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Genesis 41:14-24

14Then Pharaohפַּרְעֹה֙par.'OhH6547sentוַיִּשְׁלַ֤חvai.yish.LachH7971and calledוַיִּקְרָ֣אvai.yik.Ra'H7121Josephיוֹסֵ֔ףyo.SefH3130,and they brought him hastilyוַיְרִיצֻ֖הוּvay.ri.Tzu.huH7323out of the dungeonהַבּ֑וֹרha.BorH953:and he shavedוַיְגַלַּח֙vay.ga.LachH1548himself,and changedוַיְחַלֵּ֣ףvay.cha.LefH2498his raimentשִׂמְלֹתָ֔יוsim.lo.TavH8071,and came inוַיָּבֹ֖אvai.ya.Vo'H935unto Pharaohפַּרְעֹֽה׃par.'OhH6547.

15And Pharaohפַּרְעֹה֙par.'OhH6547saidוַיֹּ֤אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559unto Josephיוֹסֵ֔ףyo.SefH3130,I have dreamedחָלַ֔מְתִּיcha.Lam.tiH2492a dreamחֲל֣וֹםcha.LomH2472, and there isnone that can interpretוּפֹתֵ֖רu.fo.TerH6622it: and I have heardשָׁמַ֤עְתִּיsha.Ma'.tiH8085sayלֵאמֹ֔רle.MorH559of thee, thatthou canst understandתִּשְׁמַ֥עtish.Ma'H8085a dreamחֲל֖וֹםcha.LomH2472to interpretלִפְתֹּ֥רlif.TorH6622it.

16And Josephיוֹסֵ֧ףyo.SefH3130answeredוַיַּ֨עַןvai.Ya.'anH6030Pharaohפַּרְעֹ֛הpar.'OhH6547,sayingלֵאמֹ֖רle.MorH559, It isnot in meבִּלְעָדָ֑יbil.'a.DaiH1107:Godאֱלֹהִ֕ים'E.lo.HimH430shall giveH6030Pharaohפַּרְעֹֽה׃par.'OhH6547an answerיַעֲנֶ֖הya.'a.NehH6030of peaceשְׁל֥וֹםshe.LomH7965.

17And Pharaohפַּרְעֹ֖הpar.'OhH6547saidוַיְדַבֵּ֥רvay.da.BerH1696unto Josephיוֹסֵ֑ףyo.SefH3130,In my dreamבַּחֲלֹמִ֕יba.cha.lo.MiH2472,behold, I stoodעֹמֵ֖ד'o.MedH5975upon the bankשְׂפַ֥תse.FatH8193of the riverהַיְאֹֽר׃hay.'OrH2975:

18And, behold, there came upעֹלֹת֙'o.LotH5927out of the riverהַיְאֹ֗רhay.'OrH2975sevenשֶׁ֣בַעShe.va'H7651kineפָּר֔וֹתpa.RotH6510,fatfleshedבְּרִיא֥וֹת בָּשָׂ֖רbe.ri.'ot ba.SarH1320 H1277and wellוִיפֹ֣תvi.FotH3303favouredתֹּ֑אַרTo.'arH8389;and they fedוַתִּרְעֶ֖ינָהva.tir.'Ei.nahH7462in a meadowבָּאָֽחוּ׃ba.'A.chuH260:

19And, behold, sevenשֶֽׁבַע־she.va'-H7651otherאֲחֵרוֹת֙'a.che.roTH312kineפָּר֤וֹתpa.RotH6510came upעֹל֣וֹתo.LotH5927after themאַחֲרֵיהֶ֔ן'a.cha.rei.HenH310,poorדַּלּ֨וֹתda.LotH1803and veryמְאֹ֖דme.'OdH3966illוְרָע֥וֹתve.ra.'otH7451favouredתֹּ֛אַרTo.'arH8389and leanfleshedוְרַקּ֣וֹת בָּשָׂ֑רve.ra.Kot ba.SarH1320 H7534,suchH2007as I neverלֹֽא־lo'-H3808sawרָאִ֧יתִיra.'I.tiH7200in all the landאֶ֥רֶץ'E.retzH776of Egyptמִצְרַ֖יִםmitz.Ra.yimH4714for badnessלָרֹֽעַ׃la.Ro.a'H7455:

20And the leanהָרַקּ֖וֹתha.ra.KotH7534and the ill favouredוְהָרָע֑וֹתve.ha.ra.'otH7451kineהַפָּר֔וֹתha.pa.RotH6510did eat upוַתֹּאכַ֙לְנָה֙va.to.Khal.nahH398the firstהָרִאשֹׁנ֖וֹתha.ri.sho.NotH7223sevenשֶׁ֧בַעShe.va'H7651fatהַבְּרִיאֹֽת׃ha.be.ri.'OtH1277kineהַפָּר֛וֹתha.pa.RotH6510:

21And when they had eaten them upוַתָּבֹ֣אנָה קִרְבֶּ֗נָהva.ta.Vo.nah kir.Be.nahH7130 H935,it could not be knownנוֹדַע֙no.Da'H3045that they had eaten themבָ֣אוּ קִרְבֶּ֔נָהVa.'u kir.Be.nahH7130 H935; but they werestillוּמַרְאֵיהֶ֣ןu.mar.'ei.HenH4758ill favouredרַ֔עRa'H7451,as at the beginningבַּתְּחִלָּ֑הba.te.chi.LahH8462.So I awokeוָאִיקָֽץ׃va.'i.KatzH3364.

22And I sawוָאֵ֖רֶאva.'E.re'H7200in my dreamבַּחֲלֹמִ֑יba.cha.lo.MiH2472,and, behold, sevenשֶׁ֣בַעShe.va'H7651earsשִׁבֳּלִ֗יםshi.bo.LimH7641came upעֹלֹ֛ת'o.LotH5927in oneאֶחָ֖ד'e.ChadH259stalkבְּקָנֶ֥הbe.ka.NehH7070,fullמְלֵאֹ֥תme.le.'OtH4392and goodוְטֹבֽוֹת׃ve.to.VotH2896:

23And, behold, sevenשֶׁ֣בַעShe.va'H7651earsשִׁבֳּלִ֔יםshi.bo.LimH7641,witheredצְנֻמ֥וֹתtze.nu.MotH6798,thinדַּקּ֖וֹתda.KotH1851, andblastedשְׁדֻפ֣וֹתshe.du.FotH7710with the east windקָדִ֑יםka.DimH6921,sprung upצֹמְח֖וֹתtzo.me.ChotH6779after themאַחֲרֵיהֶֽם׃'a.cha.rei.HemH310:

24And the thinהַדַּקֹּ֔תha.da.KotH1851earsהָשִׁבֳּלִ֣יםha.shi.bo.LimH7641devouredוַתִּבְלַ֙עְןָ֙va.tiv.La'.naH1104the sevenשֶׁ֥בַעShe.va'H7651goodהַטֹּב֑וֹתha.to.VotH2896earsהַֽשִׁבֳּלִ֖יםha.shi.bo.LimH7641:and I toldוָֽאֹמַר֙va.'o.MarH559thisunto the magiciansהַֽחַרְטֻמִּ֔יםha.char.tu.MimH2748; but there wasnone that could declareמַגִּ֖ידma.GidH5046it to me.

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