King James Version

Genesis 41:25-57

25And Josephיוֹסֵף֙yo.SefH3130saidוַיֹּ֤אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559unto Pharaohפַּרְעֹ֔הpar.'OhH6547,The dreamחֲל֥וֹםcha.LomH2472of Pharaohפַּרְעֹ֖הpar.'OhH6547isoneאֶחָ֣ד'e.ChadH259:Godהָאֱלֹהִ֛יםha.'E.lo.HimH430hath shewedהִגִּ֥ידhi.GidH5046Pharaohלְפַרְעֹֽה׃le.far.'OhH6547what he isabout to doעֹשֶׂ֖ה'o.SehH6213.

26The sevenשֶׁ֧בַעShe.va'H7651goodהַטֹּבֹ֗תha.to.VotH2896kineפָּרֹ֣תpa.RotH6510aresevenשֶׁ֤בַעShe.va'H7651yearsשָׁנִים֙sha.NimH8141;and the sevenוְשֶׁ֤בַעve.She.va'H7651goodהַטֹּבֹ֔תha.to.VotH2896earsהַֽשִּׁבֳּלִים֙ha.shi.bo.LimH7641aresevenשֶׁ֥בַעShe.va'H7651yearsשָׁנִ֖יםsha.NimH8141:the dreamחֲל֖וֹםcha.LomH2472isoneאֶחָ֥ד'e.ChadH259.

27And the sevenוְשֶׁ֣בַעve.She.va'H7651thinהָֽרַקּ֨וֹתha.ra.KotH7534and ill favouredוְהָרָעֹ֜תve.ha.ra.'OtH7451kineהַ֠פָּרוֹתHa.pa.rotH6510that came upהָעֹלֹ֣תha.'o.LotH5927after themאַחֲרֵיהֶ֗ן'a.cha.rei.HenH310aresevenשֶׁ֤בַעShe.va'H7651yearsשָׁנִים֙sha.NimH8141;and the sevenוְשֶׁ֤בַעve.She.va'H7651emptyהָרֵק֔וֹתha.re.KotH7386earsהַֽשִׁבֳּלִים֙ha.shi.bo.LimH7641blastedשְׁדֻפ֖וֹתshe.du.FotH7710with the east windהַקָּדִ֑יםha.ka.DimH6921shall be sevenשֶׁ֖בַעShe.va'H7651yearsשְׁנֵ֥יshe.NeiH8141of famineרָעָֽב׃ra.'AvH7458.

28This isthe thingהַדָּבָ֔רha.da.VarH1697which I have spokenדִּבַּ֖רְתִּיdi.Bar.tiH1696unto Pharaohפַּרְעֹ֑הpar.'OhH6547:What Godהָאֱלֹהִ֛יםha.'E.lo.HimH430isabout to doעֹשֶׂ֖ה'o.SehH6213he shewethהֶרְאָ֥הher.'AhH7200unto Pharaohפַּרְעֹֽה׃par.'OhH6547.

29Behold, there comeבָּא֑וֹתba.'otH935sevenשֶׁ֥בַעShe.va'H7651yearsשָׁנִ֖יםsha.NimH8141of greatגָּד֖וֹלga.DolH1419plentyשָׂבָ֥עsa.Va'H7647throughout all the landאֶ֥רֶץ'E.retzH776of Egyptמִצְרָֽיִם׃mitz.Ra.yimH4714:

30And there shall ariseוְ֠קָמוּVe.ka.muH6965after themאַחֲרֵיהֶ֔ן'a.cha.rei.HenH310sevenשֶׁ֜בַעShe.va'H7651yearsשְׁנֵ֤יshe.NeiH8141of famineרָעָב֙ra.'AvH7458;and all the plentyהַשָּׂבָ֖עha.sa.Va'H7647shall be forgottenוְנִשְׁכַּ֥חve.nish.KachH7911in the landבְּאֶ֣רֶץbe.'E.retzH776of Egyptמִצְרָ֑יִםmitz.Ra.yimH4714;and the famineהָרָעָ֖בha.ra.'AvH7458shall consumeוְכִלָּ֥הve.khi.LahH3615the landהָאָֽרֶץ׃ha.'A.retzH776;

31And the plentyהַשָּׂבָע֙ha.sa.Va'H7647shall not be knownיִוָּדַ֤עyi.va.Da'H3045in the landבָּאָ֔רֶץba.'A.retzH776by reasonמִפְּנֵ֛יmi.pe.NeiH6440of that famineהָרָעָ֥בha.ra.'AvH7458followingאַחֲרֵי־ כֵ֑ן'a.cha.rei- KhenH3651 H310; for it shall beveryמְאֹֽד׃me.'OdH3966grievousכָבֵ֥דkha.VedH3515.

