16Moreover he calledוַיִּקְרָ֣אvai.yik.Ra'H7121for a famineרָ֭עָבra.'oH7458upon the landהָאָ֑רֶץha.'A.retzH776:he brakeשָׁבָֽר׃sha.VarH7665the whole staffמַטֵּה־ma.teh-H4294of breadלֶ֥חֶםLe.chemH3899.
17He sentשָׁלַ֣חsha.LachH7971a manאִ֑ישׁ'IshH376beforeלִפְנֵיהֶ֣םlif.nei.HemH6440them, evenJosephיוֹסֵֽף׃yo.SefH3130, whowas soldנִמְכַּ֥רnim.KarH4376for a servantלְ֝עֶ֗בֶדle.'E.vedH5650:
19Until the timeעֵ֥ת'etH6256that his wordדְבָר֑וֹde.va.RoH1697cameבֹּֽא־bo'-H935:the wordאִמְרַ֖ת'im.RatH565of the Lordיְהוָ֣הYah.wehH3068triedצְרָפָֽתְהוּ׃tze.ra.Fa.te.huH6884him.
20The kingמֶ֭לֶךְMe.lekhH4428sentשָׁ֣לַחSha.lachH7971and loosedוַיַּתִּירֵ֑הוּva.ya.ti.Re.huH5425him; eventhe rulerמֹשֵׁ֥לmo.ShelH4910of the peopleעַ֝מִּ֗ים'a.MimH5971,and let him go freeוַֽיְפַתְּחֵֽהוּ׃Vay.fa.te.Che.huH6605.
21He madeשָׂמ֣וֹsa.MoH7760him lordאָד֣וֹן'a.DonH113of his houseלְבֵית֑וֹle.vei.ToH1004,and rulerוּ֝מֹשֵׁ֗לu.mo.ShelH4910of all his substanceקִנְיָנֽוֹ׃kin.ya.NoH7075:
22To bindלֶאְסֹ֣רle'.SorH631his princesשָׂרָ֣יוsa.RavH8269at his pleasureבְּנַפְשׁ֑וֹbe.naf.ShoH5315;and teach his senatorsוּזְקֵנָ֥יוu.ze.ke.NavH2205wisdomיְחַכֵּֽם׃ye.cha.KemH2449.
23Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֣לYis.ra.'ElH3478also cameוַיָּבֹ֣אvai.ya.Vo'H935into Egyptמִצְרָ֑יִםmitz.Ra.yimH4714;and Jacobוְ֝יַעֲקֹ֗בve.ya.'a.KoH3290sojournedגָּ֣רgarH1481in the landבְּאֶֽרֶץ־be.'e.retz-H776of Hamחָֽם׃ChamH2526.
24And he increasedוַיֶּ֣פֶרvai.Ye.ferH6509his peopleעַמּ֣וֹa.MoH5971greatlyמְאֹ֑דme.'OdH3966;and made them strongerוַ֝יַּֽעֲצִמֵהוּVai.ya.'a.tzi.me.huH6105than their enemiesמִצָּרָֽיו׃mi.tza.RavH6862.
25He turnedהָפַ֣ךְha.FakhH2015their heartלִ֭בָּםLi.bomH3820to hateלִשְׂנֹ֣אlis.No'H8130his peopleעַמּ֑וֹa.MoH5971,to deal subtillyלְ֝הִתְנַכֵּ֗לle.hit.na.KelH5230with his servantsבַּעֲבָדָֽיו׃ba.'a.va.DavH5650.
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