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Genesis 41:33-57

33AndnowH6258letPharaohפַרְעֹ֔הfar.'OhH6547lookH7200himselfoutamanאִ֖ישׁ'ishH376discreetandwiseוְחָכָ֑םve.cha.KhamH2450,andsetוִישִׁיתֵ֖הוּvi.shi.Te.huH7896himoverthelandאֶ֥רֶץ'E.retzH776ofEgyptמִצְרָֽיִם׃mitz.Ra.yimH4714.

34LetPharaohפַרְעֹ֔הfar.'OhH6547do[this]:lethimappointוְיַפְקֵ֥דve.yaf.KedH6485overseersפְּקִדִ֖יםpe.ki.DimH6496overthelandהָאָ֑רֶץha.'A.retzH776,andtakethefifthpartofthelandאֶ֣רֶץ'E.retzH776ofEgyptמִצְרַ֔יִםmitz.Ra.yimH4714duringthesevenבְּשֶׁ֖בַעbe.She.va'H7651yearsשְׁנֵ֥יshe.NeiH8141ofplentyהַשָּׂבָֽע׃ha.sa.Va'H7647,

35andletthemgatherוְיִקְבְּצ֗וּve.yik.be.TzuH6908allthefoodאֹ֙כֶל֙'o.khelH400ofthesecomingH935goodהַטֹּבֹ֔תha.to.VotH2896yearsהַשָּׁנִ֣יםha.sha.NimH8141,andlayupcornunderthehandיַד־yad-H3027ofPharaohפַּרְעֹ֛הpar.'OhH6547,forfoodאֹ֥כֶל'O.khelH400inthecitiesבֶּעָרִ֖יםbe.'a.RimH5892,andkeepוְשָׁמָֽרוּ׃ve.sha.Ma.ruH8104[it].

36Andletthefoodהָאֹ֤כֶלha.'O.khelH400beH1961asstoreforthelandלָאָ֔רֶץla.'A.retzH776forthesevenלְשֶׁ֙בַע֙le.She.va'H7651yearsשְׁנֵ֣יshe.NeiH8141offamineהָרָעָ֔בha.ra.'AvH7458,whichwillbeH1961inthelandבְּאֶ֣רֶץbe.'E.retzH776ofEgyptמִצְרָ֑יִםmitz.Ra.yimH4714,thatthelandהָאָ֖רֶץha.'A.retzH776perishnotthroughthefamineבָּרָעָֽב׃ba.ra.'AvH7458.

37Andthewordהַדָּבָ֖רha.da.VarH1697wasgoodוַיִּיטַ֥בvai.yi.TavH3190intheeyesבְּעֵינֵ֣יbe.'ei.NeiH5869ofPharaohפַרְעֹ֑הfar.'OhH6547,andintheeyesוּבְעֵינֵ֖יu.ve.'ei.NeiH5869ofallhisbondmen.

38AndPharaohפַּרְעֹ֖הpar.'OhH6547saidH559tohisbondmen,ShallwefindH4672[oneH376]asthis,amanאִ֕ישׁ'ishH376inwhomtheSpiritר֥וּחַRu.achH7307ofGodאֱלֹהִ֖ים'E.lo.HimH430is?

39AndPharaohפַּרְעֹה֙par.'OhH6547saidH559toJosephיוֹסֵ֔ףyo.SefH3130,SinceGodאֱלֹהִ֛ים'E.lo.HimH430hasmadeH3045allthisknownהוֹדִ֧יעַho.Di.a'H3045tothee,thereisnone[so] discreetandwiseוְחָכָ֖םve.cha.KhamH2450asthou.

40Thou shaltbeתִּהְיֶ֣הtih.YehH1961overmyhouseבֵּיתִ֔יbei.TiH1004,andaccordingtothycommandmentshallallmypeopleעַמִּ֑י'a.MiH5971regulatethemselves;onlyרַ֥קrakH7535concerningthethroneהַכִּסֵּ֖אha.ki.Se'H3678willIbeH1961greaterאֶגְדַּ֥ל'eg.DalH1431thanthou.

