Revised Version 1895
Genesis 41
3And,beholdוְהִנֵּ֞הve.hi.NehH2009,sevenשֶׁ֧בַעShe.va'H7651otherH312kinecameH5927upH5927afterאַחֲרֵיהֶן֙'a.cha.rei.HenH310themoutמִן־min-H4480of theriverהַיְאֹ֔רhay.'OrH2975, ill favoured and leanfleshed; andstoodוַֽתַּעֲמֹ֛דְנָהva.ta.'a.Mo.de.nahH5975by theotherH312kineuponעַל־'al-H5921the brink of theriverהַיְאֹֽר׃hay.'OrH2975.
5And hesleptוַיִּישָׁ֕ןvai.yi.ShanH3462anddreamedוַֽיַּחֲלֹ֖םvai.ya.cha.LomH2492asecondשֵׁנִ֑יתshe.NitH8145time: and,beholdוְהִנֵּ֣ה׀ve.hi.NehH2009,sevenשֶׁ֣בַעShe.va'H7651earsשִׁבֳּלִ֗יםshi.bo.LimH7641of corncameH5927upH5927upon onestalkבְּקָנֶ֥הbe.ka.NehH7070, rank andgoodוְטֹבֽוֹת׃ve.to.VotH2896.
7And thethinהַדַּקּ֔וֹתha.da.KotH1851earsהַשִּׁבֳּלִ֣יםha.shi.bo.LimH7641swallowedוַתִּבְלַ֙עְנָה֙va.tiv.La'.nahH1104upH1104thesevenשֶׁ֣בַעShe.va'H7651rank andfullוְהַמְּלֵא֑וֹתve.ha.me.le.'otH4392earsהַֽשִּׁבֳּלִ֔יםha.shi.bo.LimH7641. AndPharaohפַּרְעֹ֖הpar.'OhH6547awokeוַיִּיקַ֥ץvai.yi.KatzH3364, and,beholdוְהִנֵּ֥הve.hi.NehH2009, it was adreamחֲלֽוֹם׃cha.LomH2472.
8And itcameH1961topassH1961in themorningבַבֹּ֙קֶר֙va.Bo.kerH1242that hisspiritרוּח֔וֹru.ChoH7307wastroubledוַתִּפָּ֣עֶםva.ti.Pa.'emH6470; and hesentוַיִּשְׁלַ֗חvai.yish.LachH7971andcalledוַיִּקְרָ֛אvai.yik.Ra'H7121forallכָּל־kol-H3605themagiciansחַרְטֻמֵּ֥יchar.tu.MeiH2748ofEgyptמִצְרַ֖יִםmitz.Ra.yimH4714, andallכָּל־kol-H3605thewiseחֲכָמֶ֑יהָcha.kha.Mei.haH2450menH2450thereof: andPharaohפַּרְעֹ֤הpar.'OhH6547toldוַיְסַפֵּ֨רvay.sa.PerH5608them hisdreamחֲלֹמ֔וֹcha.lo.MoH2472; but there wasnoneוְאֵין־ve.'ein-H369that couldinterpretפּוֹתֵ֥רpo.TerH6622them untoPharaohלְפַרְעֹֽה׃le.far.'OhH6547.
12And there was withusH5608there ayoungנַ֣עַרNa.'arH5288manH376, anHebrewעִבְרִ֗י'iv.RiH5680,servantעֶ֚בֶד'E.vedH5650to thecaptainלְשַׂ֣רle.SarH8269of theguardהַטַּבָּחִ֔יםha.ta.ba.ChimH2876; andweוְשָׁ֨םve.ShamH8033toldH5608him, and heinterpretedוַיִּפְתָּר־vai.yif.tor-H6622tousH5608ourdreamsחֲלֹמֹתֵ֑ינוּcha.lo.mo.Tei.nuH2472; toeachH376manH376accordingH376to hisdreamכַּחֲלֹמ֖וֹka.cha.lo.MoH2472hedidH376interpretפָּתָֽר׃pa.TarH6622.
