תse.FatH8193of the riverהַיְאֹֽר׃hay.'OrH2975.
4And the cowsהַפָּר֗וֹתha.pa.RotH6510that weresicklyרָע֤וֹת הַמַּרְאֶה֙ra.'ot ha.mar.'EhH7451H4758and thinוְדַקֹּ֣ת הַבָּשָׂ֔רve.da.Kot ha.ba.SarH1851H1320אֵ֚ת'etH853devouredוַתֹּאכַ֣לְנָהva.to.Khal.nahH398the sevenשֶׁ֣בַעShe.va'H7651sleekיְפֹ֥ת הַמַּרְאֶ֖הye.Fot ha.mar.'EhH3303H4758,well-fedוְהַבְּרִיאֹ֑תve.ha.be.ri.'OtH1277cowsהַפָּר֔וֹתha.pa.RotH6510.Then Pharaohפַּרְעֹֽה׃par.'OhH6547woke upוַיִּיקַ֖ץvai.yi.KatzH3364,
5but he fell back asleepוַיִּישָׁ֕ןvai.yi.ShanH3462and dreamedוַֽיַּחֲלֹ֖םvai.ya.cha.LomH2492a second timeשֵׁנִ֑ית וְהִנֵּ֣ה׀she.Nit ve.hi.NehH8145H2009:Sevenשֶׁ֣בַעShe.va'H7651heads of grainשִׁבֳּלִ֗יםshi.bo.LimH7641,plumpבְּרִיא֥וֹתbe.ri.'otH1277and ripeוְטֹבֽוֹת׃ve.to.VotH2896,came upעֹל֛וֹתo.LotH5927on oneאֶחָ֖ד'e.ChadH259stalkבְּקָנֶ֥הbe.ka.NehH7070.
7And the thinהַדַּקּ֔וֹתha.da.KotH1851אֵ֚ת'etH853heads of grainהַשִּׁבֳּלִ֣יםha.shi.bo.LimH7641swallowed upוַתִּבְלַ֙עְנָה֙va.tiv.La'.nahH1104the sevenשֶׁ֣בַעShe.va'H7651plumpהַבְּרִיא֖וֹתha.be.ri.'otH1277,ripeוְהַמְּלֵא֑וֹתve.ha.me.le.'otH4392onesהַֽשִּׁבֳּלִ֔יםha.shi.bo.LimH7641.Then Pharaohפַּרְעֹ֖הpar.'OhH6547awokeוַיִּיקַ֥ץvai.yi.KatzH3364and realizedוְהִנֵּ֥הve.hi.NehH2009it was a dreamחֲלֽוֹם׃cha.LomH2472.
8In the morningוַיְהִ֤י בַבֹּ֙קֶר֙vay.Hi va.Bo.kerH1242H1961his spiritרוּח֔וֹru.ChoH7307was troubledוַתִּפָּ֣עֶםva.ti.Pa.'emH6470,so he summonedוַיִּשְׁלַ֗ח וַיִּקְרָ֛אvai.yish.Lach vai.yik.Ra'H7971H7121אֶת־'et-H853allכָּל־kol-H3605the magiciansחַרְטֻמֵּ֥יchar.tu.MeiH2748andכָּל־kol-H3605wise menחֲכָמֶ֑יהָcha.kha.Mei.haH2450of Egyptמִצְרַ֖יִםmitz.Ra.yimH4714וְאֶת־ve.'EtH853.Pharaohפַּרְעֹ֤הpar.'OhH6547toldוַיְסַפֵּ֨רvay.sa.PerH5608themאֶת־'et-H853his dreamsחֲלֹמ֔וֹcha.lo.MoH2472,but no oneוְאֵין־ve.'ein-H369could interpretפּוֹתֵ֥רpo.TerH6622themאוֹתָ֖ם'o.TamH853for himלְפַרְעֹֽה׃le.far.'OhH6547.
10Pharaohפַּרְעֹ֖הpar.'OhH6547was once angryקָצַ֣ףka.TzafH7107withעַל־'al-H5921his servantsעֲבָדָ֑יו'a.va.DavH5650,and he putוַיִּתֵּ֨ןvai.yi.TenH5414אֹתִ֜י'o.TiH853meאֹתִ֕י'o.TiH853andוְאֵ֖תve.'EtH853the chiefשַׂ֣רsarH8269bakerהָאֹפִֽים׃ha.'o.FimH644in the custodyבְּמִשְׁמַ֗ר בֵּ֚יתbe.mish.Mar beitH4929H1004of the captainשַׂ֥רsarH8269of the guardהַטַּבָּחִ֔יםha.ta.ba.ChimH2876.