41AndPharaohפַּרְעֹ֖הpar.'OhH6547saidH559toJosephיוֹסֵ֑ףyo.SefH3130,Seeרְאֵה֙re.'EhH7200,Ihavesetנָתַ֣תִּיna.Ta.tiH5414theeoverallthelandאֶ֥רֶץ'E.retzH776ofEgyptמִצְרָֽיִם׃mitz.Ra.yimH4714.

42AndPharaohפַּרְעֹ֤הpar.'OhH6547tookoffhisringH2885fromhishandיָד֔וֹya.DoH3027,andputH5414itonJoseph'shandיַ֣דyadH3027,andarrayedhiminclothesבִּגְדֵי־big.dei-H899ofbyssus,andputH5414agoldהַזָּהָ֖בha.za.HavH2091chainרְבִ֥דre.VidH7242onhisneckצַוָּארֽוֹ׃tza.va.RoH6677.

43Andhecausedhimtorideוַיַּרְכֵּ֣בvai.yar.KevH7392inthesecondהַמִּשְׁנֶה֙ha.mish.NehH4932chariotבְּמִרְכֶּ֤בֶתbe.mir.Ke.vetH4818thathehad;andtheycriedbeforehim,Bowtheknee!andhesetH5414himoverallthelandאֶ֥רֶץ'E.retzH776ofEgyptמִצְרָֽיִם׃mitz.Ra.yimH4714.

44AndPharaohפַּרְעֹ֛הpar.'OhH6547saidH559toJosephיוֹסֵ֖ףyo.SefH3130,IamPharaohפַרְעֹ֑הfar.'OhH6547;andwithouttheeshallnomanH376liftיָרִ֨יםya.RimH7311uphishandיָד֛וֹya.DoH3027orhisfootרַגְל֖וֹrag.LoH7272inallthelandאֶ֥רֶץ'E.retzH776ofEgyptמִצְרָֽיִם׃mitz.Ra.yimH4714.

45AndPharaohפַרְעֹ֣הfar.'OhH6547calledוַיִּקְרָ֨אvai.yik.Ra'H7121Joseph'snameשֵׁם־shem-H8034Zaphnath-paaneah,andgaveH5414himaswifeלְאִשָּׁ֑הle.'i.ShahH802Asnaththedaughterבַּת־bat-H1323ofPotipherahthepriestכֹּהֵ֥ןko.HenH3548inOn.AndJosephH3130wentH3318outoverthelandאֶ֥רֶץ'E.retzH776ofEgyptמִצְרָֽיִם׃mitz.Ra.yimH4714.

46AndJosephוְיוֹסֵף֙ve.yo.SefH3130wasthirtyשְׁלֹשִׁ֣יםshe.lo.ShimH7970yearsשָׁנָ֔הsha.NahH8141oldwhenhestoodH5975beforePharaohפַּרְעֹ֣הpar.'OhH6547kingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428ofEgyptמִצְרָ֑יִםmitz.Ra.yimH4714.AndJosephיוֹסֵף֙yo.SefH3130wentH3318outfromPharaohפַרְעֹ֔הfar.'OhH6547,andpassedH5674throughthewholelandאֶ֥רֶץ'E.retzH776ofEgyptמִצְרָֽיִם׃mitz.Ra.yimH4714.

47Andinthesevenבְּשֶׁ֖בַעbe.She.va'H7651yearsשְׁנֵ֣יshe.NeiH8141ofplentyהַשָּׂבָ֑עha.sa.Va'H7647thelandהָאָ֔רֶץha.'A.retzH776broughtforthbyhandfuls.

48Andhegatheredוַיִּקְבֹּ֞ץvai.yik.BotzH6908upallthefoodאֹ֣כֶל׀'O.khelH400ofthesevenשֶׁ֣בַעShe.va'H7651yearsשָׁנִ֗יםsha.NimH8141thatwasH1961inthelandבְּאֶ֣רֶץbe.'E.retzH776ofEgyptמִצְרַ֔יִםmitz.Ra.yimH4714,andputH5414thefoodאֹ֖כֶל'O.khelH400inthecitiesבֶּעָרִ֑יםbe.'a.RimH5892;thefoodאֹ֧כֶל'O.khelH400ofthefieldsשְׂדֵה־se.deh-H7704ofthecityהָעִ֛ירha.'IrH5892,whichwereroundH5439aboutit,helaidupinit.

