Revised Literal Translation

Genesis 41:1-12

1And it came to pass at the endמִקֵּ֖ץmi.KetzH7093of two fullיָמִ֑יםya.MimH3117yearsשְׁנָתַ֣יִםshe.na.Ta.yimH8141,that Pharaohוּפַרְעֹ֣הu.far.'OhH6547dreamedחֹלֵ֔םcho.LemH2492:and, behold, he stoodעֹמֵ֥ד'o.MedH5975by the riverהַיְאֹֽר׃hay.'OrH2975.

2And, behold, there came upעֹלֹת֙'o.LotH5927out of the riverהַיְאֹ֗רhay.'OrH2975sevenשֶׁ֣בַעShe.va'H7651wellיְפ֥וֹתye.FotH3303favouredמַרְאֶ֖הmar.'EhH4758kineפָּר֔וֹתpa.RotH6510and fatfleshedוּבְרִיאֹ֣ת בָּשָׂ֑רu.ve.ri.'Ot ba.SarH1320 H1277;and they fedוַתִּרְעֶ֖ינָהva.tir.'Ei.nahH7462in a meadowבָּאָֽחוּ׃ba.'A.chuH260.

3And, behold, sevenשֶׁ֧בַעShe.va'H7651otherאֲחֵר֗וֹת'a.che.RotH312kineפָּר֣וֹתpa.RotH6510came upעֹל֤וֹתo.LotH5927after themאַחֲרֵיהֶן֙'a.cha.rei.HenH310out of the riverהַיְאֹ֔רhay.'OrH2975,illרָע֥וֹתra.'otH7451favouredמַרְאֶ֖הmar.'EhH4758and leanfleshedוְדַקּ֣וֹת בָּשָׂ֑רve.da.Kot ba.SarH1320 H1851;and stoodוַֽתַּעֲמֹ֛דְנָהva.ta.'a.Mo.de.nahH5975byאֵ֥צֶל'E.tzelH681the otherkineהַפָּר֖וֹתha.pa.RotH6510upon the brinkשְׂפַ֥תse.FatH8193of the riverהַיְאֹֽר׃hay.'OrH2975.

4And the illרָע֤וֹתra.'otH7451favouredהַמַּרְאֶה֙ha.mar.'EhH4758and leanfleshedוְדַקֹּ֣ת הַבָּשָׂ֔רve.da.Kot ha.ba.SarH1320 H1851kineהַפָּר֗וֹתha.pa.RotH6510did eat upוַתֹּאכַ֣לְנָהva.to.Khal.nahH398the sevenשֶׁ֣בַעShe.va'H7651wellיְפֹ֥תye.FotH3303favouredהַמַּרְאֶ֖הha.mar.'EhH4758and fatוְהַבְּרִיאֹ֑תve.ha.be.ri.'OtH1277kineהַפָּר֔וֹתha.pa.RotH6510.So Pharaohפַּרְעֹֽה׃par.'OhH6547awokeוַיִּיקַ֖ץvai.yi.KatzH3364.

5And he sleptוַיִּישָׁ֕ןvai.yi.ShanH3462and dreamedוַֽיַּחֲלֹ֖םvai.ya.cha.LomH2492the second timeשֵׁנִ֑יתshe.NitH8145:and, behold, sevenשֶׁ֣בַעShe.va'H7651heads of grainשִׁבֳּלִ֗יםshi.bo.LimH7641came upעֹל֛וֹתo.LotH5927upon oneאֶחָ֖ד'e.ChadH259stalkבְּקָנֶ֥הbe.ka.NehH7070,rankבְּרִיא֥וֹתbe.ri.'otH1277and goodוְטֹבֽוֹת׃ve.to.VotH2896.

6And, behold, sevenשֶׁ֣בַעShe.va'H7651thinדַּקּ֖וֹתda.KotH1851headsשִׁבֳּלִ֔יםshi.bo.LimH7641and blastedוּשְׁדוּפֹ֣תu.she.du.FotH7710with the east windקָדִ֑יםka.DimH6921sprung upצֹמְח֖וֹתtzo.me.ChotH6779after themאַחֲרֵיהֶֽן׃'a.cha.rei.HenH310.

