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Genesis 39:2-5

2And Yhwhיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068was with Josephיוֹסֵ֔ףyo.SefH3130,and he was a prosperousמַצְלִ֑יחַmatz.Li.achH6743manאִ֣ישׁ'ishH376;and he was in the houseבְּבֵ֥יתbe.VeitH1004of his masterאֲדֹנָ֖יו'a.do.NavH113the Egyptianהַמִּצְרִֽי׃ha.mitz.RiH4713.

3And his masterאֲדֹנָ֔יו'a.do.NavH113sawוַיַּ֣רְאvai.Yar'H7200that Yhwhיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068waswith him, and that Yhwhיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068made all that he didעֹשֶׂ֔ה'o.SehH6213to prosperמַצְלִ֥יחַmatz.Li.achH6743in his handבְּיָדֽוֹ׃be.ya.DoH3027.

4And Josephיוֹסֵ֥ףyo.SefH3130foundוַיִּמְצָ֨אvai.yim.Tza'H4672graceחֵ֛ןchenH2580in his sightבְּעֵינָ֖יוbe.'ei.NavH5869,and he servedוַיְשָׁ֣רֶתvay.Sha.retH8334him: and he made him overseerוַיַּפְקִדֵ֙הוּ֙vai.yaf.ki.De.huH6485over his houseבֵּית֔וֹbei.ToH1004, and all thathe hadיֶשׁ־yesh-H3426he putנָתַ֥ןna.TanH5414into his handבְּיָדֽוֹ׃be.ya.DoH3027.

5And it came to pass from the timeמֵאָז֩me.'AzH227thathe had made him overseerהִפְקִ֨ידhif.KidH6485in his houseבְּבֵית֗וֹbe.vei.ToH1004,and over all that he hadיֶשׁ־yesh-H3426,that Yhwhיְהוָ֛הYah.wehH3068blessedוַיְבָ֧רֶךְvay.Va.rekhH1288the Egyptian’sהַמִּצְרִ֖יha.mitz.RiH4713houseבֵּ֥יתbeitH1004for Joseph’sיוֹסֵ֑ףyo.SefH3130sakeבִּגְלַ֣לbig.LalH1558;and the blessingבִּרְכַּ֤תbir.KatH1293of Yhwhיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068was upon all that he hadיֶשׁ־yesh-H3426in the houseבַּבַּ֖יִתba.Ba.yitH1004,and in the fieldוּבַשָּׂדֶֽה׃u.va.sa.DehH7704.

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