New American Standard Bible 1995

Genesis 41:9-16

9Then the chiefשַׂ֣רsarH8269cupbearerהַמַּשְׁקִ֔יםha.mash.KimH4945spokeוַיְדַבֵּר֙vay.da.BerH1696to Pharaohפַּרְעֹ֖הpar.'OhH6547,sayingלֵאמֹ֑רle.MorH559, “I would make mentionמַזְכִּ֥ירmaz.KirH2142todayהַיּֽוֹם׃hai.YomH3117of my ownoffensesחֲטָאַ֕יcha.ta.'AiH2399.

10Pharaohפַּרְעֹ֖הpar.'OhH6547wasfuriousקָצַ֣ףka.TzafH7107with his servantsעֲבָדָ֑יו'a.va.DavH5650, andhe putוַיִּתֵּ֨ןvai.yi.TenH5414me in confinementבְּמִשְׁמַ֗רbe.mish.MarH4929in the houseבֵּ֚יתbeitH1004of the captainשַׂ֣רsarH8269of the bodyguardהַטַּבָּחִ֔יםha.ta.ba.ChimH2876, bothme and the chiefשַׂ֥רsarH8269bakerהָאֹפִֽים׃ha.'o.FimH644.

11We hadוַנַּֽחַלְמָ֥הva.na.chal.MahH2492a dreamחֲל֛וֹםcha.LomH2472on the sameאֶחָ֖ד'e.ChadH259nightבְּלַ֥יְלָהbe.Lay.lahH3915,he and I; eachאִ֛ישׁ'ishH376of us dreamedחָלָֽמְנוּ׃cha.La.me.nuH2492according to the interpretationכְּפִתְר֥וֹןke.fit.RonH6623of his owndreamחֲלֹמ֖וֹcha.lo.MoH2472.

12Now a Hebrewעִבְרִ֗י'iv.RiH5680youthנַ֣עַרNa.'arH5288waswith us thereוְשָׁ֨םve.ShamH8033, aservantעֶ֚בֶד'E.vedH5650of the captainלְשַׂ֣רle.SarH8269of the bodyguardהַטַּבָּחִ֔יםha.ta.ba.ChimH2876,and we relatedוַנְּ֨סַפֶּר־va.Ne.sa.per-H5608them to him, andhe interpretedוַיִּפְתָּר־vai.yif.tor-H6622our dreamsחֲלֹמֹתֵ֑ינוּcha.lo.mo.Tei.nuH2472for us. To eachH376oneH376he interpretedפָּתָֽר׃pa.TarH6622according to his owndreamכַּחֲלֹמ֖וֹka.cha.lo.MoH2472.

13And justH3512as he interpretedפָּֽתַר־pa.tar-H6622for us, soכֵּ֣ןkenH3651it happenedH1961;he restoredהֵשִׁ֥יבhe.ShivH7725me in myofficeכַּנִּ֖יka.NiH3653,but he hangedתָלָֽה׃ta.LahH8518him.”

14Then Pharaohפַּרְעֹה֙par.'OhH6547sentוַיִּשְׁלַ֤חvai.yish.LachH7971andcalledוַיִּקְרָ֣אvai.yik.Ra'H7121for Josephיוֹסֵ֔ףyo.SefH3130, and theyhurriedlyH7323broughtH7323him out of the dungeonהַבּ֑וֹרha.BorH953;and when he had shavedוַיְגַלַּח֙vay.ga.LachH1548himself and changedוַיְחַלֵּ֣ףvay.cha.LefH2498his clothesשִׂמְלֹתָ֔יוsim.lo.TavH8071,he cameוַיָּבֹ֖אvai.ya.Vo'H935to Pharaohפַּרְעֹֽה׃par.'OhH6547.

15Pharaohפַּרְעֹה֙par.'OhH6547saidוַיֹּ֤אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to Josephיוֹסֵ֔ףyo.SefH3130, “I have hadחָלַ֔מְתִּיcha.Lam.tiH2492a dreamחֲל֣וֹםcha.LomH2472,but noH369oneH369can interpretוּפֹתֵ֖רu.fo.TerH6622it; andI have heardשָׁמַ֤עְתִּיsha.Ma'.tiH8085it saidלֵאמֹ֔רle.MorH559aboutעָלֶ֙יךָ֙'a.Lei.khaH5921you, thatwhen you hearתִּשְׁמַ֥עtish.Ma'H8085a dreamחֲל֖וֹםcha.LomH2472you can interpretלִפְתֹּ֥רlif.TorH6622it.”

16Josephיוֹסֵ֧ףyo.SefH3130then answeredוַיַּ֨עַןvai.Ya.'anH6030Pharaohפַּרְעֹ֛הpar.'OhH6547,sayingלֵאמֹ֖רle.MorH559, “It is not in me;Godאֱלֹהִ֕ים'E.lo.HimH430willgiveH6030Pharaohפַּרְעֹֽה׃par.'OhH6547a favorableשְׁל֥וֹםshe.LomH7965answerיַעֲנֶ֖הya.'a.NehH6030.”

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