Berean Standard Bible
Genesis 41:25-57
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.”
39Then Pharaohפַּרְעֹה֙par.'OhH6547saidוַיֹּ֤אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559toאֶל־'el-H413Josephיוֹסֵ֔ףyo.SefH3130, “Sinceאַחֲרֵ֨י'a.cha.ReiH310Godאֱלֹהִ֛ים'E.lo.HimH430אוֹתְךָ֖'ot.KhaH853אֶת־'et-H853has made allכָּל־kol-H3605thisזֹ֑אתZotH2063known to youהוֹדִ֧יעַho.Di.a'H3045,there is no oneאֵין־'ein-H369as discerningנָב֥וֹןna.VonH995and wiseוְחָכָ֖םve.cha.KhamH2450as youכָּמֽוֹךָ׃ka.Mo.khaH3644.
40Youאַתָּה֙'a.TahH859shall beתִּהְיֶ֣הtih.YehH1961in charge ofעַל־'al-H5921my houseבֵּיתִ֔י וְעַל־bei.Ti ve.'al-H1004H5921,and allכָּל־kol-H3605my peopleעַמִּ֑י'a.MiH5971are to obeyיִשַּׁ֣קyi.ShakH5401your commandsפִּ֖יךָPi.khaH6310.Onlyרַ֥קrakH7535with regard to the throneהַכִּסֵּ֖אha.ki.Se'H3678will I be greaterאֶגְדַּ֥ל'eg.DalH1431than youמִמֶּֽךָּ׃mi.Me.kaH4480.”
42Then Pharaohפַּרְעֹ֤הpar.'OhH6547אֶת־'et-H853removedוַיָּ֨סַרvai.Ya.sarH5493the signet ringטַבַּעְתּוֹ֙ta.ba'.ToH2885fromמֵעַ֣לme.'AlH5921his fingerיָד֔וֹya.DoH3027,putוַיִּתֵּ֥ןvai.yi.TenH5414אֹתָ֖הּ'o.TahH853it onעַל־'al-H5921Joseph’sיוֹסֵ֑ףyo.SefH3130fingerיַ֣דyadH3027,clothedוַיַּלְבֵּ֤שׁvai.yal.BeshH3847himאֹתוֹ֙'o.ToH853in garmentsבִּגְדֵי־big.dei-H899of fine linenשֵׁ֔שׁSheshH8336,and placedוַיָּ֛שֶׂםvai.Ya.semH7760a goldהַזָּהָ֖בha.za.HavH2091chainרְבִ֥דre.VidH7242aroundעַל־'al-H5921his neckצַוָּארֽוֹ׃tza.va.RoH6677.
43He had Joseph rideוַיַּרְכֵּ֣בvai.yar.KevH7392אֹת֗וֹ'o.ToH853in his secondהַמִּשְׁנֶה֙ha.mish.NehH4932אֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834chariotבְּמִרְכֶּ֤בֶתbe.mir.Ke.vetH4818,with men calling outוַיִּקְרְא֥וּvai.yik.re.'UH7121before himלְפָנָ֖יוle.fa.NavH6440, “Bow the kneeאַבְרֵ֑ךְ'av.RekhH86!”So he placedוְנָת֣וֹןve.na.TonH5414himאֹת֔וֹ'o.ToH853overעַ֖ל'alH5921allכָּל־kol-H3605the landאֶ֥רֶץ'E.retzH776of Egyptמִצְרָֽיִם׃mitz.Ra.yimH4714.
44And Pharaohפַּרְעֹ֛הpar.'OhH6547declaredוַיֹּ֧אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559toאֶל־'el-H413Josephיוֹסֵ֖ףyo.SefH3130, “Iאֲנִ֣י'a.NiH589am Pharaohפַרְעֹ֑הfar.'OhH6547,but without your permissionוּבִלְעָדֶ֗יךָu.vil.'a.Dei.khaH1107,noלֹֽא־lo'-H3808oneאִ֧ישׁ'ishH376אֶת־'et-H853in allבְּכָל־be.kholH3605the landאֶ֥רֶץ'E.retzH776of Egyptמִצְרָֽיִם׃mitz.Ra.yimH4714shall liftיָרִ֨יםya.RimH7311his handיָד֛וֹya.DoH3027orוְאֶת־ve.'EtH853footרַגְל֖וֹrag.LoH7272.”
