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Genesis 40:9-15

9And the chiefשַֽׂר־sar-H8269butlerH8248toldוַיְסַפֵּ֧רvay.sa.PerH5608his dreamחֲלֹמ֖וֹcha.lo.MoH2472to Josephלְיוֹסֵ֑ףle.yo.SefH3130,and saidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to him, In my dreamבַּחֲלוֹמִ֕יba.cha.lo.MiH2472,behold, a vineגֶ֖פֶןGe.fenH1612wasbefore meלְפָנָֽי׃le.fa.NaiH6440;

10And in the vineוּבַגֶּ֖פֶןu.va.Ge.fenH1612werethreeשְׁלֹשָׁ֣הshe.lo.ShahH7969branchesשָׂרִיגִ֑םsa.ri.GimH8299: and it wasas though it buddedכְפֹרַ֙חַת֙khe.fo.Ra.chatH6524, andher blossomsנִצָּ֔הּni.TzahH5322shot forthעָלְתָ֣ה'al.TahH5927;and the clustersאַשְׁכְּלֹתֶ֖יהָ'ash.ke.lo.Tei.haH811thereof brought forth ripeהִבְשִׁ֥ילוּhiv.Shi.luH1310grapesעֲנָבִֽים׃'a.na.VimH6025:

11And Pharaoh’sפַּרְעֹ֖הpar.'OhH6547cupוְכ֥וֹסve.KhosH3563wasin my handבְּיָדִ֑יbe.ya.DiH3027:and I tookוָאֶקַּ֣חva.'e.KachH3947the grapesהָֽעֲנָבִ֗יםha.'a.na.VimH6025,and pressedוָֽאֶשְׂחַ֤טva.'es.ChatH7818them into Pharaoh’sפַּרְעֹ֔הpar.'OhH6547cupכּ֣וֹסKosH3563,and I gaveוָאֶתֵּ֥ןva.'e.TenH5414the cupהַכּ֖וֹסha.KosH3563into Pharaoh’sפַּרְעֹֽה׃par.'OhH6547handכַּ֥ףkafH3709.

12And Josephיוֹסֵ֔ףyo.SefH3130saidוַיֹּ֤אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559unto him, This isthe interpretationפִּתְרֹנ֑וֹpit.ro.NoH6623of it: The threeשְׁלֹ֙שֶׁת֙she.Lo.shetH7969branchesהַשָּׂ֣רִגִ֔יםha.Sa.ri.GimH8299arethreeשְׁלֹ֥שֶׁתshe.Lo.shetH7969daysיָמִ֖יםya.MimH3117:

13Yetבְּע֣וֹד׀be.'odH5750within threeשְׁלֹ֣שֶׁתshe.Lo.shetH7969daysיָמִ֗יםya.MimH3117shall Pharaohפַרְעֹה֙far.'OhH6547lift upיִשָּׂ֤אyi.Sa'H5375thine headרֹאשֶׁ֔ךָro.She.khaH7218,and restoreוַהֲשִֽׁיבְךָ֖va.ha.shi.ve.KhaH7725thee unto thy placeכַּנֶּ֑ךָka.Ne.khaH3653:and thou shalt deliverוְנָתַתָּ֤ve.na.ta.TaH5414Pharaoh’sפַּרְעֹה֙par.'OhH6547cupכוֹס־khos-H3563into his handבְּיָד֔וֹbe.ya.DoH3027,after the formerהָֽרִאשׁ֔וֹןha.ri.ShonH7223mannerכַּמִּשְׁפָּט֙ka.mish.PatH4941when thou wast his butlerH8248.

14But thinkזְכַרְתַּ֣נִיze.khar.Ta.niH2142on me when it shall be wellיִ֣יטַבYi.tavH3190with thee, and shewוְעָשִֽׂיתָ־ve.'a.si.ta-H6213kindnessחָ֑סֶדCha.sedH2617,I pray thee, unto me, and make mentionוְהִזְכַּרְתַּ֙נִי֙ve.hiz.kar.Ta.niH2142of me unto Pharaohפַּרְעֹ֔הpar.'OhH6547,and bring meוְהוֹצֵאתַ֖נִיve.ho.tze.Ta.niH3318out of this houseהַבַּ֥יִתha.Ba.yitH1004:

15For indeed I was stolen awayH1589out of the landמֵאֶ֖רֶץme.'E.retzH776of the Hebrewsהָעִבְרִ֑יםha.'iv.RimH5680:and here also have I doneעָשִׂ֣יתִֽי'a.Si.tiH6213nothingמְא֔וּמָהme.'U.mahH3972that they should putשָׂמ֥וּsa.MuH7760me into the dungeonבַּבּֽוֹר׃ba.BorH953.

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