11Oneאֶחָ֖ד'e.ChadH259nightבְּלַ֥יְלָהbe.Lay.lahH3915bothוָה֑וּאva.Hu'H1931the chief bakerand Iאֲנִ֣י'a.NiH589had dreamsוַנַּֽחַלְמָ֥ה חֲל֛וֹםva.na.chal.Mah cha.LomH2492H2472, andeachאִ֛ישׁ'ishH376dreamחֲלֹמ֖וֹ חָלָֽמְנוּ׃cha.lo.Mo cha.La.me.nuH2472H2492had its own meaningכְּפִתְר֥וֹןke.fit.RonH6623.
12Now a youngנַ֣עַרNa.'arH5288Hebrewעִבְרִ֗י'iv.RiH5680was thereוְשָׁ֨םve.ShamH8033with usאִתָּ֜נוּ'i.Ta.nuH854,a servantעֶ֚בֶד'E.vedH5650of the captainלְשַׂ֣רle.SarH8269of the guardהַטַּבָּחִ֔יםha.ta.ba.ChimH2876.We told himוַנְּ֨סַפֶּר־va.Ne.sa.per-H5608our dreamsand he interpretedוַיִּפְתָּר־vai.yif.tor-H6622themחֲלֹמֹתֵ֑ינוּcha.lo.mo.Tei.nuH2472forusאֶת־'et-H853individuallyאִ֥ישׁ כַּחֲלֹמ֖וֹ פָּתָֽר׃'ish ka.cha.lo.Mo pa.TarH376H2472H6622.
13And it happenedוַיְהִ֛יvay.HiH1961to usjust asכַּאֲשֶׁ֥רka.'a.SherH834he had interpretedפָּֽתַר־ כֵּ֣ן הָיָ֑הpa.tar- ken ha.YahH6622H3651H1961אֹתִ֛י'o.TiH853:I was restoredהֵשִׁ֥יבhe.ShivH7725toעַל־'al-H5921my positionכַּנִּ֖יka.NiH3653וְאֹת֥וֹve.'o.ToH853,and the other man was hangedתָלָֽה׃ta.LahH8518.”
14So Pharaohפַּרְעֹה֙par.'OhH6547sent forוַיִּשְׁלַ֤ח וַיִּקְרָ֣אvai.yish.Lach vai.yik.Ra'H7971H7121אֶת־'et-H853Josephיוֹסֵ֔ףyo.SefH3130,who was quickly broughtוַיְרִיצֻ֖הוּvay.ri.Tzu.huH7323out ofמִן־min-H4480the dungeonהַבּ֑וֹרha.BorH953.After he had shavedוַיְגַלַּח֙vay.ga.LachH1548and changedוַיְחַלֵּ֣ףvay.cha.LefH2498his clothesשִׂמְלֹתָ֔יוsim.lo.TavH8071,he went inוַיָּבֹ֖אvai.ya.Vo'H935beforeאֶל־'el-H413Pharaohפַּרְעֹֽה׃par.'OhH6547.
15Pharaohפַּרְעֹה֙par.'OhH6547saidוַיֹּ֤אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559toאֶל־'el-H413Josephיוֹסֵ֔ףyo.SefH3130, “I had a dreamחֲל֣וֹם חָלַ֔מְתִּיcha.Lom cha.Lam.tiH2472H2492,and noאֵ֣ין'einH369אֹת֑וֹ'o.ToH853one can interpret itוּפֹתֵ֖רu.fo.TerH6622.But Iוַאֲנִ֗יva.'a.NiH589have heardשָׁמַ֤עְתִּיsha.Ma'.tiH8085it saidלֵאמֹ֔רle.MorH559of youעָלֶ֙יךָ֙'a.Lei.khaH5921that when you hearתִּשְׁמַ֥עtish.Ma'H8085a dreamחֲל֖וֹםcha.LomH2472you can interpret itלִפְתֹּ֥רlif.TorH6622אֹתֽוֹ׃'o.ToH853.”
