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Genesis 41:9-16
10Pharaohפַּרְעֹ֖הpar.'OhH6547was once angryקָצַ֣ףka.TzafH7107withעַל־'al-H5921his servantsעֲבָדָ֑יו'a.va.DavH5650,and he putוַיִּתֵּ֨ןvai.yi.TenH5414אֹתִ֜י'o.TiH853meאֹתִ֕י'o.TiH853andוְאֵ֖תve.'EtH853the chiefשַׂ֣רsarH8269bakerהָאֹפִֽים׃ha.'o.FimH644in the custodyבְּמִשְׁמַ֗ר בֵּ֚יתbe.mish.Mar beitH4929H1004of the captainשַׂ֥רsarH8269of the guardהַטַּבָּחִ֔יםha.ta.ba.ChimH2876.
11Oneאֶחָ֖ד'e.ChadH259nightבְּלַ֥יְלָהbe.Lay.lahH3915bothוָה֑וּאva.Hu'H1931the chief bakerand Iאֲנִ֣י'a.NiH589had dreamsוַנַּֽחַלְמָ֥ה חֲל֛וֹםva.na.chal.Mah cha.LomH2492H2472, andeachאִ֛ישׁ'ishH376dreamחֲלֹמ֖וֹ חָלָֽמְנוּ׃cha.lo.Mo cha.La.me.nuH2472H2492had its own meaningכְּפִתְר֥וֹןke.fit.RonH6623.
12Now a youngנַ֣עַרNa.'arH5288Hebrewעִבְרִ֗י'iv.RiH5680was thereוְשָׁ֨םve.ShamH8033with usאִתָּ֜נוּ'i.Ta.nuH854,a servantעֶ֚בֶד'E.vedH5650of the captainלְשַׂ֣רle.SarH8269of the guardהַטַּבָּחִ֔יםha.ta.ba.ChimH2876.We told himוַנְּ֨סַפֶּר־va.Ne.sa.per-H5608our dreamsand he interpretedוַיִּפְתָּר־vai.yif.tor-H6622themחֲלֹמֹתֵ֑ינוּcha.lo.mo.Tei.nuH2472forusאֶת־'et-H853individuallyאִ֥ישׁ כַּחֲלֹמ֖וֹ פָּתָֽר׃'ish ka.cha.lo.Mo pa.TarH376H2472H6622.
13And it happenedוַיְהִ֛יvay.HiH1961to usjust asכַּאֲשֶׁ֥רka.'a.SherH834he had interpretedפָּֽתַר־ כֵּ֣ן הָיָ֑הpa.tar- ken ha.YahH6622H3651H1961אֹתִ֛י'o.TiH853:I was restoredהֵשִׁ֥יבhe.ShivH7725toעַל־'al-H5921my positionכַּנִּ֖יka.NiH3653וְאֹת֥וֹve.'o.ToH853,and the other man was hangedתָלָֽה׃ta.LahH8518.”
14So Pharaohפַּרְעֹה֙par.'OhH6547sent forוַיִּשְׁלַ֤ח וַיִּקְרָ֣אvai.yish.Lach vai.yik.Ra'H7971H7121אֶת־'et-H853Josephיוֹסֵ֔ףyo.SefH3130,who was quickly broughtוַיְרִיצֻ֖הוּvay.ri.Tzu.huH7323out ofמִן־min-H4480the dungeonהַבּ֑וֹרha.BorH953.After he had shavedוַיְגַלַּח֙vay.ga.LachH1548and changedוַיְחַלֵּ֣ףvay.cha.LefH2498his clothesשִׂמְלֹתָ֔יוsim.lo.TavH8071,he went inוַיָּבֹ֖אvai.ya.Vo'H935beforeאֶל־'el-H413Pharaohפַּרְעֹֽה׃par.'OhH6547.
15Pharaohפַּרְעֹה֙par.'OhH6547saidוַיֹּ֤אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559toאֶל־'el-H413Josephיוֹסֵ֔ףyo.SefH3130, “I had a dreamחֲל֣וֹם חָלַ֔מְתִּיcha.Lom cha.Lam.tiH2472H2492,and noאֵ֣ין'einH369אֹת֑וֹ'o.ToH853one can interpret itוּפֹתֵ֖רu.fo.TerH6622.But Iוַאֲנִ֗יva.'a.NiH589have heardשָׁמַ֤עְתִּיsha.Ma'.tiH8085it saidלֵאמֹ֔רle.MorH559of youעָלֶ֙יךָ֙'a.Lei.khaH5921that when you hearתִּשְׁמַ֥עtish.Ma'H8085a dreamחֲל֖וֹםcha.LomH2472you can interpret itלִפְתֹּ֥רlif.TorH6622אֹתֽוֹ׃'o.ToH853.”
16“I myself cannot do itבִּלְעָדָ֑יbil.'a.DaiH1107,”Josephיוֹסֵ֧ףyo.SefH3130אֶת־'et-H853repliedוַיַּ֨עַן פַּרְעֹ֛ה לֵאמֹ֖רvai.Ya.'an par.'Oh le.MorH6030H6547H559, “but Godאֱלֹהִ֕ים'E.lo.HimH430will give Pharaohפַּרְעֹֽה׃par.'OhH6547a soundשְׁל֥וֹםshe.LomH7965answerיַעֲנֶ֖הya.'a.NehH6030אֶת־'et-H853.”
Commentaries on Genesis 41
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
- Tyndale Open Study Notes
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
- Rashi on Tanakh
- Calvin’s Commentaries
- Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
- John Wesley’s Notes
- Darby Translation Notes
- Geneva Bible Translation Notes
- Kingcomments
- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
- Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
- Original Douay–Rheims Annotations
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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