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Genesis 41:9-16

9Then spakeוַיְדַבֵּר֙vay.da.BerH1696the chiefשַׂ֣רsarH8269butlerH8248unto Pharaohפַּרְעֹ֖הpar.'OhH6547,sayingלֵאמֹ֑רle.MorH559,I do rememberמַזְכִּ֥ירmaz.KirH2142my faultsחֲטָאַ֕יcha.ta.'AiH2399this dayהַיּֽוֹם׃hai.YomH3117:

10Pharaohפַּרְעֹ֖הpar.'OhH6547was wrothקָצַ֣ףka.TzafH7107with his servantsעֲבָדָ֑יו'a.va.DavH5650,and putוַיִּתֵּ֨ןvai.yi.TenH5414me in wardבְּמִשְׁמַ֗רbe.mish.MarH4929in the captainשַׂ֣רsarH8269of the guard’sהַטַּבָּחִ֔יםha.ta.ba.ChimH2876houseבֵּ֚יתbeitH1004, bothme and the chiefשַׂ֥רsarH8269bakerהָאֹפִֽים׃ha.'o.FimH644:

11And we dreamedוַנַּֽחַלְמָ֥הva.na.chal.MahH2492a dreamחֲל֛וֹםcha.LomH2472in oneאֶחָ֖ד'e.ChadH259nightבְּלַ֥יְלָהbe.Lay.lahH3915,I and he; we dreamedחָלָֽמְנוּ׃cha.La.me.nuH2492each manאִ֛ישׁ'ishH376according to the interpretationכְּפִתְר֥וֹןke.fit.RonH6623of his dreamחֲלֹמ֖וֹcha.lo.MoH2472.

12And there wasthere with us a young manנַ֣עַרNa.'arH5288,an Hebrewעִבְרִ֗י'iv.RiH5680,servantעֶ֚בֶד'E.vedH5650to the captainלְשַׂ֣רle.SarH8269of the guardהַטַּבָּחִ֔יםha.ta.ba.ChimH2876;and we toldוַנְּ֨סַפֶּר־va.Ne.sa.per-H5608him, and he interpretedוַיִּפְתָּר־vai.yif.tor-H6622to us our dreamsחֲלֹמֹתֵ֑ינוּcha.lo.mo.Tei.nuH2472;to each manאִ֥ישׁ'ishH376according to his dreamכַּחֲלֹמ֖וֹka.cha.lo.MoH2472he did interpretפָּתָֽר׃pa.TarH6622.

13And it came to pass, as he interpretedפָּֽתַר־pa.tar-H6622to us, so it was; me he restoredהֵשִׁ֥יבhe.ShivH7725unto mine officeכַּנִּ֖יka.NiH3653,and him he hangedתָלָֽה׃ta.LahH8518.

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.

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