32And for that the dreamהַחֲל֛וֹםha.cha.LomH2472was doubledהִשָּׁנ֧וֹתhi.sha.NotH8138unto Pharaohפַּרְעֹ֖הpar.'OhH6547twiceפַּעֲמָ֑יִםpa.'a.Ma.yimH6471; it isbecause the thingהַדָּבָר֙ha.da.VarH1697isestablishedנָכ֤וֹןna.KhonH3559byמֵעִ֣םme.'ImH5973Godהָאֱלֹהִ֔יםha.'E.lo.HimH430,and Godהָאֱלֹהִ֖יםha.'E.lo.HimH430will shortlyוּמְמַהֵ֥רu.me.ma.HerH4116bring it to passלַעֲשֹׂתֽוֹ׃la.'a.so.ToH6213.

33Now therefore let Pharaohפַרְעֹ֔הfar.'OhH6547look outיֵרֶ֣אye.Re'H7200a manאִ֖ישׁ'ishH376discreetנָב֣וֹןna.VonH995and wiseוְחָכָ֑םve.cha.KhamH2450,and setוִישִׁיתֵ֖הוּvi.shi.Te.huH7896him over the landאֶ֥רֶץ'E.retzH776of Egyptמִצְרָֽיִם׃mitz.Ra.yimH4714.

34Let Pharaohפַרְעֹ֔הfar.'OhH6547doיַעֲשֶׂ֣הya.'a.SehH6213this,and let him appointוְיַפְקֵ֥דve.yaf.KedH6485officersפְּקִדִ֖יםpe.ki.DimH6496over the landהָאָ֑רֶץha.'A.retzH776,and take up the fifth partוְחִמֵּשׁ֙ve.chi.MeshH2567of the landאֶ֣רֶץ'E.retzH776of Egyptמִצְרַ֔יִםmitz.Ra.yimH4714in the sevenבְּשֶׁ֖בַעbe.She.va'H7651plenteousהַשָּׂבָֽע׃ha.sa.Va'H7647yearsשְׁנֵ֥יshe.NeiH8141.

35And let them gatherוְיִקְבְּצ֗וּve.yik.be.TzuH6908all the foodאֹ֙כֶל֙'o.khelH400of those goodהַטֹּבֹ֔תha.to.VotH2896yearsהַשָּׁנִ֣יםha.sha.NimH8141that comeהַבָּאֹ֖תha.ba.'OtH935,and lay upוְיִצְבְּרוּ־ve.yitz.be.ru-H6651cornבָ֞רvarH1250under the handיַד־yad-H3027of Pharaohפַּרְעֹ֛הpar.'OhH6547,and let them keepוְשָׁמָֽרוּ׃ve.sha.Ma.ruH8104foodאֹ֥כֶל'O.khelH400in the citiesבֶּעָרִ֖יםbe.'a.RimH5892.

36And that foodהָאֹ֤כֶלha.'O.khelH400shall be for storeלְפִקָּדוֹן֙le.fi.ka.dOnH6487to the landלָאָ֔רֶץla.'A.retzH776against the sevenלְשֶׁ֙בַע֙le.She.va'H7651yearsשְׁנֵ֣יshe.NeiH8141of famineהָרָעָ֔בha.ra.'AvH7458,which shall be in the landבְּאֶ֣רֶץbe.'E.retzH776of Egyptמִצְרָ֑יִםmitz.Ra.yimH4714;that the landהָאָ֖רֶץha.'A.retzH776perishתִכָּרֵ֥תti.ka.RetH3772not through the famineבָּרָעָֽב׃ba.ra.'AvH7458.

37And the thingהַדָּבָ֖רha.da.VarH1697was goodוַיִּיטַ֥בvai.yi.TavH3190in the eyesבְּעֵינֵ֣יbe.'ei.NeiH5869of Pharaohפַרְעֹ֑הfar.'OhH6547,and in the eyesוּבְעֵינֵ֖יu.ve.'ei.NeiH5869of all his servantsעֲבָדָֽיו׃'a.va.DavH5650.