45Pharaohפַרְעֹ֣הfar.'OhH6547gaveוַיִּקְרָ֨אvai.yik.Ra'H7121Josephיוֹסֵף֮yo.SefH3130the nameשֵׁם־shem-H8034Zaphenath-paneahH6847,and he gaveוַיִּתֶּן־vai.yi.ten-H5414himאֶת־'et-H853Asenathאָֽסְנַ֗ת'a.se.NatH621daughterבַּת־bat-H1323of PotipheraH6319,priestכֹּהֵ֥ןko.HenH3548of Onאֹ֖ן'onH204,to be his wifeלְאִשָּׁ֑הle.'i.ShahH802.And Josephיוֹסֵ֖ףyo.SefH3130took chargeוַיֵּצֵ֥אvai.ye.Tze'H3318ofעַל־'al-H5921allthe landאֶ֥רֶץ'E.retzH776of Egyptמִצְרָֽיִם׃mitz.Ra.yimH4714.
46Now Josephוְיוֹסֵף֙ve.yo.SefH3130was thirtyשְׁלֹשִׁ֣יםshe.lo.ShimH7970years oldבֶּן־ שָׁנָ֔הben- sha.NahH1121H8141when he entered the serviceבְּעָמְד֕וֹ לִפְנֵ֖יbe.'a.me.Do lif.NeiH5975H6440of Pharaohפַּרְעֹ֣הpar.'OhH6547kingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428of Egyptמִצְרָ֑יִםmitz.Ra.yimH4714.And Josephיוֹסֵף֙yo.SefH3130leftוַיֵּצֵ֤אvai.ye.Tze'H3318Pharaoh’sפַרְעֹ֔הfar.'OhH6547presenceמִלִּפְנֵ֣יmi.lif.NeiH6440and traveledוַֽיַּעְבֹ֖רvai.ya'.VorH5674throughoutבְּכָל־be.kholH3605the landאֶ֥רֶץ'E.retzH776of Egyptמִצְרָֽיִם׃mitz.Ra.yimH4714.
48During those sevenשֶׁ֣בַעShe.va'H7651yearsשָׁנִ֗יםsha.NimH8141,Joseph collectedוַיִּקְבֹּ֞ץvai.yik.BotzH6908אֶת־'et-H853allכָּל־kol-H3605the excess foodאֹ֣כֶל׀'O.khelH400in the landבְּאֶ֣רֶץbe.'E.retzH776of Egyptמִצְרַ֔יִםmitz.Ra.yimH4714אֲשֶׁ֤ר'a.SherH834הָיוּ֙ha.YuH1961and storedוַיִּתֶּן־vai.yi.ten-H5414itאֹ֖כֶל'O.khelH400in the citiesבֶּעָרִ֑יםbe.'a.RimH5892.In every cityהָעִ֛ירha.'IrH5892he laid upנָתַ֥ןna.TanH5414the foodאֹ֧כֶל'O.khelH400אֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherH834from the fieldsשְׂדֵה־se.deh-H7704around itסְבִיבֹתֶ֖יהָse.vi.vo.Tei.haH5439בְּתוֹכָֽהּ׃be.to.KhahH8432.
49So Josephיוֹסֵ֥ףyo.SefH3130stored upוַיִּצְבֹּ֨רvai.yitz.BorH6651grainבָּ֛רbarH1250in such abundanceהַרְבֵּ֣ה מְאֹ֑ד עַ֛דhar.Beh me.'Od 'adH7235H3966H5704,like the sandכְּח֥וֹלke.CholH2344of the seaהַיָּ֖םhai.YamH3220,thatכִּי־ki-H3588he stoppedחָדַ֥לcha.DalH2308keeping track of itלִסְפֹּ֖רlis.PorH5608;forכִּי־ki-H3588it was beyondאֵ֥ין'einH369measureמִסְפָּֽר׃mis.ParH4557.
50Beforeבְּטֶ֥רֶםbe.Te.remH2962the yearsשְׁנַ֣תshe.NatH8141of famineהָרָעָ֑בha.ra.'AvH7458אֲשֶׁ֤ר'a.SherH834arrivedתָּב֖וֹאta.Vo'H935,twoשְׁנֵ֣יshe.NeiH8147sonsבָנִ֔יםva.NimH1121were bornיֻלַּד֙yu.LadH3205to Josephוּלְיוֹסֵ֤ףu.le.yo.SefH3130by Asenathאָֽסְנַ֔ת'a.se.NatH621daughterבַּת־bat-H1323of PotipheraH6319,priestכֹּהֵ֥ןko.HenH3548of Onאֽוֹן׃'onH204יָֽלְדָה־Yal.dah-H3205.
