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Genesis 41:33-37

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

34Let Pharaohפַרְעֹ֔הfar.'OhH6547takeH6213actionH6213to appointוְיַפְקֵ֥דve.yaf.KedH6485overseersפְּקִדִ֖יםpe.ki.DimH6496inH5921chargeH5921ofH5921the landהָאָ֑רֶץha.'A.retzH776,and let him takeH2567aH2567fifthH2567of the produceof the landאֶ֣רֶץ'E.retzH776of Egyptמִצְרַ֔יִםmitz.Ra.yimH4714as a taxin the sevenבְּשֶׁ֖בַעbe.She.va'H7651yearsשְׁנֵ֥יshe.NeiH8141of abundanceהַשָּׂבָֽע׃ha.sa.Va'H7647.

35Then have themcollectוְיִקְבְּצ֗וּve.yik.be.TzuH6908allכָּל־kol-H3605the foodH3978of theseהָאֵ֑לֶּהha.'E.lehH428goodהַטֹּבֹ֔תha.to.VotH2896yearsהַשָּׁנִ֣יםha.sha.NimH8141that are comingהַבָּאֹ֖תha.ba.'OtH935,and storeH6651upH6651the grainבָ֞רvarH1250for foodH400in the citiesבֶּעָרִ֖יםbe.'a.RimH5892underתַּ֧חַתTa.chatH8478Pharaoh’sפַּרְעֹ֛הpar.'OhH6547authorityיַד־yad-H3027,and have them guardוְשָׁמָֽרוּ׃ve.sha.Ma.ruH8104it.

36Let the foodהָאֹ֤כֶלha.'O.khelH400be usedas a reserveלְפִקָּדוֹן֙le.fi.ka.dOnH6487for the landלָאָ֔רֶץla.'A.retzH776for the sevenלְשֶׁ֙בַע֙le.She.va'H7651yearsשְׁנֵ֣יshe.NeiH8141of famineהָרָעָ֔בha.ra.'AvH7458whichאֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherH834will occurH1961in the landבְּאֶ֣רֶץbe.'E.retzH776of Egyptמִצְרָ֑יִםmitz.Ra.yimH4714,so that the landהָאָ֖רֶץha.'A.retzH776will not perishתִכָּרֵ֥תti.ka.RetH3772during the famineבָּרָעָֽב׃ba.ra.'AvH7458.”

37Now theproposalהַדָּבָ֖רha.da.VarH1697seemedH3190goodוַיִּיטַ֥בvai.yi.TavH3190to Pharaohפַרְעֹ֑הfar.'OhH6547andto allכָּל־kol-H3605his servantsעֲבָדָֽיו׃'a.va.DavH5650.

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