14ThenPharaohפַּרְעֹה֙par.'OhH6547sentוַיִּשְׁלַ֤חvai.yish.LachH7971andcalledוַיִּקְרָ֣אvai.yik.Ra'H7121Josephיוֹסֵ֔ףyo.SefH3130, and theybroughtH935him hastilyoutמִן־min-H4480of the dungeon: and heshavedוַיְגַלַּח֙vay.ga.LachH1548himselfאֶל־'el-H413, andchangedוַיְחַלֵּ֣ףvay.cha.LefH2498his raiment, andcameH935in untoPharaohפַּרְעֹֽה׃par.'OhH6547.
15AndPharaohפַּרְעֹה֙par.'OhH6547saidוַיֹּ֤אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559untoJosephיוֹסֵ֔ףyo.SefH3130, I havedreamedחָלַ֔מְתִּיcha.Lam.tiH2492adreamחֲל֣וֹםcha.LomH2472, and there isnoneH369thatcanH369interpretוּפֹתֵ֖רu.fo.TerH6622it: and I haveheardH8085sayלֵאמֹ֔רle.MorH559of thee, that when thou hearest adreamחֲל֖וֹםcha.LomH2472thou canstinterpretלִפְתֹּ֥רlif.TorH6622it.
19and,beholdוְהִנֵּ֞הve.hi.NehH2009,sevenשֶֽׁבַע־she.va'-H7651otherאֲחֵרוֹת֙'a.che.roTH312kinecameH5927upH5927afterאַחֲרֵיהֶ֔ן'a.cha.rei.HenH310them, poor andveryמְאֹ֖דme.'OdH3966ill favoured and leanfleshed,suchH3605as Ineverלֹֽא־lo'-H3808sawרָאִ֧יתִיra.'I.tiH7200inallH3605thelandאֶ֥רֶץ'E.retzH776ofEgyptמִצְרַ֖יִםmitz.Ra.yimH4714for badness:
24and thethinהַדַּקֹּ֔תha.da.KotH1851earsהָשִׁבֳּלִ֣יםha.shi.bo.LimH7641swallowedוַתִּבְלַ֙עְןָ֙va.tiv.La'.naH1104upH1104thesevenשֶׁ֥בַעShe.va'H7651goodהַטֹּב֑וֹתha.to.VotH2896earsהַֽשִׁבֳּלִ֖יםha.shi.bo.LimH7641: and ItoldH5046it unto themagiciansהַֽחַרְטֻמִּ֔יםha.char.tu.MimH2748; but there wasnoneוְאֵ֥יןve.'EinH369that coulddeclareH5046it tomeאֶל־'el-H413.
25AndJosephיוֹסֵף֙yo.SefH3130saidוַיֹּ֤אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559untoPharaohפַּרְעֹ֔הpar.'OhH6547, Thedreamחֲל֥וֹםcha.LomH2472ofPharaohפַּרְעֹ֖הpar.'OhH6547is one:whatאֲשֶׁ֧ר'a.SherH834Godהָאֱלֹהִ֛יםha.'E.lo.HimH430isaboutאֶל־'el-H413todoעֹשֶׂ֖ה'o.SehH6213he hathdeclaredהִגִּ֥ידhi.GidH5046untoPharaohלְפַרְעֹֽה׃le.far.'OhH6547.
26Thesevenשֶׁ֧בַעShe.va'H7651goodהַטֹּבֹ֗תha.to.VotH2896kine aresevenשֶׁ֤בַעShe.va'H7651yearsשָׁנִים֙sha.NimH8141; and thesevenוְשֶׁ֤בַעve.She.va'H7651goodהַטֹּבֹ֔תha.to.VotH2896earsהַֽשִּׁבֳּלִים֙ha.shi.bo.LimH7641aresevenשֶׁ֥בַעShe.va'H7651yearsשָׁנִ֖יםsha.NimH8141: thedreamחֲל֖וֹםcha.LomH2472is one.
