Berean Standard Bible

Genesis 41:18-37

18וְהִנֵּ֣הve.hi.NehH2009when sevenשֶׁ֣בַעShe.va'H7651cowsפָּר֔וֹתpa.RotH6510,well-fedבְּרִיא֥וֹת בָּשָׂ֖רbe.ri.'ot ba.SarH1277 H1320and sleekוִיפֹ֣ת תֹּ֑אַרvi.Fot To.'arH3303 H8389,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.LotH310 H1803,sevenשֶֽׁבַע־she.va'-H7651otherאֲחֵרוֹת֙'a.che.roTH312cowsפָּר֤וֹתpa.RotH6510—sicklyוְרָע֥וֹתve.ra.'otH7451,uglyתֹּ֛אַר מְאֹ֖דTo.'ar me.'OdH8389 H3966,and thinוְרַקּ֣וֹת בָּשָׂ֑רve.ra.Kot ba.SarH7534 H1320—came upעֹל֣וֹתo.LotH5927.I have neverלֹֽא־lo'-H3808seenרָאִ֧יתִיra.'I.tiH7200such uglyלָרֹֽעַ׃la.Ro.a'H7455cowsin allבְּכָל־be.kholH3605the landאֶ֥רֶץ'E.retzH776of Egyptמִצְרַ֖יִםmitz.Ra.yimH4714!

20Then the thinהָרַקּ֖וֹתha.ra.KotH7534,uglyוְהָרָע֑וֹתve.ha.ra.'otH7451אֵ֣ת'etH853cowsהַפָּר֔וֹתha.pa.RotH6510devouredוַתֹּאכַ֙לְנָה֙va.to.Khal.nahH398the sevenשֶׁ֧בַעShe.va'H7651well-fedהַבְּרִיאֹֽת׃ha.be.ri.'OtH1277cowsהַפָּר֛וֹתha.pa.RotH6510that were there firstהָרִאשֹׁנ֖וֹתha.ri.sho.NotH7223.

21When they had devouredוַתָּבֹ֣אנָה אֶל־va.ta.Vo.nah 'el-H935 H413them, howeverקִרְבֶּ֗נָהkir.Be.nahH7130,no one couldוְלֹ֤אve.Lo'H3808tellנוֹדַע֙no.Da'H3045thatכִּי־ki-H3588they hadבָ֣אוּ אֶל־ קִרְבֶּ֔נָהVa.'u 'el- kir.Be.nahH935 H413 H7130done 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.NehH2472 H2009I 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'H259 H1931אֵ֣ת'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.nahH8141 H2007,and the sevenוְשֶׁ֤בַעve.She.va'H7651ripeהַטֹּבֹ֔תha.to.VotH2896heads of grainהַֽשִּׁבֳּלִים֙ha.shi.bo.LimH7641are sevenשֶׁ֥בַעShe.va'H7651yearsשָׁנִ֖ים הֵ֑נָּהsha.Nim He.nahH8141 H2007.The dreamsחֲל֖וֹםcha.LomH2472have the same meaningאֶחָ֥ד הֽוּא׃'e.Chad Hu'H259 H1931.

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.VarH1931 H1697is 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.

29Beholdהִנֵּ֛הhi.NehH2009,sevenשֶׁ֥בַעShe.va'H7651yearsשָׁנִ֖יםsha.NimH8141of greatגָּד֖וֹלga.DolH1419abundanceשָׂבָ֥עsa.Va'H7647are comingבָּא֑וֹתba.'otH935throughoutבְּכָל־be.kholH3605the landאֶ֥רֶץ'E.retzH776of Egyptמִצְרָֽיִם׃mitz.Ra.yimH4714,

30but sevenשֶׁ֜בַעShe.va'H7651yearsשְׁנֵ֤יshe.NeiH8141of famineרָעָב֙ra.'AvH7458will followוְ֠קָמוּVe.ka.muH6965themאַחֲרֵיהֶ֔ן'a.cha.rei.HenH310.Then allכָּל־kol-H3605the abundanceהַשָּׂבָ֖עha.sa.Va'H7647in the landבְּאֶ֣רֶץbe.'E.retzH776of Egyptמִצְרָ֑יִםmitz.Ra.yimH4714will be forgottenוְנִשְׁכַּ֥חve.nish.KachH7911,and the famineהָרָעָ֖בha.ra.'AvH7458אֶת־'et-H853will devastateוְכִלָּ֥הve.khi.LahH3615the landהָאָֽרֶץ׃ha.'A.retzH776.

31The abundanceהַשָּׂבָע֙ha.sa.Va'H7647in the landבָּאָ֔רֶץba.'A.retzH776will notוְלֹֽא־ve.lo'-H3808be rememberedיִוָּדַ֤עyi.va.Da'H3045,sinceמִפְּנֵ֛יmi.pe.NeiH6440theהַה֖וּאha.Hu'H1931famineהָרָעָ֥בha.ra.'AvH7458that followsאַחֲרֵי־'a.cha.rei-H310itכֵ֑ןKhenH3651כִּֽי־ki-H3588will besoמְאֹֽד׃me.'OdH3966severeכָבֵ֥דkha.VedH3515ה֖וּאhu'H1931.

