Revised Version 1895

Genesis 40:1-13

1And itcameH1961topassH1961afterאַחַר֙'a.CharH310theseהָאֵ֔לֶּהha.'E.lehH428things, that the butler of thekingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428ofEgyptמִצְרַ֖יִםmitz.Ra.yimH4714and hisbakerוְהָאֹפֶ֑הve.ha.'o.PehH644offendedחָֽטְא֛וּcha.te.'UH2398theirlordלַאֲדֹנֵיהֶ֖םla.'a.do.nei.HemH113thekingלְמֶ֥לֶךְle.Me.lekhH4428ofEgyptמִצְרָֽיִם׃mitz.Ra.yimH4714.

2AndPharaohפַּרְעֹ֔הpar.'OhH6547was wrothagainstעַ֖ל'alH5921histwoשְׁנֵ֣יshe.NeiH8147officersH8269,againstעַ֚ל'alH5921thechiefשַׂ֣רsarH8269of the butlers, andagainstוְעַ֖לve.'AlH5921thechiefשַׂ֥רsarH8269of thebakersהָאוֹפִֽים׃ha.'o.FimH644.

3And heputוַיִּתֵּ֨ןvai.yi.TenH5414them in ward in thehouseבֵּ֛יתbeitH1004of thecaptainשַׂ֥רsarH8269of theguardהַטַבָּחִ֖יםha.ta.ba.ChimH2876,intoאֶל־'el-H413theprisonבֵּ֣יתbeitH1004, theplaceמְק֕וֹםme.KomH4725whereאֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherH834Josephיוֹסֵ֖ףyo.SefH3130wasboundאָס֥וּר'a.SurH631.

4And thecaptainשַׂ֣רsarH8269of theguardהַטַּבָּחִ֧יםha.ta.ba.ChimH2876chargedJosephיוֹסֵ֛ףyo.SefH3130with them, and heministeredוַיְשָׁ֣רֶתvay.Sha.retH8334unto them: and theycontinuedוַיִּהְי֥וּvai.yih.YuH1961a season in ward.

5And theydreamedוַיַּֽחַלְמוּ֩vai.ya.chal.MuH2492adreamחֲל֨וֹםcha.LomH2472bothשְׁנֵיהֶ֜םshe.nei.HemH8147of them,eachH376manH376hisdreamחֲלֹמוֹ֙cha.lo.MoH2472, in onenightבְּלַ֣יְלָהbe.Lay.lahH3915,eachH376manH376accordingH376to theinterpretationכְּפִתְר֣וֹןke.fit.RonH6623of hisdreamחֲלֹמ֑וֹcha.lo.MoH2472, the butler and thebakerוְהָאֹפֶ֗הve.ha.'o.PehH644of thekingלְמֶ֣לֶךְle.Me.lekhH4428ofEgyptמִצְרַ֔יִםmitz.Ra.yimH4714,whichH834wereboundאֲסוּרִ֖ים'a.su.RimH631in theprisonבְּבֵ֥יתbe.VeitH1004.

6AndJosephיוֹסֵ֖ףyo.SefH3130cameוַיָּבֹ֧אvai.ya.Vo'H935in unto them in themorningבַּבֹּ֑קֶרba.Bo.kerH1242, andsawוַיַּ֣רְאvai.Yar'H7200them, and,beholdוְהִנָּ֖םve.hi.NamH2005, they were sad.

7And heaskedוַיִּשְׁאַ֞לvai.yish.'AlH7592Pharaoh’sפַרְעֹ֗הfar.'OhH6547officersסְרִיסֵ֣יse.ri.SeiH5631that were with him in ward in hismaster’sאֲדֹנָ֖יו'a.do.NavH113houseבֵּ֥יתbeitH1004,sayingלֵאמֹ֑רle.MorH559, Wherefore look yesoאֲשֶׁ֨ר'a.SherH834sadly todayהַיּֽוֹם׃hai.YomH3117?