16“I myself cannot do itבִּלְעָדָ֑יbil.'a.DaiH1107,”Josephיוֹסֵ֧ףyo.SefH3130אֶת־'et-H853repliedוַיַּ֨עַן פַּרְעֹ֛ה לֵאמֹ֖רvai.Ya.'an par.'Oh le.MorH6030H6547H559, “but Godאֱלֹהִ֕ים'E.lo.HimH430will give Pharaohפַּרְעֹֽה׃par.'OhH6547a soundשְׁל֥וֹםshe.LomH7965answerיַעֲנֶ֖הya.'a.NehH6030אֶת־'et-H853.”
18וְהִנֵּ֣הve.hi.NehH2009when sevenשֶׁ֣בַעShe.va'H7651cowsפָּר֔וֹתpa.RotH6510,well-fedבְּרִיא֥וֹת בָּשָׂ֖רbe.ri.'ot ba.SarH1277H1320and sleekוִיפֹ֣ת תֹּ֑אַרvi.Fot To.'arH3303H8389,came upעֹלֹת֙'o.LotH5927fromמִן־min-H4480the riverהַיְאֹ֗רhay.'OrH2975and began to grazeוַתִּרְעֶ֖ינָהva.tir.'Ei.nahH7462among the reedsבָּאָֽחוּ׃ba.'A.chuH260.
19וְהִנֵּ֞הve.hi.NehH2009After themאַחֲרֵיהֶ֔ן דַּלּ֨וֹת'a.cha.rei.Hen da.LotH310H1803,sevenשֶֽׁבַע־she.va'-H7651otherאֲחֵרוֹת֙'a.che.roTH312cowsפָּר֤וֹתpa.RotH6510—sicklyוְרָע֥וֹתve.ra.'otH7451,uglyתֹּ֛אַר מְאֹ֖דTo.'ar me.'OdH8389H3966,and thinוְרַקּ֣וֹת בָּשָׂ֑רve.ra.Kot ba.SarH7534H1320—came upעֹל֣וֹתo.LotH5927.I have neverלֹֽא־lo'-H3808seenרָאִ֧יתִיra.'I.tiH7200such uglyלָרֹֽעַ׃la.Ro.a'H7455cowsin allבְּכָל־be.kholH3605the landאֶ֥רֶץ'E.retzH776of Egyptמִצְרַ֖יִםmitz.Ra.yimH4714!
21When they had devouredוַתָּבֹ֣אנָה אֶל־va.ta.Vo.nah 'el-H935H413them, howeverקִרְבֶּ֗נָהkir.Be.nahH7130,no one couldוְלֹ֤אve.Lo'H3808tellנוֹדַע֙no.Da'H3045thatכִּי־ki-H3588they hadבָ֣אוּ אֶל־ קִרְבֶּ֔נָהVa.'u 'el- kir.Be.nahH935H413H7130done so;their appearanceוּמַרְאֵיהֶ֣ןu.mar.'ei.HenH4758was as uglyרַ֔עRa'H7451asכַּאֲשֶׁ֖רka.'a.SherH834it had been beforeבַּתְּחִלָּ֑הba.te.chi.LahH8462.Then I awokeוָאִיקָֽץ׃va.'i.KatzH3364.
22In my dreamבַּחֲלֹמִ֑י וְהִנֵּ֣ה׀ba.cha.lo.Mi ve.hi.NehH2472H2009I also sawוָאֵ֖רֶאva.'E.re'H7200sevenשֶׁ֣בַעShe.va'H7651heads of grainשִׁבֳּלִ֗יםshi.bo.LimH7641,plumpמְלֵאֹ֥תme.le.'OtH4392and ripeוְטֹבֽוֹת׃ve.to.VotH2896,growing onעֹלֹ֛ת'o.LotH5927a singleאֶחָ֖ד'e.ChadH259stalkבְּקָנֶ֥הbe.ka.NehH7070.
23וְהִנֵּה֙ve.hi.NehH2009After themאַחֲרֵיהֶֽם׃'a.cha.rei.HemH310,seven otherשֶׁ֣בַעShe.va'H7651heads of grainשִׁבֳּלִ֔יםshi.bo.LimH7641sproutedצֹמְח֖וֹתtzo.me.ChotH6779—witheredצְנֻמ֥וֹתtze.nu.MotH6798,thinדַּקּ֖וֹתda.KotH1851,and scorchedשְׁדֻפ֣וֹתshe.du.FotH7710by the east windקָדִ֑יםka.DimH6921.
