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Genesis 41:33-57

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.

38So Pharaohפַּרְעֹ֖הpar.'OhH6547askedוַיֹּ֥אמֶר אֶל־vai.Yo.mer 'el-H559 H413themעֲבָדָ֑יו'a.va.DavH5650, “Can we findהֲנִמְצָ֣אha.nim.Tza'H4672anyone like thisכָזֶ֔הkha.ZehH2088manאִ֕ישׁ'ishH376,in whomאֲשֶׁ֛ר'a.SherH834the Spiritר֥וּחַRu.achH7307of Godאֱלֹהִ֖ים'E.lo.HimH430abides?”

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-H1004 H5921,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.”

41Pharaohפַּרְעֹ֖הpar.'OhH6547also toldוַיֹּ֥אמֶר אֶל־vai.Yo.mer 'el-H559 H413Josephיוֹסֵ֑ףyo.SefH3130, “I hereby placeרְאֵה֙ נָתַ֣תִּיre.'Eh na.Ta.tiH7200 H5414אֹֽתְךָ֔'o.te.KhaH853you overעַ֖ל'alH5921allכָּל־kol-H3605the landאֶ֥רֶץ'E.retzH776of Egyptמִצְרָֽיִם׃mitz.Ra.yimH4714.”

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.NahH1121 H8141when he entered the serviceבְּעָמְד֕וֹ לִפְנֵ֖יbe.'a.me.Do lif.NeiH5975 H6440of 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.

47During the sevenבְּשֶׁ֖בַעbe.She.va'H7651yearsשְׁנֵ֣יshe.NeiH8141of abundanceהַשָּׂבָ֑עha.sa.Va'H7647,the landהָאָ֔רֶץha.'A.retzH776brought forthוַתַּ֣עַשׂva.Ta.'asH6213bountifullyלִקְמָצִֽים׃lik.ma.TzimH7062.

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 'adH7235 H3966 H5704,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' shemH7121 H8034the 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.”

52וְאֵ֛תve.'EtH853And the secondהַשֵּׁנִ֖יha.she.NiH8145sonhe namedשֵׁ֥ם קָרָ֣אshem ka.Ra'H8034 H7121Ephraimאֶפְרָ֑יִם'ef.Ra.yimH669,sayingכִּֽי־ki-H3588, “Godאֱלֹהִ֖ים'E.lo.HimH430has made me fruitfulהִפְרַ֥נִיhif.Ra.niH6509in the landבְּאֶ֥רֶץbe.'E.retzH776of my afflictionעָנְיִֽי׃'a.ne.YiH6040.”

53When the sevenשֶׁ֖בַעShe.va'H7651yearsשְׁנֵ֣יshe.NeiH8141of abundanceהַשָּׂבָ֑עha.sa.Va'H7647אֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherH834הָיָ֖הha.YahH1961in the landבְּאֶ֥רֶץbe.'E.retzH776of Egyptמִצְרָֽיִם׃mitz.Ra.yimH4714came to an endוַתִּכְלֶ֕ינָהva.tikh.Lei.nahH3615,

54the sevenשֶׁ֣בַעShe.va'H7651yearsשְׁנֵ֤יshe.NeiH8141of famineהָרָעָב֙ לָב֔וֹאha.ra.'Av la.Vo'H7458 H935beganוַתְּחִלֶּ֜ינָהva.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.

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