New American Standard Bible 1995

Genesis 41:25-36

25Now Josephיוֹסֵף֙yo.SefH3130saidוַיֹּ֤אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to Pharaohפַּרְעֹ֔הpar.'OhH6547, “Pharaoh’sפַּרְעֹ֖הpar.'OhH6547dreamsחֲל֥וֹםcha.LomH2472are oneאֶחָ֣ד'e.ChadH259and the same;Godהָאֱלֹהִ֛יםha.'E.lo.HimH430has toldהִגִּ֥ידhi.GidH5046to Pharaohלְפַרְעֹֽה׃le.far.'OhH6547whatאֵ֣ת אֲשֶׁ֧ר'et 'a.SherH853 H834He is about to doעֹשֶׂ֖ה'o.SehH6213.

26The sevenשֶׁ֧בַעShe.va'H7651goodהַטֹּבֹ֗תha.to.VotH2896cowsפָּרֹ֣תpa.RotH6510are sevenשֶׁ֤בַעShe.va'H7651yearsשָׁנִים֙sha.NimH8141;and the sevenוְשֶׁ֤בַעve.She.va'H7651goodהַטֹּבֹ֔תha.to.VotH2896earsהַֽשִּׁבֳּלִים֙ha.shi.bo.LimH7641are sevenשֶׁ֥בַעShe.va'H7651yearsשָׁנִ֖יםsha.NimH8141; thedreamsחֲל֖וֹםcha.LomH2472are oneאֶחָ֥ד'e.ChadH259and the same.

27The sevenוְשֶׁ֣בַעve.She.va'H7651leanH7534and uglyוְהָרָעֹ֜תve.ha.ra.'OtH7451cowsהַ֠פָּרוֹתHa.pa.rotH6510that cameהָעֹלֹ֣תha.'o.LotH5927up afterאַחֲרֵיהֶ֗ן'a.cha.rei.HenH310them are sevenשֶׁ֤בַעShe.va'H7651yearsשָׁנִים֙sha.NimH8141,and the sevenוְשֶׁ֤בַעve.She.va'H7651thinהָֽרַקּ֨וֹתha.ra.KotH7534earsהַֽשִׁבֳּלִים֙ha.shi.bo.LimH7641scorchedשְׁדֻפ֖וֹתshe.du.FotH7710by the eastהַקָּדִ֑יםha.ka.DimH6921windH6921will be sevenשֶׁ֖בַעShe.va'H7651yearsשְׁנֵ֥יshe.NeiH8141of famineרָעָֽב׃ra.'AvH7458.

28It is as I have spokenדִּבַּ֖רְתִּיdi.Bar.tiH1696to Pharaohפַּרְעֹ֑הpar.'OhH6547:Godהָאֱלֹהִ֛יםha.'E.lo.HimH430has shownהֶרְאָ֥הher.'AhH7200to Pharaohפַּרְעֹֽה׃par.'OhH6547whatH834He is about to doעֹשֶׂ֖ה'o.SehH6213.

29Beholdהִנֵּ֛הhi.NehH2009,sevenשֶׁ֥בַעShe.va'H7651yearsשָׁנִ֖יםsha.NimH8141of greatגָּד֖וֹלga.DolH1419abundanceשָׂבָ֥עsa.Va'H7647are comingבָּא֑וֹתba.'otH935in allבְּכָל־be.kholH3605the landאֶ֥רֶץ'E.retzH776of Egyptמִצְרָֽיִם׃mitz.Ra.yimH4714;

30and afterאַחֲרֵיהֶ֔ן'a.cha.rei.HenH310themsevenשֶׁ֜בַעShe.va'H7651yearsשְׁנֵ֤יshe.NeiH8141of famineרָעָב֙ra.'AvH7458willcomeוְ֠קָמוּVe.ka.muH6965,and allכָּל־kol-H3605the abundanceהַשָּׂבָ֖עha.sa.Va'H7647will be forgottenוְנִשְׁכַּ֥חve.nish.KachH7911in the landבְּאֶ֣רֶץbe.'E.retzH776of Egyptמִצְרָ֑יִםmitz.Ra.yimH4714,and the famineהָרָעָ֖בha.ra.'AvH7458willravageוְכִלָּ֥הve.khi.LahH3615the landהָאָֽרֶץ׃ha.'A.retzH776.

