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Genesis 41:25-32

25And Josephיוֹסֵף֙yo.SefH3130saidוַיֹּ֤אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559unto Pharaohפַּרְעֹ֔הpar.'OhH6547,The dreamחֲל֥וֹםcha.LomH2472of Pharaohפַּרְעֹ֖הpar.'OhH6547isoneאֶחָ֣ד'e.ChadH259:Godהָאֱלֹהִ֛יםha.'E.lo.HimH430hath shewedהִגִּ֥ידhi.GidH5046Pharaohלְפַרְעֹֽה׃le.far.'OhH6547what he isabout to doעֹשֶׂ֖ה'o.SehH6213.

26The sevenשֶׁ֧בַעShe.va'H7651goodהַטֹּבֹ֗תha.to.VotH2896kineפָּרֹ֣תpa.RotH6510aresevenשֶׁ֤בַעShe.va'H7651yearsשָׁנִים֙sha.NimH8141;and the sevenוְשֶׁ֤בַעve.She.va'H7651goodהַטֹּבֹ֔תha.to.VotH2896headsהַֽשִּׁבֳּלִים֙ha.shi.bo.LimH7641aresevenשֶׁ֥בַעShe.va'H7651yearsשָׁנִ֖יםsha.NimH8141:the dreamחֲל֖וֹםcha.LomH2472isoneאֶחָ֥ד'e.ChadH259.

27And the sevenוְשֶׁ֣בַעve.She.va'H7651thinהָֽרַקּ֨וֹתha.ra.KotH7534and ill favouredוְהָרָעֹ֜תve.ha.ra.'OtH7451kineהַ֠פָּרוֹתHa.pa.rotH6510that came upהָעֹלֹ֣תha.'o.LotH5927after themאַחֲרֵיהֶ֗ן'a.cha.rei.HenH310aresevenשֶׁ֤בַעShe.va'H7651yearsשָׁנִים֙sha.NimH8141;and the sevenוְשֶׁ֤בַעve.She.va'H7651emptyהָרֵק֔וֹתha.re.KotH7386headsהַֽשִׁבֳּלִים֙ha.shi.bo.LimH7641blastedשְׁדֻפ֖וֹתshe.du.FotH7710with the east windהַקָּדִ֑יםha.ka.DimH6921shall be sevenשֶׁ֖בַעShe.va'H7651yearsשְׁנֵ֥יshe.NeiH8141of famineרָעָֽב׃ra.'AvH7458.

28This isthe thingהַדָּבָ֔רha.da.VarH1697which I have spokenדִּבַּ֖רְתִּיdi.Bar.tiH1696unto Pharaohפַּרְעֹ֑הpar.'OhH6547:What Godהָאֱלֹהִ֛יםha.'E.lo.HimH430isabout to doעֹשֶׂ֖ה'o.SehH6213he shewethהֶרְאָ֥הher.'AhH7200unto Pharaohפַּרְעֹֽה׃par.'OhH6547.

29Behold, there comeבָּא֑וֹתba.'otH935sevenשֶׁ֥בַעShe.va'H7651yearsשָׁנִ֖יםsha.NimH8141of greatגָּד֖וֹלga.DolH1419plentyשָׂבָ֥עsa.Va'H7647throughout all the landאֶ֥רֶץ'E.retzH776of Egyptמִצְרָֽיִם׃mitz.Ra.yimH4714:

30And there shall ariseוְ֠קָמוּVe.ka.muH6965after themאַחֲרֵיהֶ֔ן'a.cha.rei.HenH310sevenשֶׁ֜בַעShe.va'H7651yearsשְׁנֵ֤יshe.NeiH8141of famineרָעָב֙ra.'AvH7458;and all the plentyהַשָּׂבָ֖עha.sa.Va'H7647shall be forgottenוְנִשְׁכַּ֥חve.nish.KachH7911in the landבְּאֶ֣רֶץbe.'E.retzH776of Egyptמִצְרָ֑יִםmitz.Ra.yimH4714;and the famineהָרָעָ֖בha.ra.'AvH7458shall consumeוְכִלָּ֥הve.khi.LahH3615the landהָאָֽרֶץ׃ha.'A.retzH776;

31And the plentyהַשָּׂבָע֙ha.sa.Va'H7647shall not be knownיִוָּדַ֤עyi.va.Da'H3045in the landבָּאָ֔רֶץba.'A.retzH776by reasonמִפְּנֵ֛יmi.pe.NeiH6440of that famineהָרָעָ֥בha.ra.'AvH7458followingאַחֲרֵי־ כֵ֑ן'a.cha.rei- KhenH3651 H310; for it shall beveryמְאֹֽד׃me.'OdH3966grievousכָבֵ֥דkha.VedH3515.

32And for that the dreamהַחֲל֛וֹםha.cha.LomH2472was doubledהִשָּׁנ֧וֹתhi.sha.NotH8138unto Pharaohפַּרְעֹ֖הpar.'OhH6547twiceפַּעֲמָ֑יִםpa.'a.Ma.yimH6471; it isbecause the thingהַדָּבָר֙ha.da.VarH1697isestablishedנָכ֤וֹןna.KhonH3559byמֵעִ֣םme.'ImH5973Godהָאֱלֹהִ֔יםha.'E.lo.HimH430,and Godהָאֱלֹהִ֖יםha.'E.lo.HimH430will shortlyוּמְמַהֵ֥רu.me.ma.HerH4116bring it to passלַעֲשֹׂתֽוֹ׃la.'a.so.ToH6213.

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