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Genesis 41:46-57

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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