38And Pharaohפַּרְעֹ֖הpar.'OhH6547saidוַיֹּ֥אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559unto his servantsעֲבָדָ֑יו'a.va.DavH5650,Can we findהֲנִמְצָ֣אha.nim.Tza'H4672such a oneas thisכָזֶ֔הkha.ZehH2088is,a manאִ֕ישׁ'ishH376in whomאֲשֶׁ֛ר'a.SherH834the Spiritר֥וּחַRu.achH7307of Godאֱלֹהִ֖ים'E.lo.HimH430is?

39And Pharaohפַּרְעֹה֙par.'OhH6547saidוַיֹּ֤אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559unto Josephיוֹסֵ֔ףyo.SefH3130,Forasmuchאַחֲרֵ֨י'a.cha.ReiH310as Godאֱלֹהִ֛ים'E.lo.HimH430hath shewedהוֹדִ֧יעַho.Di.a'H3045thee all this, there isnone so discreetנָב֥וֹןna.VonH995and wiseוְחָכָ֖םve.cha.KhamH2450as thou art:

40Thou shalt beתִּהְיֶ֣הtih.YehH1961over my houseבֵּיתִ֔יbei.TiH1004,and according unto thy wordפִּ֖יךָPi.khaH6310shall all my peopleעַמִּ֑י'a.MiH5971be ruledיִשַּׁ֣קyi.ShakH5401:only in the throneהַכִּסֵּ֖אha.ki.Se'H3678will I be greaterאֶגְדַּ֥ל'eg.DalH1431than thou.

41And Pharaohפַּרְעֹ֖הpar.'OhH6547saidוַיֹּ֥אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559unto Josephיוֹסֵ֑ףyo.SefH3130,Seeרְאֵה֙re.'EhH7200,I have setנָתַ֣תִּיna.Ta.tiH5414thee over all the landאֶ֥רֶץ'E.retzH776of Egyptמִצְרָֽיִם׃mitz.Ra.yimH4714.

42And Pharaohפַּרְעֹ֤הpar.'OhH6547took offוַיָּ֨סַרvai.Ya.sarH5493his ringטַבַּעְתּוֹ֙ta.ba'.ToH2885from his handיָד֔וֹya.DoH3027,and putוַיִּתֵּ֥ןvai.yi.TenH5414it upon Joseph’sיוֹסֵ֑ףyo.SefH3130handיַ֣דyadH3027,and arrayedוַיַּלְבֵּ֤שׁvai.yal.BeshH3847him in vesturesבִּגְדֵי־big.dei-H899of fine linenשֵׁ֔שׁSheshH8336,and putוַיָּ֛שֶׂםvai.Ya.semH7760a goldהַזָּהָ֖בha.za.HavH2091chainרְבִ֥דre.VidH7242about his neckצַוָּארֽוֹ׃tza.va.RoH6677;

43And he made him to rideוַיַּרְכֵּ֣בvai.yar.KevH7392in the secondהַמִּשְׁנֶה֙ha.mish.NehH4932chariotבְּמִרְכֶּ֤בֶתbe.mir.Ke.vetH4818which he had; and they criedוַיִּקְרְא֥וּvai.yik.re.'UH7121before himלְפָנָ֖יוle.fa.NavH6440,Bow the kneeאַבְרֵ֑ךְ'av.RekhH86:and he madeוְנָת֣וֹןve.na.TonH5414him rulerover all the landאֶ֥רֶץ'E.retzH776of Egyptמִצְרָֽיִם׃mitz.Ra.yimH4714.

44And Pharaohפַּרְעֹ֛הpar.'OhH6547saidוַיֹּ֧אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559unto Josephיוֹסֵ֖ףyo.SefH3130, I amPharaohפַרְעֹ֑הfar.'OhH6547,and withoutוּבִלְעָדֶ֗יךָu.vil.'a.Dei.khaH1107thee shall no manאִ֧ישׁ'ishH376lift upיָרִ֨יםya.RimH7311his handיָד֛וֹya.DoH3027or footרַגְל֖וֹrag.LoH7272in all the landאֶ֥רֶץ'E.retzH776of Egyptמִצְרָֽיִם׃mitz.Ra.yimH4714.