27And thesevenוְשֶׁ֣בַעve.She.va'H7651leanהָֽרַקּ֨וֹתha.ra.KotH7534and ill favoured kine thatcameיִהְי֕וּyih.YuH1961upהָעֹלֹ֣תha.'o.LotH5927afterאַחֲרֵיהֶ֗ן'a.cha.rei.HenH310them aresevenשֶׁ֤בַעShe.va'H7651yearsשָׁנִים֙sha.NimH8141, and also thesevenוְשֶׁ֤בַעve.She.va'H7651emptyהָרֵק֔וֹתha.re.KotH7386earsהַֽשִׁבֳּלִים֙ha.shi.bo.LimH7641blasted with theeastהַקָּדִ֑יםha.ka.DimH6921windH6921; they shall besevenשֶׁ֖בַעShe.va'H7651yearsשְׁנֵ֥יshe.NeiH8141offamineרָעָֽב׃ra.'AvH7458.
30and there shallariseוְ֠קָמוּVe.ka.muH6965afterאַחֲרֵיהֶ֔ן'a.cha.rei.HenH310themsevenשֶׁ֜בַעShe.va'H7651yearsשְׁנֵ֤יshe.NeiH8141offamineרָעָב֙ra.'AvH7458; andallכָּל־kol-H3605theplentyהַשָּׂבָ֖עha.sa.Va'H7647shall beforgottenוְנִשְׁכַּ֥חve.nish.KachH7911in thelandבְּאֶ֣רֶץbe.'E.retzH776ofEgyptמִצְרָ֑יִםmitz.Ra.yimH4714; and thefamineהָרָעָ֖בha.ra.'AvH7458shallconsumeוְכִלָּ֥הve.khi.LahH3615thelandהָאָֽרֶץ׃ha.'A.retzH776;
32And for that thedreamהַחֲל֛וֹםha.cha.LomH2472was doubled untoPharaohפַּרְעֹ֖הpar.'OhH6547twiceפַּעֲמָ֑יִםpa.'a.Ma.yimH6471, it isbecauseכִּֽי־ki-H3588thethingהַדָּבָר֙ha.da.VarH1697isestablishedנָכ֤וֹןna.KhonH3559byGodהָאֱלֹהִ֔יםha.'E.lo.HimH430, andGodהָאֱלֹהִ֖יםha.'E.lo.HimH430will shortlybringוּמְמַהֵ֥רu.me.ma.HerH4116it to pass.
34LetH6485Pharaohפַרְעֹ֔הfar.'OhH6547doיַעֲשֶׂ֣הya.'a.SehH6213this, andletH6485himappointוְיַפְקֵ֥דve.yaf.KedH6485overseersפְּקִדִ֖יםpe.ki.DimH6496over thelandהָאָ֑רֶץha.'A.retzH776, andtakeH6485upH5921thefifthוְחִמֵּשׁ֙ve.chi.MeshH2567partH5921of thelandאֶ֣רֶץ'E.retzH776ofEgyptמִצְרַ֔יִםmitz.Ra.yimH4714in thesevenבְּשֶׁ֖בַעbe.She.va'H7651plenteousyearsשְׁנֵ֥יshe.NeiH8141.
35And let themgatherוְיִקְבְּצ֗וּve.yik.be.TzuH6908allכָּל־kol-H3605thefoodאֹ֙כֶל֙'o.khelH400oftheseהָאֵ֑לֶּהha.'E.lehH428goodהַטֹּבֹ֔תha.to.VotH2896yearsהַשָּׁנִ֣יםha.sha.NimH8141thatcomeהַבָּאֹ֖תha.ba.'OtH935, and layupוְיִצְבְּרוּ־ve.yitz.be.ru-H6651cornunderתַּ֧חַתTa.chatH8478thehandיַד־yad-H3027ofPharaohפַּרְעֹ֛הpar.'OhH6547forfoodאֹ֥כֶל'O.khelH400in thecitiesבֶּעָרִ֖יםbe.'a.RimH5892, and let themkeepוְשָׁמָֽרוּ׃ve.sha.Ma.ruH8104it.
36And thefoodהָאֹ֤כֶלha.'O.khelH400shall be for a store to thelandלָאָ֔רֶץla.'A.retzH776againstH4714thesevenלְשֶׁ֙בַע֙le.She.va'H7651yearsשְׁנֵ֣יshe.NeiH8141offamineהָרָעָ֔בha.ra.'AvH7458,whichאֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherH834shall be in thelandבְּאֶ֣רֶץbe.'E.retzH776ofEgyptמִצְרָ֑יִםmitz.Ra.yimH4714; that thelandהָאָ֖רֶץha.'A.retzH776perishתִכָּרֵ֥תti.ka.RetH3772notוְלֹֽא־ve.lo'-H3808throughH776thefamineבָּרָעָֽב׃ba.ra.'AvH7458.