49AndJosephיוֹסֵ֥ףyo.SefH3130laidupcornassandכְּח֥וֹלke.CholH2344oftheseaהַיָּ֖םhai.YamH3220exceedingmuchהַרְבֵּ֣הhar.BehH7235,untiltheyleftoffnumberingH4557;foritwaswithoutnumberH4557.

50AndtoJosephוּלְיוֹסֵ֤ףu.le.yo.SefH3130werebornH3205twoשְׁנֵ֣יshe.NeiH8147sonsבָנִ֔יםva.NimH1121beforetheyearשְׁנַ֣תshe.NatH8141offamineהָרָעָ֑בha.ra.'AvH7458cameH935,whomAsnaththedaughterבַּת־bat-H1323ofPotipherahthepriestכֹּהֵ֥ןko.HenH3548inOnboreH3205tohim.

51AndJosephיוֹסֵ֛ףyo.SefH3130calledוַיִּקְרָ֥אvai.yik.Ra'H7121thenameשֵׁ֥םshemH8034ofthefirstbornהַבְּכ֖וֹרha.be.KhorH1060Manassehמְנַשֶּׁ֑הme.na.ShehH4519—ForGodאֱלֹהִים֙'E.lo.HimH430hasmademeforgetנַשַּׁ֤נִיna.Sha.niH5382allmytoilH5999,andallmyfather'shouseH1004.

52Andthenameשֵׁ֥םshemH8034ofthesecondהַשֵּׁנִ֖יha.she.NiH8145hecalledקָרָ֣אka.Ra'H7121Ephraimאֶפְרָ֑יִם'ef.Ra.yimH669—ForGodאֱלֹהִ֖ים'E.lo.HimH430hascausedmetobefruitfulהִפְרַ֥נִיhif.Ra.niH6509inthelandבְּאֶ֥רֶץbe.'E.retzH776ofmyaffliction.

53Andthesevenשֶׁ֖בַעShe.va'H7651yearsשְׁנֵ֣יshe.NeiH8141ofplentyהַשָּׂבָ֑עha.sa.Va'H7647thatwereinthelandבְּאֶ֥רֶץbe.'E.retzH776ofEgyptמִצְרָֽיִם׃mitz.Ra.yimH4714wereendedוַתִּכְלֶ֕ינָהva.tikh.Lei.nahH3615;

54andthesevenשֶׁ֣בַעShe.va'H7651yearsשְׁנֵ֤יshe.NeiH8141ofthedearthbeganH2490tocomeלָב֔וֹאla.Vo'H935, accordingasJosephיוֹסֵ֑ףyo.SefH3130hadsaidH559.AndtherewasH1961dearthinalllandsהָ֣אֲרָצ֔וֹתha.'a.ra.TzotH776;butinallthelandאֶ֥רֶץ'E.retzH776ofEgyptמִצְרַ֖יִםmitz.Ra.yimH4714therewasH1961breadH3899.

55Andallthelandאֶ֣רֶץ'E.retzH776ofEgyptמִצְרַ֔יִםmitz.Ra.yimH4714sufferedfromthedearth.Andthepeopleהָעָ֛םha.'AmH5971criedH6817toPharaohפַּרְעֹ֖הpar.'OhH6547forbreadH3899;andPharaohפַּרְעֹ֤הpar.'OhH6547saidH559toalltheEgyptians, GotoJosephיוֹסֵ֔ףyo.SefH3130:whathesaysH559toyou,thatdo.

56Andthefamineוְהָרָעָ֣בve.ha.ra.'AvH7458wasH1961onalltheearthH776.AndJosephיוֹסֵ֜ףyo.SefH3130openedוַיִּפְתַּ֨חvai.yif.TachH6605everyplaceinwhichtherewasH1961[provision],andsoldH7666graintotheEgyptians;andthefamineהָֽרָעָ֖בha.ra.'AvH7458wasH1961grievousinthelandH776ofEgyptH4714.

57AndallcountriescameH935intoEgyptמִצְרַ֔יְמָהmitz.Ray.mahH4714toJosephיוֹסֵ֑ףyo.SefH3130,tobuyלִשְׁבֹּ֖רlish.BorH7666[grain],becausethefamineהָרָעָ֖בha.ra.'AvH7458wasgrievousonthewholeearthH776.

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