32Moreoverוְעַ֨לve.'AlH5921,becauseכִּֽי־ki-H3588the dreamהַחֲל֛וֹםha.cha.LomH2472was givenפַּעֲמָ֑יִםpa.'a.Ma.yimH6471toאֶל־'el-H413Pharaohפַּרְעֹ֖הpar.'OhH6547in two versionsהִשָּׁנ֧וֹתhi.sha.NotH8138,the matterהַדָּבָר֙ha.da.VarH1697has been decreedנָכ֤וֹןna.KhonH3559byמֵעִ֣םme.'ImH5973Godהָאֱלֹהִ֔יםha.'E.lo.HimH430,and Heהָאֱלֹהִ֖יםha.'E.lo.HimH430will carry it outלַעֲשֹׂתֽוֹ׃la.'a.so.ToH6213shortlyוּמְמַהֵ֥רu.me.ma.HerH4116.

33Now, thereforeוְעַתָּה֙ve.'a.TahH6258,Pharaohפַרְעֹ֔הfar.'OhH6547should look forיֵרֶ֣אye.Re'H7200a discerningנָב֣וֹןna.VonH995and wiseוְחָכָ֑םve.cha.KhamH2450manאִ֖ישׁ'ishH376and set himוִישִׁיתֵ֖הוּvi.shi.Te.huH7896overעַל־'al-H5921the landאֶ֥רֶץ'E.retzH776of Egyptמִצְרָֽיִם׃mitz.Ra.yimH4714.

34Let Pharaohפַרְעֹ֔הfar.'OhH6547take actionיַעֲשֶׂ֣הya.'a.SehH6213and appointוְיַפְקֵ֥דve.yaf.KedH6485commissionersפְּקִדִ֖יםpe.ki.DimH6496overעַל־'al-H5921the landהָאָ֑רֶץha.'A.retzH776to take a fifthוְחִמֵּשׁ֙ve.chi.MeshH2567אֶת־'et-H853of the harvestאֶ֣רֶץ'E.retzH776of Egyptמִצְרַ֔יִםmitz.Ra.yimH4714during the sevenבְּשֶׁ֖בַעbe.She.va'H7651yearsשְׁנֵ֥יshe.NeiH8141of abundanceהַשָּׂבָֽע׃ha.sa.Va'H7647.

35Underתַּ֧חַתTa.chatH8478the authorityיַד־yad-H3027of Pharaohפַּרְעֹ֛הpar.'OhH6547,let them collectוְיִקְבְּצ֗וּve.yik.be.TzuH6908אֶת־'et-H853allכָּל־kol-H3605the excess foodאֹ֙כֶל֙'o.khelH400from theseהָאֵ֑לֶּהha.'E.lehH428goodהַטֹּבֹ֔תha.to.VotH2896yearsהַשָּׁנִ֣יםha.sha.NimH8141,that they may comeהַבָּאֹ֖תha.ba.'OtH935and lay upוְיִצְבְּרוּ־ve.yitz.be.ru-H6651the grainבָ֞רvarH1250to be preservedוְשָׁמָֽרוּ׃ve.sha.Ma.ruH8104as foodאֹ֥כֶל'O.khelH400in the citiesבֶּעָרִ֖יםbe.'a.RimH5892.

36This foodהָאֹ֤כֶלha.'O.khelH400will beוְהָיָ֨הve.ha.YahH1961a reserveלְפִקָּדוֹן֙le.fi.ka.dOnH6487for the landלָאָ֔רֶץla.'A.retzH776during the sevenלְשֶׁ֙בַע֙le.She.va'H7651yearsשְׁנֵ֣יshe.NeiH8141of famineהָרָעָ֔בha.ra.'AvH7458אֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherH834to comeתִּהְיֶ֖יןָtih.Yei.naH1961upon the landבְּאֶ֣רֶץbe.'E.retzH776of Egyptמִצְרָ֑יִםmitz.Ra.yimH4714.Then the countryהָאָ֖רֶץha.'A.retzH776will notוְלֹֽא־ve.lo'-H3808perishתִכָּרֵ֥תti.ka.RetH3772in the famineבָּרָעָֽב׃ba.ra.'AvH7458.”

37This proposalהַדָּבָ֖רha.da.VarH1697pleasedוַיִּיטַ֥ב בְּעֵינֵ֣יvai.yi.Tav be.'ei.NeiH3190 H5869Pharaohפַרְעֹ֑ה וּבְעֵינֵ֖יfar.'Oh u.ve.'ei.NeiH6547 H5869and allכָּל־kol-H3605his officialsעֲבָדָֽיו׃'a.va.DavH5650.

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