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Genesis 41:25-31

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.

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