45And Pharaohפַרְעֹ֣הfar.'OhH6547calledוַיִּקְרָ֨אvai.yik.Ra'H7121Joseph’sיוֹסֵף֮yo.SefH3130nameשֵׁם־shem-H8034Zaphnath–paaneahH6847;and he gaveוַיִּתֶּן־vai.yi.ten-H5414him to wifeלְאִשָּׁ֑הle.'i.ShahH802Asenathאָֽסְנַ֗ת'a.se.NatH621the daughterבַּת־bat-H1323of Poti–pherahH6319priestכֹּהֵ֥ןko.HenH3548of Onאֹ֖ן'onH204.And Josephיוֹסֵ֖ףyo.SefH3130went outוַיֵּצֵ֥אvai.ye.Tze'H3318over allthe landאֶ֥רֶץ'E.retzH776of Egyptמִצְרָֽיִם׃mitz.Ra.yimH4714.

46And Josephוְיוֹסֵף֙ve.yo.SefH3130wasthirtyשְׁלֹשִׁ֣יםshe.lo.ShimH7970yearsשָׁנָ֔הsha.NahH8141oldבֶּן־ben-H1121when he stoodבְּעָמְד֕וֹbe.'a.me.DoH5975beforeלִפְנֵ֖יlif.NeiH6440Pharaohפַּרְעֹ֣הpar.'OhH6547kingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428of Egyptמִצְרָ֑יִםmitz.Ra.yimH4714.And Josephיוֹסֵף֙yo.SefH3130went outוַיֵּצֵ֤אvai.ye.Tze'H3318from the presenceמִלִּפְנֵ֣יmi.lif.NeiH6440of Pharaohפַרְעֹ֔הfar.'OhH6547,and went throughoutוַֽיַּעְבֹ֖רvai.ya'.VorH5674all the landאֶ֥רֶץ'E.retzH776of Egyptמִצְרָֽיִם׃mitz.Ra.yimH4714.

47And in the sevenבְּשֶׁ֖בַעbe.She.va'H7651plenteousהַשָּׂבָ֑עha.sa.Va'H7647yearsשְׁנֵ֣יshe.NeiH8141the earthהָאָ֔רֶץha.'A.retzH776brought forthוַתַּ֣עַשׂva.Ta.'asH6213by handfulsלִקְמָצִֽים׃lik.ma.TzimH7062.

48And he gathered upוַיִּקְבֹּ֞ץvai.yik.BotzH6908all the foodאֹ֣כֶל׀'O.khelH400of the sevenשֶׁ֣בַעShe.va'H7651yearsשָׁנִ֗יםsha.NimH8141,which were in the landבְּאֶ֣רֶץbe.'E.retzH776of Egyptמִצְרַ֔יִםmitz.Ra.yimH4714,and laid upוַיִּתֶּן־vai.yi.ten-H5414the foodאֹ֖כֶל'O.khelH400in the citiesבֶּעָרִ֑יםbe.'a.RimH5892:the foodאֹ֧כֶל'O.khelH400of the fieldשְׂדֵה־se.deh-H7704, which wasround aboutסְבִיבֹתֶ֖יהָse.vi.vo.Tei.haH5439every cityהָעִ֛ירha.'IrH5892,laid he upנָתַ֥ןna.TanH5414in the sameבְּתוֹכָֽהּ׃be.to.KhahH8432.

49And Josephיוֹסֵ֥ףyo.SefH3130gatheredוַיִּצְבֹּ֨רvai.yitz.BorH6651cornבָּ֛רbarH1250as the sandכְּח֥וֹלke.CholH2344of the seaהַיָּ֖םhai.YamH3220,veryמְאֹ֑דme.'OdH3966muchהַרְבֵּ֣הhar.BehH7235,until he leftחָדַ֥לcha.DalH2308numberingלִסְפֹּ֖רlis.PorH5608; for it waswithoutאֵ֥ין'einH369numberמִסְפָּֽר׃mis.ParH4557.

50And unto Josephוּלְיוֹסֵ֤ףu.le.yo.SefH3130were bornיֻלַּד֙yu.LadH3205twoשְׁנֵ֣יshe.NeiH8147sonsבָנִ֔יםva.NimH1121before the yearsשְׁנַ֣תshe.NatH8141of famineהָרָעָ֑בha.ra.'AvH7458cameתָּב֖וֹאta.Vo'H935,which Asenathאָֽסְנַ֔ת'a.se.NatH621the daughterבַּת־bat-H1323of Poti–pherahH6319priestכֹּהֵ֥ןko.HenH3548of Onאֽוֹן׃'onH204bareיָֽלְדָה־Yal.dah-H3205unto him.

