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Genesis 41:2-18

2וְהִנֵּ֣הve.hi.NehH2009when sevenשֶׁ֣בַעShe.va'H7651cowsפָּר֔וֹתpa.RotH6510,sleekיְפ֥וֹת מַרְאֶ֖הye.Fot mar.'EhH3303 H4758and well-fedוּבְרִיאֹ֣ת בָּשָׂ֑רu.ve.ri.'Ot ba.SarH1277 H1320,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.'EhH7451 H4758and thinוְדַקּ֣וֹת בָּשָׂ֑רve.da.Kot ba.SarH1851 H1320,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.'EhH7451 H4758and thinוְדַקֹּ֣ת הַבָּשָׂ֔רve.da.Kot ha.ba.SarH1851 H1320אֵ֚ת'etH853devouredוַתֹּאכַ֣לְנָהva.to.Khal.nahH398the sevenשֶׁ֣בַעShe.va'H7651sleekיְפֹ֥ת הַמַּרְאֶ֖הye.Fot ha.mar.'EhH3303 H4758,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.NehH8145 H2009:Sevenשֶׁ֣בַעShe.va'H7651heads of grainשִׁבֳּלִ֗יםshi.bo.LimH7641,plumpבְּרִיא֥וֹתbe.ri.'otH1277and ripeוְטֹבֽוֹת׃ve.to.VotH2896,came upעֹל֛וֹתo.LotH5927on oneאֶחָ֖ד'e.ChadH259stalkבְּקָנֶ֥הbe.ka.NehH7070.

6וְהִנֵּה֙ve.hi.NehH2009After themאַחֲרֵיהֶֽן׃'a.cha.rei.HenH310,seven otherשֶׁ֣בַעShe.va'H7651heads of grainשִׁבֳּלִ֔יםshi.bo.LimH7641sproutedצֹמְח֖וֹתtzo.me.ChotH6779,thinדַּקּ֖וֹתda.KotH1851and scorchedוּשְׁדוּפֹ֣תu.she.du.FotH7710by the east windקָדִ֑יםka.DimH6921.

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.kerH1242 H1961his spiritרוּח֔וֹru.ChoH7307was troubledוַתִּפָּ֣עֶםva.ti.Pa.'emH6470,so he summonedוַיִּשְׁלַ֗ח וַיִּקְרָ֛אvai.yish.Lach vai.yik.Ra'H7971 H7121אֶת־'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.

9Then the chiefשַׂ֣רsarH8269cupbearerהַמַּשְׁקִ֔יםha.mash.KimH4945saidוַיְדַבֵּר֙vay.da.BerH1696toאֶת־'et-H854Pharaohפַּרְעֹ֖ה לֵאמֹ֑רpar.'Oh le.MorH6547 H559אֶת־'et-H853, “Todayהַיּֽוֹם׃hai.YomH3117Iאֲנִ֖י'a.NiH589recallמַזְכִּ֥ירmaz.KirH2142my failuresחֲטָאַ֕יcha.ta.'AiH2399.

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 beitH4929 H1004of 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.LomH2492 H2472, andeachאִ֛ישׁ'ishH376dreamחֲלֹמ֖וֹ חָלָֽמְנוּ׃cha.lo.Mo cha.La.me.nuH2472 H2492had 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.TarH376 H2472 H6622.

13And it happenedוַיְהִ֛יvay.HiH1961to usjust asכַּאֲשֶׁ֥רka.'a.SherH834he had interpretedפָּֽתַר־ כֵּ֣ן הָיָ֑הpa.tar- ken ha.YahH6622 H3651 H1961אֹתִ֛י'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'H7971 H7121אֶת־'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.tiH2472 H2492,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.MorH6030 H6547 H559, “but Godאֱלֹהִ֕ים'E.lo.HimH430will give Pharaohפַּרְעֹֽה׃par.'OhH6547a soundשְׁל֥וֹםshe.LomH7965answerיַעֲנֶ֖הya.'a.NehH6030אֶת־'et-H853.”

17Then Pharaohפַּרְעֹ֖הpar.'OhH6547saidוַיְדַבֵּ֥רvay.da.BerH1696toאֶל־'el-H413Josephיוֹסֵ֑ףyo.SefH3130: “In my dreamבַּחֲלֹמִ֕י הִנְנִ֥יba.cha.lo.Mi hi.NiH2472 H2005I was standingעֹמֵ֖ד'o.MedH5975onעַל־'al-H5921the bankשְׂפַ֥תse.FatH8193of the Nileהַיְאֹֽר׃hay.'OrH2975,

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.

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