31So the abundanceהַשָּׂבָע֙ha.sa.Va'H7647will be unknownוְלֹֽא־ יִוָּדַ֤עve.lo'- yi.va.Da'H3045 H3808in the landבָּאָ֔רֶץba.'A.retzH776becauseמִפְּנֵ֛יmi.pe.NeiH4480 H6440of that subsequentאַחֲרֵי־'a.cha.rei-H310famineהָרָעָ֥בha.ra.'AvH7458; for it will beveryמְאֹֽד׃me.'OdH3966severeכָבֵ֥דkha.VedH3515.

32Now as for the repeatingהִשָּׁנ֧וֹתhi.sha.NotH8138of the dreamהַחֲל֛וֹםha.cha.LomH2472to Pharaohפַּרְעֹ֖הpar.'OhH6547twiceפַּעֲמָ֑יִםpa.'a.Ma.yimH6471, it means thatthe matterהַדָּבָר֙ha.da.VarH1697is determinedנָכ֤וֹןna.KhonH3559by Godהָאֱלֹהִ֔יםha.'E.lo.HimH430,and Godהָאֱלֹהִ֖יםha.'E.lo.HimH430will quicklyוּמְמַהֵ֥רu.me.ma.HerH4116bringH6213it aboutH6213.

33Nowוְעַתָּה֙ve.'a.TahH6258let Pharaohפַרְעֹ֔הfar.'OhH6547lookיֵרֶ֣אye.Re'H7200for a manאִ֖ישׁ'ishH376discerningנָב֣וֹןna.VonH995and wiseוְחָכָ֑םve.cha.KhamH2450,and setוִישִׁיתֵ֖הוּvi.shi.Te.huH7896him overעַל־'al-H5921the landאֶ֥רֶץ'E.retzH776of Egyptמִצְרָֽיִם׃mitz.Ra.yimH4714.

34Let Pharaohפַרְעֹ֔הfar.'OhH6547takeH6213actionH6213to appointוְיַפְקֵ֥דve.yaf.KedH6485overseersפְּקִדִ֖יםpe.ki.DimH6496in chargeעַל־'al-H5921of the landהָאָ֑רֶץha.'A.retzH776,and let him exactH2567a fifthH2567of the produceof the landאֶ֣רֶץ'E.retzH776of Egyptמִצְרַ֔יִםmitz.Ra.yimH4714in the sevenבְּשֶׁ֖בַעbe.She.va'H7651yearsשְׁנֵ֥יshe.NeiH8141of abundanceהַשָּׂבָֽע׃ha.sa.Va'H7647.

35Then let themgatherוְיִקְבְּצ֗וּve.yik.be.TzuH6908allכָּל־kol-H3605the foodH3978of theseהָאֵ֑לֶּהha.'E.lehH428goodהַטֹּבֹ֔תha.to.VotH2896yearsהַשָּׁנִ֣יםha.sha.NimH8141that are comingהַבָּאֹ֖תha.ba.'OtH935,and storeוְיִצְבְּרוּ־ve.yitz.be.ru-H6651up the grainבָ֞רvarH1250for foodH400in the citiesבֶּעָרִ֖יםbe.'a.RimH5892underתַּ֧חַתTa.chatH8478Pharaoh’sפַּרְעֹ֛הpar.'OhH6547authorityיַד־yad-H3027,and let them guardוְשָׁמָֽרוּ׃ve.sha.Ma.ruH8104it.

36Let the foodהָאֹ֤כֶלha.'O.khelH400becomeוְהָיָ֨הve.ha.YahH1961as a reserveלְפִקָּדוֹן֙le.fi.ka.dOnH6487for the landלָאָ֔רֶץla.'A.retzH776for the sevenלְשֶׁ֙בַע֙le.She.va'H7651yearsשְׁנֵ֣יshe.NeiH8141of famineהָרָעָ֔בha.ra.'AvH7458whichאֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherH834will occurתִּהְיֶ֖יןָtih.Yei.naH1961in the landבְּאֶ֣רֶץbe.'E.retzH776of Egyptמִצְרָ֑יִםmitz.Ra.yimH4714,so that the landהָאָ֖רֶץha.'A.retzH776will not perishתִכָּרֵ֥תti.ka.RetH3772during the famineבָּרָעָֽב׃ba.ra.'AvH7458.”

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