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Genesis 41:39-45

39And Pharaohפַּרְעֹה֙par.'OhH6547saidוַיֹּ֤אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559unto Josephיוֹסֵ֔ףyo.SefH3130,Forasmuchאַחֲרֵ֨י'a.cha.ReiH310as Godאֱלֹהִ֛ים'E.lo.HimH430hath shewedהוֹדִ֧יעַho.Di.a'H3045thee all this, there isnone so discreetנָב֥וֹןna.VonH995and wiseוְחָכָ֖םve.cha.KhamH2450as thou art:

40Thou shalt beתִּהְיֶ֣הtih.YehH1961over my houseבֵּיתִ֔יbei.TiH1004,and according unto thy wordפִּ֖יךָPi.khaH6310shall all my peopleעַמִּ֑י'a.MiH5971be ruledיִשַּׁ֣קyi.ShakH5401:only in the throneהַכִּסֵּ֖אha.ki.Se'H3678will I be greaterאֶגְדַּ֥ל'eg.DalH1431than thou.

41And Pharaohפַּרְעֹ֖הpar.'OhH6547saidוַיֹּ֥אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559unto Josephיוֹסֵ֑ףyo.SefH3130,Seeרְאֵה֙re.'EhH7200,I have setנָתַ֣תִּיna.Ta.tiH5414thee over all the landאֶ֥רֶץ'E.retzH776of Egyptמִצְרָֽיִם׃mitz.Ra.yimH4714.

42And Pharaohפַּרְעֹ֤הpar.'OhH6547took offוַיָּ֨סַרvai.Ya.sarH5493his ringטַבַּעְתּוֹ֙ta.ba'.ToH2885from his handיָד֔וֹya.DoH3027,and putוַיִּתֵּ֥ןvai.yi.TenH5414it upon Joseph’sיוֹסֵ֑ףyo.SefH3130handיַ֣דyadH3027,and arrayedוַיַּלְבֵּ֤שׁvai.yal.BeshH3847him in vesturesבִּגְדֵי־big.dei-H899of fine linenשֵׁ֔שׁSheshH8336,and putוַיָּ֛שֶׂםvai.Ya.semH7760a goldהַזָּהָ֖בha.za.HavH2091chainרְבִ֥דre.VidH7242about his neckצַוָּארֽוֹ׃tza.va.RoH6677;

43And he made him to rideוַיַּרְכֵּ֣בvai.yar.KevH7392in the secondהַמִּשְׁנֶה֙ha.mish.NehH4932chariotבְּמִרְכֶּ֤בֶתbe.mir.Ke.vetH4818which he had; and they criedוַיִּקְרְא֥וּvai.yik.re.'UH7121before himלְפָנָ֖יוle.fa.NavH6440,Bow the kneeאַבְרֵ֑ךְ'av.RekhH86:and he madeוְנָת֣וֹןve.na.TonH5414him rulerover all the landאֶ֥רֶץ'E.retzH776of Egyptמִצְרָֽיִם׃mitz.Ra.yimH4714.

44And Pharaohפַּרְעֹ֛הpar.'OhH6547saidוַיֹּ֧אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559unto Josephיוֹסֵ֖ףyo.SefH3130, I amPharaohפַרְעֹ֑הfar.'OhH6547,and withoutוּבִלְעָדֶ֗יךָu.vil.'a.Dei.khaH1107thee shall no manאִ֧ישׁ'ishH376lift upיָרִ֨יםya.RimH7311his handיָד֛וֹya.DoH3027or footרַגְל֖וֹrag.LoH7272in all the landאֶ֥רֶץ'E.retzH776of Egyptמִצְרָֽיִם׃mitz.Ra.yimH4714.

45And Pharaohפַרְעֹ֣הfar.'OhH6547calledוַיִּקְרָ֨אvai.yik.Ra'H7121Joseph’sיוֹסֵף֮yo.SefH3130nameשֵׁם־shem-H8034Zaphnath–paaneahH6847;and he gaveוַיִּתֶּן־vai.yi.ten-H5414him to wifeלְאִשָּׁ֑הle.'i.ShahH802Asenathאָֽסְנַ֗ת'a.se.NatH621the daughterבַּת־bat-H1323of Poti–pherahH6319priestכֹּהֵ֥ןko.HenH3548of Onאֹ֖ן'onH204.And Josephיוֹסֵ֖ףyo.SefH3130went outוַיֵּצֵ֥אvai.ye.Tze'H3318over allthe landאֶ֥רֶץ'E.retzH776of Egyptמִצְרָֽיִם׃mitz.Ra.yimH4714.

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