8And theysaidH559unto him,WeH4994havedreamedחָלַ֔מְנוּcha.Lam.nuH2492adreamחֲל֣וֹםcha.LomH2472, and there isnoneH369thatcanH369interpretוּפֹתֵ֖רu.fo.TerH6622it. AndJosephיוֹסֵ֗ףyo.SefH3130saidH559unto them,DoH4994notH3808interpretationsפִּתְרֹנִ֔יםpit.ro.NimH6623belongH430toGodלֵֽאלֹהִים֙le.lo.HimH430?tellH559itmeH413, IprayH4994youH3808.

9And thechiefשַֽׂר־sar-H8269butlertoldH559hisdreamחֲלֹמ֖וֹcha.lo.MoH2472toJosephלְיוֹסֵ֑ףle.yo.SefH3130, andsaidH559to him, In mydreamבַּחֲלוֹמִ֕יba.cha.lo.MiH2472,beholdוְהִנֵּה־ve.hi.neh-H2009, avineגֶ֖פֶןGe.fenH1612wasbeforeH6440meH6440;

10and in thevineוּבַגֶּ֖פֶןu.va.Ge.fenH1612werethreeשְׁלֹשָׁ֣הshe.lo.ShahH7969branchesשָׂרִיגִ֑םsa.ri.GimH8299: and it was asthoughוְהִ֤יאve.Hi'H1931itbuddedכְפֹרַ֙חַת֙khe.fo.Ra.chatH6524, anditsH5927blossoms shot forth; and theclustersאַשְׁכְּלֹתֶ֖יהָ'ash.ke.lo.Tei.haH811thereofbroughtH5927forthripeהִבְשִׁ֥ילוּhiv.Shi.luH1310grapesעֲנָבִֽים׃'a.na.VimH6025:

11andPharaoh’sפַּרְעֹ֖הpar.'OhH6547cupוְכ֥וֹסve.KhosH3563was in myhandבְּיָדִ֑יbe.ya.DiH3027; and Itookוָאֶקַּ֣חva.'e.KachH3947thegrapesהָֽעֲנָבִ֗יםha.'a.na.VimH6025, and pressed themintoH413Pharaoh’sפַּרְעֹ֔הpar.'OhH6547cupכּ֣וֹסKosH3563, and Igaveוָאֶתֵּ֥ןva.'e.TenH5414thecupהַכּ֖וֹסha.KosH3563intoH413Pharaoh’sפַּרְעֹֽה׃par.'OhH6547handH3027.

12AndJosephיוֹסֵ֔ףyo.SefH3130saidוַיֹּ֤אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559unto him, This is theinterpretationפִּתְרֹנ֑וֹpit.ro.NoH6623of it: thethreeשְׁלֹ֙שֶׁת֙she.Lo.shetH7969branchesהַשָּׂ֣רִגִ֔יםha.Sa.ri.GimH8299arethreeשְׁלֹ֥שֶׁתshe.Lo.shetH7969daysיָמִ֖יםya.MimH3117;

13withinH5921yetthreeשְׁלֹ֣שֶׁתshe.Lo.shetH7969daysיָמִ֗יםya.MimH3117shallPharaohפַרְעֹה֙far.'OhH6547liftיִשָּׂ֤אyi.Sa'H5375upH5375thineheadרֹאשֶׁ֔ךָro.She.khaH7218, andrestoreוַהֲשִֽׁיבְךָ֖va.ha.shi.ve.KhaH7725thee unto thine office: and thou shaltgiveוְנָתַתָּ֤ve.na.ta.TaH5414Pharaoh’sפַּרְעֹה֙par.'OhH6547cupכוֹס־khos-H3563intoH5921hishandבְּיָד֔וֹbe.ya.DoH3027,afterH5921theformerהָֽרִאשׁ֔וֹןha.ri.ShonH7223mannerכַּמִּשְׁפָּט֙ka.mish.PatH4941when thou wast his butler.

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