24And the thinהַדַּקֹּ֔תha.da.KotH1851אֵ֛ת'etH853heads of grainהָשִׁבֳּלִ֣יםha.shi.bo.LimH7641swallowedוַתִּבְלַ֙עְןָ֙va.tiv.La'.naH1104the sevenשֶׁ֥בַעShe.va'H7651plumpהַטֹּב֑וֹתha.to.VotH2896onesהַֽשִׁבֳּלִ֖יםha.shi.bo.LimH7641.I toldוָֽאֹמַר֙va.'o.MarH559this dream toאֶל־'el-H413the magiciansהַֽחַרְטֻמִּ֔יםha.char.tu.MimH2748,but noוְאֵ֥יןve.'EinH369one could explain itמַגִּ֖ידma.GidH5046to me.”
25At this, Josephיוֹסֵף֙yo.SefH3130saidוַיֹּ֤אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559toאֶל־'el-H413Pharaohפַּרְעֹ֔הpar.'OhH6547, “The dreamsחֲל֥וֹםcha.LomH2472of Pharaohפַּרְעֹ֖הpar.'OhH6547are one and the sameאֶחָ֣ד ה֑וּא'e.Chad Hu'H259H1931אֵ֣ת'etH853.Godהָאֱלֹהִ֛יםha.'E.lo.HimH430has revealedהִגִּ֥ידhi.GidH5046to Pharaohלְפַרְעֹֽה׃le.far.'OhH6547whatאֲשֶׁ֧ר'a.SherH834He is about to doעֹשֶׂ֖ה'o.SehH6213.
26The sevenשֶׁ֧בַעShe.va'H7651goodהַטֹּבֹ֗תha.to.VotH2896cowsפָּרֹ֣תpa.RotH6510are sevenשֶׁ֤בַעShe.va'H7651yearsשָׁנִים֙ הֵ֔נָּהsha.Nim He.nahH8141H2007,and the sevenוְשֶׁ֤בַעve.She.va'H7651ripeהַטֹּבֹ֔תha.to.VotH2896heads of grainהַֽשִּׁבֳּלִים֙ha.shi.bo.LimH7641are sevenשֶׁ֥בַעShe.va'H7651yearsשָׁנִ֖ים הֵ֑נָּהsha.Nim He.nahH8141H2007.The dreamsחֲל֖וֹםcha.LomH2472have the same meaningאֶחָ֥ד הֽוּא׃'e.Chad Hu'H259H1931.
27Moreover, the sevenוְשֶׁ֣בַעve.She.va'H7651thinהָֽרַקּ֨וֹתha.ra.KotH7534,uglyוְהָרָעֹ֜תve.ha.ra.'OtH7451cowsהַ֠פָּרוֹתHa.pa.rotH6510that came upהָעֹלֹ֣תha.'o.LotH5927after themאַחֲרֵיהֶ֗ן'a.cha.rei.HenH310are sevenשֶׁ֤בַעShe.va'H7651yearsשָׁנִים֙sha.NimH8141,and so areהֵ֔נָּהHe.nahH2007the sevenוְשֶׁ֤בַעve.She.va'H7651worthlessהָרֵק֔וֹתha.re.KotH7386heads of grainהַֽשִׁבֳּלִים֙ha.shi.bo.LimH7641scorchedשְׁדֻפ֖וֹתshe.du.FotH7710by the east windהַקָּדִ֑יםha.ka.DimH6921—they areיִהְי֕וּyih.YuH1961sevenשֶׁ֖בַעShe.va'H7651yearsשְׁנֵ֥יshe.NeiH8141of famineרָעָֽב׃ra.'AvH7458.
28Itה֣וּא הַדָּבָ֔רhu' ha.da.VarH1931H1697is just asאֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherH834I saidדִּבַּ֖רְתִּיdi.Bar.tiH1696toאֶל־'el-H413Pharaohפַּרְעֹ֑הpar.'OhH6547:Godהָאֱלֹהִ֛יםha.'E.lo.HimH430has shownהֶרְאָ֥הher.'AhH7200אֶת־'et-H853Pharaohפַּרְעֹֽה׃par.'OhH6547whatאֲשֶׁ֧ר'a.SherH834He is about to doעֹשֶׂ֖ה'o.SehH6213.
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