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Genesis 41:46-57

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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