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Genesis 41:53-57

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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