7And the seven thinהַדַּקּ֔וֹתha.da.KotH1851headsהַשִּׁבֳּלִ֣יםha.shi.bo.LimH7641devouredוַתִּבְלַ֙עְנָה֙va.tiv.La'.nahH1104the sevenשֶׁ֣בַעShe.va'H7651rankהַבְּרִיא֖וֹתha.be.ri.'otH1277and fullוְהַמְּלֵא֑וֹתve.ha.me.le.'otH4392headsהַֽשִּׁבֳּלִ֔יםha.shi.bo.LimH7641.And Pharaohפַּרְעֹ֖הpar.'OhH6547awokeוַיִּיקַ֥ץvai.yi.KatzH3364, and, behold, it wasa dreamחֲלֽוֹם׃cha.LomH2472.

8And it came to pass in the morningבַבֹּ֙קֶר֙va.Bo.kerH1242that his spiritרוּח֔וֹru.ChoH7307was troubledוַתִּפָּ֣עֶםva.ti.Pa.'emH6470;and he sentוַיִּשְׁלַ֗חvai.yish.LachH7971and calledוַיִּקְרָ֛אvai.yik.Ra'H7121for all the magiciansחַרְטֻמֵּ֥יchar.tu.MeiH2748of Egyptמִצְרַ֖יִםmitz.Ra.yimH4714,and all the wise menחֲכָמֶ֑יהָcha.kha.Mei.haH2450thereof: and Pharaohפַּרְעֹ֤הpar.'OhH6547toldוַיְסַפֵּ֨רvay.sa.PerH5608them his dreamחֲלֹמ֔וֹcha.lo.MoH2472; but there wasnone that could interpretפּוֹתֵ֥רpo.TerH6622them unto Pharaohלְפַרְעֹֽה׃le.far.'OhH6547.

9Then spakeוַיְדַבֵּר֙vay.da.BerH1696the chiefשַׂ֣רsarH8269butlerH8248unto Pharaohפַּרְעֹ֖הpar.'OhH6547,sayingלֵאמֹ֑רle.MorH559,I do rememberמַזְכִּ֥ירmaz.KirH2142my faultsחֲטָאַ֕יcha.ta.'AiH2399this dayהַיּֽוֹם׃hai.YomH3117:

10Pharaohפַּרְעֹ֖הpar.'OhH6547was wrothקָצַ֣ףka.TzafH7107with his servantsעֲבָדָ֑יו'a.va.DavH5650,and putוַיִּתֵּ֨ןvai.yi.TenH5414me in wardבְּמִשְׁמַ֗רbe.mish.MarH4929in the captainשַׂ֣רsarH8269of the guard’sהַטַּבָּחִ֔יםha.ta.ba.ChimH2876houseבֵּ֚יתbeitH1004, bothme and the chiefשַׂ֥רsarH8269bakerהָאֹפִֽים׃ha.'o.FimH644:

11And we dreamedוַנַּֽחַלְמָ֥הva.na.chal.MahH2492a dreamחֲל֛וֹםcha.LomH2472in oneאֶחָ֖ד'e.ChadH259nightבְּלַ֥יְלָהbe.Lay.lahH3915,I and he; we dreamedחָלָֽמְנוּ׃cha.La.me.nuH2492each manאִ֛ישׁ'ishH376according to the interpretationכְּפִתְר֥וֹןke.fit.RonH6623of his dreamחֲלֹמ֖וֹcha.lo.MoH2472.

12And there wasthere with us a young manנַ֣עַרNa.'arH5288,an Hebrewעִבְרִ֗י'iv.RiH5680,servantעֶ֚בֶד'E.vedH5650to the captainלְשַׂ֣רle.SarH8269of the guardהַטַּבָּחִ֔יםha.ta.ba.ChimH2876;and we toldוַנְּ֨סַפֶּר־va.Ne.sa.per-H5608him, and he interpretedוַיִּפְתָּר־vai.yif.tor-H6622to us our dreamsחֲלֹמֹתֵ֑ינוּcha.lo.mo.Tei.nuH2472;to each manאִ֥ישׁ'ishH376according to his dreamכַּחֲלֹמ֖וֹka.cha.lo.MoH2472he did interpretפָּתָֽר׃pa.TarH6622.

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