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Genesis 40:1-4

1And it came to pass afterאַחַר֙'a.CharH310these thingsהַדְּבָרִ֣יםha.de.va.RimH1697, thatthe butlerH8248of the kingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428of Egyptמִצְרַ֖יִםmitz.Ra.yimH4714and hisbakerוְהָאֹפֶ֑הve.ha.'o.PehH644had offendedחָֽטְא֛וּcha.te.'UH2398their lordלַאֲדֹנֵיהֶ֖םla.'a.do.nei.HemH113the kingלְמֶ֥לֶךְle.Me.lekhH4428of Egyptמִצְרָֽיִם׃mitz.Ra.yimH4714.

2And Pharaohפַּרְעֹ֔הpar.'OhH6547was wrothוַיִּקְצֹ֣ףvai.yik.TzofH7107againstH5921twoשְׁנֵ֣יshe.NeiH8147ofhis officersסָרִיסָ֑יוsa.ri.SavH5631,against the chiefשַׂ֣רsarH8269of the butlersH8248,and against the chiefשַׂ֥רsarH8269of the bakersהָאוֹפִֽים׃ha.'o.FimH644.

3And he putוַיִּתֵּ֨ןvai.yi.TenH5414them in wardבְּמִשְׁמַ֗רbe.mish.MarH4929in the houseבֵּ֛יתbeitH1004of the captainשַׂ֥רsarH8269of the guardהַטַבָּחִ֖יםha.ta.ba.ChimH2876,into the prisonבֵּ֣ית הַסֹּ֑הַרbeit ha.So.harH5470 H1004,the placeמְק֕וֹםme.KomH4725where Josephיוֹסֵ֖ףyo.SefH3130wasboundאָס֥וּר'a.SurH631.

4And the captainשַׂ֣רsarH8269of the guardהַטַּבָּחִ֧יםha.ta.ba.ChimH2876chargedוַ֠יִּפְקֹדVai.yif.kodH6485Josephיוֹסֵ֛ףyo.SefH3130with them, and he servedוַיְשָׁ֣רֶתvay.Sha.retH8334them: and they continued a seasonיָמִ֖יםya.MimH3117in wardבְּמִשְׁמָֽר׃be.mish.MarH4929.

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