New American Standard Bible 2020

Genesis 41:14-24

14Then Pharaohפַּרְעֹה֙par.'OhH6547sentוַיִּשְׁלַ֤חvai.yish.LachH7971word andcalledוַיִּקְרָ֣אvai.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 has nothingH1107toH1107doH1107withH1107me;Godאֱלֹהִ֕ים'E.lo.HimH430willgiveH6030Pharaohפַּרְעֹֽה׃par.'OhH6547an answerיַעֲנֶ֖הya.'a.NehH6030for his own goodשְׁל֥וֹםshe.LomH7965.”

17So Pharaohפַּרְעֹ֖הpar.'OhH6547saidוַיְדַבֵּ֥רvay.da.BerH1696to Josephיוֹסֵ֑ףyo.SefH3130, “In my dreamבַּחֲלֹמִ֕יba.cha.lo.MiH2472,thereH2009I was, standingעֹמֵ֖ד'o.MedH5975on the bankשְׂפַ֥תse.FatH8193of the Nileהַיְאֹֽר׃hay.'OrH2975;

18and beholdוְהִנֵּ֣הve.hi.NehH2009,sevenשֶׁ֣בַעShe.va'H7651cowsפָּר֔וֹתpa.RotH6510,fatבְּרִיא֥וֹת בָּשָׂ֖רbe.ri.'ot ba.SarH1277 H1320and fine-lookingוִיפֹ֣ת תֹּ֑אַרvi.Fot To.'arH3303 H8389cameH5927upH5927out of the Nileהַיְאֹ֗רhay.'OrH2975,and they grazedוַתִּרְעֶ֖ינָהva.tir.'Ei.nahH7462in the marshH260grassH260.

19Then beholdוְהִנֵּ֞הve.hi.NehH2009,sevenשֶֽׁבַע־she.va'-H7651otherאֲחֵרוֹת֙'a.che.roTH312cowsפָּר֤וֹתpa.RotH6510cameH5927upH5927afterאַחֲרֵיהֶ֔ן'a.cha.rei.HenH310them, poorH1800and veryמְאֹ֖דme.'OdH3966uglyוְרָע֥וֹת תֹּ֛אַרve.ra.'ot To.'arH7451 H8389andthinוְרַקּ֣וֹת בָּשָׂ֑רve.ra.Kot ba.SarH7534 H1320,suchH2007as I had neverלֹֽא־lo'-H3808seenרָאִ֧יתִיra.'I.tiH7200foruglinessלָרֹֽעַ׃la.Ro.a'H7455in allבְּכָל־be.kholH3605the landאֶ֥רֶץ'E.retzH776of Egyptמִצְרַ֖יִםmitz.Ra.yimH4714;

20and the thinהָרַקּ֖וֹתha.ra.KotH7534and uglyוְהָרָע֑וֹתve.ha.ra.'otH7451cowsהַפָּר֔וֹתha.pa.RotH6510ateוַתֹּאכַ֙לְנָה֙va.to.Khal.nahH398the firstהָרִאשֹׁנ֖וֹתha.ri.sho.NotH7223sevenשֶׁ֧בַעShe.va'H7651fatהַבְּרִיאֹֽת׃ha.be.ri.'OtH1277cowsהַפָּר֛וֹתha.pa.RotH6510.

21Yet when they haddevouredוַתָּבֹ֣אנָה קִרְבֶּ֗נָהva.ta.Vo.nah kir.Be.nahH935 H7130them, it could not bedetectedנוֹדַע֙no.Da'H3045that they haddevouredבָ֣אוּ קִרְבֶּ֔נָהVa.'u kir.Be.nahH935 H7130them,for they were justH3512asH3512uglyרַ֔עRa'H7451asbeforeבַּתְּחִלָּ֑הba.te.chi.LahH8462.Then I awokeוָאִיקָֽץ׃va.'i.KatzH3364.

22I sawוָאֵ֖רֶאva.'E.re'H7200also in my dreamבַּחֲלֹמִ֑יba.cha.lo.MiH2472,and beholdוְהִנֵּ֣ה׀ve.hi.NehH2009,sevenשֶׁ֣בַעShe.va'H7651earsH7641ofH7641grainשִׁבֳּלִ֗יםshi.bo.LimH7641,fullמְלֵאֹ֥תme.le.'OtH4392and goodוְטֹבֽוֹת׃ve.to.VotH2896,cameH5927upH5927on a singleאֶחָ֖ד'e.ChadH259stalkבְּקָנֶ֥הbe.ka.NehH7070;

23and beholdוְהִנֵּה֙ve.hi.NehH2009,sevenשֶׁ֣בַעShe.va'H7651earsשִׁבֳּלִ֔יםshi.bo.LimH7641,witheredצְנֻמ֥וֹתtze.nu.MotH6798,thinדַּקּ֖וֹתda.KotH1851, andscorchedשְׁדֻפ֣וֹתshe.du.FotH7710by the eastקָדִ֑יםka.DimH6921windH6921sproutedH6779upH6779afterאַחֲרֵיהֶֽם׃'a.cha.rei.HemH310them;

24and the thinהַדַּקֹּ֔תha.da.KotH1851earsהָשִׁבֳּלִ֣יםha.shi.bo.LimH7641swallowedוַתִּבְלַ֙עְןָ֙va.tiv.La'.naH1104the sevenשֶׁ֥בַעShe.va'H7651goodהַטֹּב֑וֹתha.to.VotH2896earsהַֽשִׁבֳּלִ֖יםha.shi.bo.LimH7641. ThenI toldוָֽאֹמַר֙va.'o.MarH559it to the soothsayerH2748priestsהַֽחַרְטֻמִּ֔יםha.char.tu.MimH2748,but thereH369wasH369noH369oneH369who could explainמַגִּ֖ידma.GidH5046it to me.”

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