51And Josephיוֹסֵ֛ףyo.SefH3130calledוַיִּקְרָ֥אvai.yik.Ra'H7121the nameשֵׁ֥םshemH8034of the firstbornהַבְּכ֖וֹרha.be.KhorH1060Manassehמְנַשֶּׁ֑הme.na.ShehH4519:For Godאֱלֹהִים֙'E.lo.HimH430, said he,hath made me forgetנַשַּׁ֤נִיna.Sha.niH5382all my toilעֲמָלִ֔י'a.ma.LiH5999,and all my father’sאָבִֽי׃'a.ViH1houseבֵּ֥יתbeitH1004.

52And the nameשֵׁ֥םshemH8034of the secondהַשֵּׁנִ֖יha.she.NiH8145calledקָרָ֣אka.Ra'H7121he Ephraimאֶפְרָ֑יִם'ef.Ra.yimH669:For Godאֱלֹהִ֖ים'E.lo.HimH430hath caused me to be fruitfulהִפְרַ֥נִיhif.Ra.niH6509in the landבְּאֶ֥רֶץbe.'E.retzH776of my afflictionעָנְיִֽי׃'a.ne.YiH6040.

53And the sevenשֶׁ֖בַעShe.va'H7651yearsשְׁנֵ֣יshe.NeiH8141of plenteousnessהַשָּׂבָ֑עha.sa.Va'H7647,that was in the landבְּאֶ֥רֶץbe.'E.retzH776of Egyptמִצְרָֽיִם׃mitz.Ra.yimH4714,were endedוַתִּכְלֶ֕ינָהva.tikh.Lei.nahH3615.

54And the sevenשֶׁ֣בַעShe.va'H7651yearsשְׁנֵ֤יshe.NeiH8141of dearthהָרָעָב֙ha.ra.'AvH7458beganוַתְּחִלֶּ֜ינָהva.te.chi.Lei.nahH2490to comeלָב֔וֹאla.Vo'H935,according as Josephיוֹסֵ֑ףyo.SefH3130had saidאָמַ֣ר'a.MarH559:and the dearthרָעָב֙ra.'AvH7458was in all landsהָ֣אֲרָצ֔וֹתha.'a.ra.TzotH776;but in all the landאֶ֥רֶץ'E.retzH776of Egyptמִצְרַ֖יִםmitz.Ra.yimH4714there was breadלָֽחֶם׃La.chemH3899.

55And when all the landאֶ֣רֶץ'E.retzH776of Egyptמִצְרַ֔יִםmitz.Ra.yimH4714was famishedוַתִּרְעַב֙va.tir.'AvH7456,the peopleהָעָ֛םha.'AmH5971criedוַיִּצְעַ֥קvai.yitz.'AkH6817to Pharaohפַּרְעֹ֖הpar.'OhH6547for breadלַלָּ֑חֶםla.La.chemH3899:and Pharaohפַּרְעֹ֤הpar.'OhH6547saidוַיֹּ֨אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559unto all the EgyptiansH4714,GoH3212unto Josephיוֹסֵ֔ףyo.SefH3130;what he saithיֹאמַ֥רyo.MarH559to you, doתַּעֲשֽׂוּ׃ta.'a.SuH6213.

56And the famineוְהָרָעָ֣בve.ha.ra.'AvH7458was over all the faceפְּנֵ֣יpe.NeiH6440of the earthהָאָ֑רֶץha.'A.retzH776:And Josephיוֹסֵ֜ףyo.SefH3130openedוַיִּפְתַּ֨חvai.yif.TachH6605all the storehouses, and soldוַיִּשְׁבֹּ֣רvai.yish.BorH7666unto the Egyptiansלְמִצְרַ֔יִםle.mitz.Ra.yimH4714;and the famineהָֽרָעָ֖בha.ra.'AvH7458waxed soreוַיֶּחֱזַ֥קvai.ye.che.ZakH2388in the landבְּאֶ֥רֶץbe.'E.retzH776of Egyptמִצְרָֽיִם׃mitz.Ra.yimH4714.

57And all countriesהָאָ֙רֶץ֙ha.'A.retzH776cameבָּ֣אוּBa.'uH935into Egyptמִצְרַ֔יְמָהmitz.Ray.mahH4714to Josephיוֹסֵ֑ףyo.SefH3130for to buyלִשְׁבֹּ֖רlish.BorH7666corn;because that the famineהָרָעָ֖בha.ra.'AvH7458was sosoreחָזַ֥קcha.ZakH2388in all landsהָאָֽרֶץ׃ha.'A.retzH776.

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