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Genesis 41:2-7

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.

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