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Genesis 41:53-57

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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