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Genesis 40:5-8

5And they dreamedוַיַּֽחַלְמוּ֩vai.ya.chal.MuH2492a dreamחֲל֨וֹםcha.LomH2472both of themשְׁנֵיהֶ֜םshe.nei.HemH8147,each manאִ֤ישׁ'ishH376his dreamחֲלֹמוֹ֙cha.lo.MoH2472in oneאֶחָ֔ד'e.ChadH259nightבְּלַ֣יְלָהbe.Lay.lahH3915,each manאִ֖ישׁ'ishH376according to the interpretationכְּפִתְר֣וֹןke.fit.RonH6623of his dreamחֲלֹמ֑וֹcha.lo.MoH2472,the butlerH8248and the bakerוְהָאֹפֶ֗הve.ha.'o.PehH644of the kingלְמֶ֣לֶךְle.Me.lekhH4428of Egyptמִצְרַ֔יִםmitz.Ra.yimH4714, which wereboundאֲסוּרִ֖ים'a.su.RimH631in the prisonבְּבֵ֥ית הַסֹּֽהַר׃be.Veit ha.So.harH5470 H1004.

6And Josephיוֹסֵ֖ףyo.SefH3130came inוַיָּבֹ֧אvai.ya.Vo'H935unto them in the morningבַּבֹּ֑קֶרba.Bo.kerH1242,and lookedוַיַּ֣רְאvai.Yar'H7200upon them, and, behold, they weresadזֹעֲפִֽים׃zo.'a.FimH2196.

7And he askedוַיִּשְׁאַ֞לvai.yish.'AlH7592Pharaoh’sפַרְעֹ֗הfar.'OhH6547officersסְרִיסֵ֣יse.ri.SeiH5631that werewith him in the wardבְמִשְׁמַ֛רve.mish.MarH4929of his lord’sאֲדֹנָ֖יו'a.do.NavH113houseבֵּ֥יתbeitH1004,sayingלֵאמֹ֑רle.MorH559,Wherefore lookפְּנֵיכֶ֥םpe.nei.KhemH6440ye sosadlyרָעִ֖יםra.'ImH7451to dayהַיּֽוֹם׃hai.YomH3117?

8And they saidוַיֹּאמְר֣וּvai.yo.me.RuH559unto him, We have dreamedחָלַ֔מְנוּcha.Lam.nuH2492a dreamחֲל֣וֹםcha.LomH2472, and there isno interpreterוּפֹתֵ֖רu.fo.TerH6622of it. And Josephיוֹסֵ֗ףyo.SefH3130saidוַיֹּ֨אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559unto them, Donot interpretationsפִּתְרֹנִ֔יםpit.ro.NimH6623belongto Godלֵֽאלֹהִים֙le.lo.HimH430?tell meסַפְּרוּ־sa.pe.ru-H5608them, I pray you.

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