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Genesis 41:33-37

33Now therefore let Pharaohפַרְעֹ֔הfar.'OhH6547look outיֵרֶ֣אye.Re'H7200a manאִ֖ישׁ'ishH376discreetנָב֣וֹןna.VonH995and wiseוְחָכָ֑םve.cha.KhamH2450,and setוִישִׁיתֵ֖הוּvi.shi.Te.huH7896him over the landאֶ֥רֶץ'E.retzH776of Egyptמִצְרָֽיִם׃mitz.Ra.yimH4714.

34Let Pharaohפַרְעֹ֔הfar.'OhH6547doיַעֲשֶׂ֣הya.'a.SehH6213this,and let him appointוְיַפְקֵ֥דve.yaf.KedH6485officersפְּקִדִ֖יםpe.ki.DimH6496over the landהָאָ֑רֶץha.'A.retzH776,and take up the fifth partוְחִמֵּשׁ֙ve.chi.MeshH2567of the landאֶ֣רֶץ'E.retzH776of Egyptמִצְרַ֔יִםmitz.Ra.yimH4714in the sevenבְּשֶׁ֖בַעbe.She.va'H7651plenteousהַשָּׂבָֽע׃ha.sa.Va'H7647yearsשְׁנֵ֥יshe.NeiH8141.

35And let them gatherוְיִקְבְּצ֗וּve.yik.be.TzuH6908all the foodאֹ֙כֶל֙'o.khelH400of those goodהַטֹּבֹ֔תha.to.VotH2896yearsהַשָּׁנִ֣יםha.sha.NimH8141that comeהַבָּאֹ֖תha.ba.'OtH935,and lay upוְיִצְבְּרוּ־ve.yitz.be.ru-H6651grainבָ֞רvarH1250under the handיַד־yad-H3027of Pharaohפַּרְעֹ֛הpar.'OhH6547,and let them keepוְשָׁמָֽרוּ׃ve.sha.Ma.ruH8104foodאֹ֥כֶל'O.khelH400in the citiesבֶּעָרִ֖יםbe.'a.RimH5892.

36And that foodהָאֹ֤כֶלha.'O.khelH400shall be for storeלְפִקָּדוֹן֙le.fi.ka.dOnH6487to the landלָאָ֔רֶץla.'A.retzH776against the sevenלְשֶׁ֙בַע֙le.She.va'H7651yearsשְׁנֵ֣יshe.NeiH8141of famineהָרָעָ֔בha.ra.'AvH7458,which shall be in the landבְּאֶ֣רֶץbe.'E.retzH776of Egyptמִצְרָ֑יִםmitz.Ra.yimH4714;that the landהָאָ֖רֶץha.'A.retzH776perishתִכָּרֵ֥תti.ka.RetH3772not through the famineבָּרָעָֽב׃ba.ra.'AvH7458.

37And the thingהַדָּבָ֖רha.da.VarH1697was goodוַיִּיטַ֥בvai.yi.TavH3190in the eyesבְּעֵינֵ֣יbe.'ei.NeiH5869of Pharaohפַרְעֹ֑הfar.'OhH6547,and in the eyesוּבְעֵינֵ֖יu.ve.'ei.NeiH5869of all his servantsעֲבָדָֽיו׃'a.va.DavH5650.

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