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Genesis 41:28-36

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.”

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