New American Standard Bible 2020

Genesis 41:33-45

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.

38Then Pharaohפַּרְעֹ֖הpar.'OhH6547saidוַיֹּ֥אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to his servantsעֲבָדָ֑יו'a.va.DavH5650, “Can we findהֲנִמְצָ֣אha.nim.Tza'H4672a manאִ֕ישׁ'ishH376like thisכָזֶ֔הkha.ZehH2088,in whomאֲשֶׁ֛ר'a.SherH834there is a divineאֱלֹהִ֖ים'E.lo.HimH430spiritר֥וּחַRu.achH7307?”

39So Pharaohפַּרְעֹה֙par.'OhH6547saidוַיֹּ֤אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to Josephיוֹסֵ֔ףyo.SefH3130, “Sinceאַחֲרֵ֨י'a.cha.ReiH310Godאֱלֹהִ֛ים'E.lo.HimH430has informedהוֹדִ֧יעַho.Di.a'H3045you of allכָּל־kol-H3605thisH2088,thereH369isH369noH369oneH369asdiscerningנָב֥וֹןna.VonH995and wiseוְחָכָ֖םve.cha.KhamH2450as you are.

40You shall beinH5921chargeH5921ofH5921my houseבֵּיתִ֔יbei.TiH1004,and allכָּל־kol-H3605my peopleעַמִּ֑י'a.MiH5971shallbeH5401obedientפִּ֖יךָPi.khaH5401 H5921 H6310to you; onlyH7534regardingthe throneהַכִּסֵּ֖אha.ki.Se'H3678will I be greaterאֶגְדַּ֥ל'eg.DalH1431thanמִמֶּֽךָּ׃mi.Me.kaH4480you.”

41Pharaohפַּרְעֹ֖הpar.'OhH6547also saidוַיֹּ֥אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to Josephיוֹסֵ֑ףyo.SefH3130, “Seeרְאֵה֙re.'EhH7200,I have placedנָתַ֣תִּיna.Ta.tiH5414youoverעַ֖ל'alH5921allכָּל־kol-H3605the landאֶ֥רֶץ'E.retzH776of Egyptמִצְרָֽיִם׃mitz.Ra.yimH4714.”

42Then Pharaohפַּרְעֹ֤הpar.'OhH6547tookH5493offH5493his signetH2885ringH2885from his handיָד֔וֹya.DoH3027and putוַיִּתֵּ֥ןvai.yi.TenH5414it on Joseph’sיוֹסֵ֑ףyo.SefH3130handיַ֣דyadH3027,and clothedוַיַּלְבֵּ֤שׁvai.yal.BeshH3847him in garmentsבִּגְדֵי־big.dei-H899of fineשֵׁ֔שׁSheshH8336linenH8336, andputוַיָּ֛שֶׂםvai.Ya.semH7760the goldהַזָּהָ֖בha.za.HavH2091necklaceרְבִ֥דre.VidH7242aroundH5921his neckצַוָּארֽוֹ׃tza.va.RoH6677.

43And he had him rideוַיַּרְכֵּ֣בvai.yar.KevH7392inhis secondהַמִּשְׁנֶה֙ha.mish.NehH4932chariotבְּמִרְכֶּ֤בֶתbe.mir.Ke.vetH4818;and they proclaimedוַיִּקְרְא֥וּvai.yik.re.'UH7121aheadלְפָנָ֖יוle.fa.NavH6440of him, “BowH86theH86kneeH86!”And he placedוְנָת֣וֹןve.na.TonH5414him overעַ֖ל'alH5921allכָּל־kol-H3605the landאֶ֥רֶץ'E.retzH776of Egyptמִצְרָֽיִם׃mitz.Ra.yimH4714.

44Moreover, Pharaohפַּרְעֹ֛הpar.'OhH6547saidוַיֹּ֧אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to Josephיוֹסֵ֖ףyo.SefH3130, “ThoughI am Pharaohפַרְעֹ֑הfar.'OhH6547, yetwithoutוּבִלְעָדֶ֗יךָu.vil.'a.Dei.khaH1107your permission noלֹֽא־lo'-H3808oneאִ֧ישׁ'ishH376shall raiseיָרִ֨יםya.RimH7311his handיָד֛וֹya.DoH3027or footרַגְל֖וֹrag.LoH7272in allבְּכָל־be.kholH3605the landאֶ֥רֶץ'E.retzH776of Egyptמִצְרָֽיִם׃mitz.Ra.yimH4714.”

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, to be hiswifeלְאִשָּׁ֑הle.'i.ShahH802.And Josephיוֹסֵ֖ףyo.SefH3130wentH3318outH3318overעַל־'al-H5921the landאֶ֥רֶץ'E.retzH776of Egyptמִצְרָֽיִם׃mitz.Ra.yimH4714.

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