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Genesis 41:33-37

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.”

37This proposalהַדָּבָ֖רha.da.VarH1697pleasedוַיִּיטַ֥ב בְּעֵינֵ֣יvai.yi.Tav be.'ei.NeiH3190 H5869Pharaohפַרְעֹ֑ה וּבְעֵינֵ֖יfar.'Oh u.ve.'ei.NeiH6547 H5869and allכָּל־kol-H3605his officialsעֲבָדָֽיו׃'a.va.DavH5650.

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