New American Standard Bible 1995

Genesis 40:16-19

16When the chiefשַׂר־sar-H8269bakerהָאֹפִ֖יםha.'o.FimH644sawוַיַּ֥רְאvai.Yar'H7200that he had interpretedפָּתָ֑רpa.TarH6622favorablyט֣וֹבTovH2896,he saidוַיֹּ֙אמֶר֙vai.Yo.merH559to Josephיוֹסֵ֔ףyo.SefH3130, “I alsoאַף־'af-H637sawin my dreamבַּחֲלוֹמִ֔יba.cha.lo.MiH2472,and beholdוְהִנֵּ֗הve.hi.NehH2009, there werethreeשְׁלֹשָׁ֛הshe.lo.ShahH7969basketsסַלֵּ֥יsa.LeiH5536of whiteH2751breadH2751on my headרֹאשִֽׁי׃ro.ShiH7218;

17and in the topהָֽעֶלְי֔וֹןha.'el.yOnH5945basketוּבַסַּ֣לu.va.SalH5536there weresomeמִן־min-H4480of allמִכֹּ֛לmi.KolH3605sorts of bakedאֹפֶ֑ה'o.PehH644foodמַאֲכַ֥לma.'a.KhalH3978for Pharaohפַּרְעֹ֖הpar.'OhH6547,and the birdsוְהָע֗וֹףve.ha.'ofH5775were eatingאֹכֵ֥ל'o.KhelH398them out of the basketהַסַּ֖לha.SalH5536on my headרֹאשִֽׁי׃ro.ShiH7218.”

18Then Josephיוֹסֵף֙yo.SefH3130answeredוַיַּ֤עַןvai.Ya.'anH6030and saidוַיֹּ֔אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, “Thisזֶ֖הzehH2088is its interpretationפִּתְרֹנ֑וֹpit.ro.NoH6623:the threeשְׁלֹ֙שֶׁת֙she.Lo.shetH7969basketsהַסַּלִּ֔יםha.sa.LimH5536are threeשְׁלֹ֥שֶׁתshe.Lo.shetH7969daysיָמִ֖יםya.MimH3117;

19within threeשְׁלֹ֣שֶׁתshe.Lo.shetH7969moreבְּע֣וֹד׀be.'odH5750daysיָמִ֗יםya.MimH3117Pharaohפַרְעֹ֤הfar.'OhH6547will liftיִשָּׂ֨אyi.Sa'H5375up your headרֹֽאשְׁךָ֙ro.she.KhaH7218from you and will hangוְתָלָ֥הve.ta.LahH8518you on a treeעֵ֑ץ'EtzH6086,and the birdsהָע֛וֹףha.'ofH5775will eatוְאָכַ֥לve.'a.KhalH398your fleshבְּשָׂרְךָ֖be.sa.re.KhaH1320offH4480 H5921you.”

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