Berean Standard Bible
Genesis 41:25-36
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.
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.
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.”
Commentaries on Genesis 41
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
- Tyndale Open Study Notes
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
- Rashi on Tanakh
- Calvin’s Commentaries
- Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
- John Wesley’s Notes
- Darby Translation Notes
- Geneva Bible Translation Notes
- Kingcomments
- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
- Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
- Original Douay–Rheims Annotations
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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