New American Standard Bible 1995

Genesis 41:45-52

45Then Pharaohפַרְעֹ֣הfar.'OhH6547namedוַיִּקְרָ֨א שֵׁם־vai.yik.Ra' shem-H7121 H8034Josephיוֹסֵף֮yo.SefH3130Zaphenath-paneahH6847;and he gaveוַיִּתֶּן־vai.yi.ten-H5414him Asenathאָֽסְנַ֗ת'a.se.NatH621,the daughterבַּת־bat-H1323of PotipheraH6319priestכֹּהֵ֥ןko.HenH3548ofOnאֹ֖ן'onH204,as his wifeלְאִשָּׁ֑הle.'i.ShahH802.And Josephיוֹסֵ֖ףyo.SefH3130wentH3318forthH3318overעַל־'al-H5921the landאֶ֥רֶץ'E.retzH776of Egyptמִצְרָֽיִם׃mitz.Ra.yimH4714.

46Now Josephוְיוֹסֵף֙ve.yo.SefH3130wasthirtyשְׁלֹשִׁ֣יםshe.lo.ShimH7970yearsשָׁנָ֔הsha.NahH8141oldבֶּן־ben-H1121when hestoodבְּעָמְד֕וֹbe.'a.me.DoH5975beforeלִפְנֵ֖יlif.NeiH6440Pharaohפַּרְעֹ֣הpar.'OhH6547,kingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428of Egyptמִצְרָ֑יִםmitz.Ra.yimH4714.And Josephיוֹסֵף֙yo.SefH3130wentוַיֵּצֵ֤אvai.ye.Tze'H3318out from the presenceמִלִּפְנֵ֣יmi.lif.NeiH6440of Pharaohפַרְעֹ֔הfar.'OhH6547and wentH5674throughH5674allבְּכָל־be.kholH3605the landאֶ֥רֶץ'E.retzH776of Egyptמִצְרָֽיִם׃mitz.Ra.yimH4714.

47During the sevenבְּשֶׁ֖בַעbe.She.va'H7651yearsשְׁנֵ֣יshe.NeiH8141of plentyהַשָּׂבָ֑עha.sa.Va'H7647the landהָאָ֔רֶץha.'A.retzH776broughtH6213forthH6213abundantlyלִקְמָצִֽים׃lik.ma.TzimH7062.

48So he gatheredוַיִּקְבֹּ֞ץvai.yik.BotzH6908allכָּל־kol-H3605the foodאֹ֣כֶל׀'O.khelH400of thesesevenשֶׁ֣בַעShe.va'H7651yearsשָׁנִ֗יםsha.NimH8141whichH834occurredהָיוּ֙ha.YuH1961in the landבְּאֶ֣רֶץbe.'E.retzH776of Egyptמִצְרַ֔יִםmitz.Ra.yimH4714and placedוַיִּתֶּן־vai.yi.ten-H5414the foodאֹ֖כֶל'O.khelH400in the citiesבֶּעָרִ֑יםbe.'a.RimH5892;he placedנָתַ֥ןna.TanH5414in every cityהָעִ֛ירha.'IrH5892the foodאֹ֧כֶל'O.khelH400from its own surroundingסְבִיבֹתֶ֖יהָse.vi.vo.Tei.haH5439fieldsשְׂדֵה־se.deh-H7704.

49Thus Josephיוֹסֵ֥ףyo.SefH3130storedוַיִּצְבֹּ֨רvai.yitz.BorH6651up grainבָּ֛רbarH1250in greatH3966abundanceH3966like the sandכְּח֥וֹלke.CholH2344of the seaהַיָּ֖םhai.YamH3220,untilעַ֛ד'adH5704 H3588he stoppedחָדַ֥לcha.DalH2308measuringלִסְפֹּ֖רlis.PorH5608it, for it wasbeyondאֵ֥ין'einH369measureמִסְפָּֽר׃mis.ParH4557.

50Now beforeבְּטֶ֥רֶםbe.Te.remH2962the yearשְׁנַ֣תshe.NatH8141of famineהָרָעָ֑בha.ra.'AvH7458cameתָּב֖וֹאta.Vo'H935,twoשְׁנֵ֣יshe.NeiH8147sonsבָנִ֔יםva.NimH1121were bornיֻלַּד֙yu.LadH3205to Josephוּלְיוֹסֵ֤ףu.le.yo.SefH3130,whomאֲשֶׁ֤ר'a.SherH834Asenathאָֽסְנַ֔ת'a.se.NatH621,the daughterבַּת־bat-H1323of PotipheraH6319priestכֹּהֵ֥ןko.HenH3548ofOnאֽוֹן׃'onH204,boreיָֽלְדָה־Yal.dah-H3205to him.

51Josephיוֹסֵ֛ףyo.SefH3130namedוַיִּקְרָ֥א שֵׁ֥םvai.yik.Ra' shemH7121 H8034the firstbornהַבְּכ֖וֹרha.be.KhorH1060Manassehמְנַשֶּׁ֑הme.na.ShehH4519, “For,” he said, “Godאֱלֹהִים֙'E.lo.HimH430has made me forgetנַשַּׁ֤נִיna.Sha.niH5382allכָּל־kol-H3605my troubleעֲמָלִ֔י'a.ma.LiH5999and allכָּל־kol-H3605my father’sאָבִֽי׃'a.ViH1householdבֵּ֥יתbeitH1004.”

52He namedשֵׁ֥ם קָרָ֣אshem ka.Ra'H7121 H8034the secondהַשֵּׁנִ֖יha.she.NiH8145Ephraimאֶפְרָ֑יִם'ef.Ra.yimH669, “For,” he said, “Godאֱלֹהִ֖ים'E.lo.HimH430has madeH6509me fruitfulהִפְרַ֥נִיhif.Ra.niH6509in the landבְּאֶ֥רֶץbe.'E.retzH776of my afflictionעָנְיִֽי׃'a.ne.YiH6040.”

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