51Josephיוֹסֵ֛ףyo.SefH3130אֶת־'et-H853namedוַיִּקְרָ֥א שֵׁ֥םvai.yik.Ra' shemH7121H8034the firstbornהַבְּכ֖וֹרha.be.KhorH1060Manassehמְנַשֶּׁ֑הme.na.ShehH4519,sayingכִּֽי־ki-H3588, “Godאֱלֹהִים֙'E.lo.HimH430אֶת־'et-H853has made me forgetנַשַּׁ֤נִיna.Sha.niH5382allכָּל־kol-H3605my hardshipעֲמָלִ֔י'a.ma.LiH5999וְאֵ֖תve.'EtH853and allכָּל־kol-H3605my father’sאָבִֽי׃'a.ViH1householdבֵּ֥יתbeitH1004.”
54the sevenשֶׁ֣בַעShe.va'H7651yearsשְׁנֵ֤יshe.NeiH8141of famineהָרָעָב֙ לָב֔וֹאha.ra.'Av la.Vo'H7458H935beganוַתְּחִלֶּ֜ינָהva.te.chi.Lei.nahH2490,just asכַּאֲשֶׁ֖רka.'a.SherH834Josephיוֹסֵ֑ףyo.SefH3130had saidאָמַ֣ר'a.MarH559.And although there wasוַיְהִ֤יvay.HiH1961famineרָעָב֙ra.'AvH7458in everyבְּכָל־be.kholH3605countryהָ֣אֲרָצ֔וֹתha.'a.ra.TzotH776,there wasהָ֥יָהHa.yahH1961foodלָֽחֶם׃La.chemH3899throughoutוּבְכָל־u.ve.Khol-H3605the landאֶ֥רֶץ'E.retzH776of Egyptמִצְרַ֖יִםmitz.Ra.yimH4714.
55When extreme hungerוַתִּרְעַב֙va.tir.'AvH7456came to allכָּל־kol-H3605the landאֶ֣רֶץ'E.retzH776of Egyptמִצְרַ֔יִםmitz.Ra.yimH4714and the peopleהָעָ֛םha.'AmH5971cried outוַיִּצְעַ֥קvai.yitz.'AkH6817toאֶל־'el-H413Pharaohפַּרְעֹ֖הpar.'OhH6547for foodלַלָּ֑חֶםla.La.chemH3899, heפַּרְעֹ֤הpar.'OhH6547toldוַיֹּ֨אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559allלְכָל־le.kholH3605the Egyptiansמִצְרַ֙יִם֙mitz.Ra.yimH4713, “Goלְכ֣וּle.KhuH1980toאֶל־'el-H413Josephיוֹסֵ֔ףyo.SefH3130and doתַּעֲשֽׂוּ׃ta.'a.SuH6213whateverאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834he tellsיֹאמַ֥רyo.MarH559you.”
56When the famineוְהָרָעָ֣בve.ha.ra.'AvH7458had spreadהָיָ֔הha.YahH1961overעַ֖ל'alH5921allכָּל־kol-H3605theפְּנֵ֣יpe.NeiH6440landהָאָ֑רֶץha.'A.retzH776,Josephיוֹסֵ֜ףyo.SefH3130אֶֽת־'et-H853opened upוַיִּפְתַּ֨חvai.yif.TachH6605allכָּל־kol-H3605the storehousesאֲשֶׁ֤ר'a.SherH834and sold grainוַיִּשְׁבֹּ֣רvai.yish.BorH7666to the Egyptiansלְמִצְרַ֔יִםle.mitz.Ra.yimH4714;for the famineהָֽרָעָ֖בha.ra.'AvH7458was severeוַיֶּחֱזַ֥קvai.ye.che.ZakH2388in the landבְּאֶ֥רֶץbe.'E.retzH776of Egyptמִצְרָֽיִם׃mitz.Ra.yimH4714.
57And everyוְכָל־ve.kholH3605nationהָאָ֙רֶץ֙ha.'A.retzH776cameבָּ֣אוּBa.'uH935toאֶל־'el-H413Josephיוֹסֵ֑ףyo.SefH3130in Egyptמִצְרַ֔יְמָהmitz.Ray.mahH4714to buy grainלִשְׁבֹּ֖רlish.BorH7666,becauseכִּֽי־ki-H3588the famineהָרָעָ֖בha.ra.'AvH7458was severeחָזַ֥קcha.ZakH2388over allבְּכָל־be.kholH3605the earthהָאָֽרֶץ׃ha.'A.retzH776.
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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