42AndPharaohפַּרְעֹ֤הpar.'OhH6547tookוַיָּ֨סַרvai.Ya.sarH5493offמֵעַ֣לme.'AlH5921hissignetH2885ringH2885from hishandיָד֔וֹya.DoH3027, andputH5414ituponעַל־'al-H5921Joseph’sיוֹסֵ֑ףyo.SefH3130handיַ֣דyadH3027, andarrayedוַיַּלְבֵּ֤שׁvai.yal.BeshH3847him in vestures offineשֵׁ֔שׁSheshH8336linenH8336, andputH5414agoldהַזָּהָ֖בha.za.HavH2091chainרְבִ֥דre.VidH7242aboutעַל־'al-H5921hisneckצַוָּארֽוֹ׃tza.va.RoH6677;
43and hemadeH5414him torideוַיַּרְכֵּ֣בvai.yar.KevH7392in thesecondהַמִּשְׁנֶה֙ha.mish.NehH4932chariotבְּמִרְכֶּ֤בֶתbe.mir.Ke.vetH4818whichאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834he had; and theycriedוַיִּקְרְא֥וּvai.yik.re.'UH7121beforeלְפָנָ֖יוle.fa.NavH6440him,BowH86thekneeH86: and hesetH5414him overallכָּל־kol-H3605thelandאֶ֥רֶץ'E.retzH776ofEgyptמִצְרָֽיִם׃mitz.Ra.yimH4714.
44AndPharaohפַּרְעֹ֛הpar.'OhH6547saidוַיֹּ֧אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559untoJosephיוֹסֵ֖ףyo.SefH3130, I amPharaohפַרְעֹ֑הfar.'OhH6547, andwithoutH3808thee shallnoH3808manאִ֧ישׁ'ishH376liftיָרִ֨יםya.RimH7311upH7311hishandיָד֛וֹya.DoH3027or hisfootרַגְל֖וֹrag.LoH7272inallבְּכָל־be.kholH3605thelandאֶ֥רֶץ'E.retzH776ofEgyptמִצְרָֽיִם׃mitz.Ra.yimH4714.
45AndPharaohפַרְעֹ֣הfar.'OhH6547calledוַיִּקְרָ֨אvai.yik.Ra'H7121Joseph’sיוֹסֵף֮yo.SefH3130nameשֵׁם־shem-H8034Zaphenath-paneahH6847; and hegaveוַיִּתֶּן־vai.yi.ten-H5414him towifeלְאִשָּׁ֑הle.'i.ShahH802Asenathאָֽסְנַ֗ת'a.se.NatH621thedaughterבַּת־bat-H1323of Poti-pherapriestכֹּהֵ֥ןko.HenH3548of On. AndJosephיוֹסֵ֖ףyo.SefH3130wentH3318outH3318over thelandאֶ֥רֶץ'E.retzH776ofEgyptמִצְרָֽיִם׃mitz.Ra.yimH4714.
46AndJosephוְיוֹסֵף֙ve.yo.SefH3130wasthirtyשְׁלֹשִׁ֣יםshe.lo.ShimH7970yearsשָׁנָ֔הsha.NahH8141oldבֶּן־ben-H1121when hestoodבְּעָמְד֕וֹbe.'a.me.DoH5975beforeלִפְנֵ֖יlif.NeiH6440Pharaohפַּרְעֹ֣הpar.'OhH6547kingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428ofEgyptמִצְרָ֑יִםmitz.Ra.yimH4714. AndJosephיוֹסֵף֙yo.SefH3130wentH3318outH3318from thepresenceמִלִּפְנֵ֣יmi.lif.NeiH6440ofPharaohפַרְעֹ֔הfar.'OhH6547, andwentH3318throughoutH3605allH3605thelandאֶ֥רֶץ'E.retzH776ofEgyptמִצְרָֽיִם׃mitz.Ra.yimH4714.
48And hegatheredוַיִּקְבֹּ֞ץvai.yik.BotzH6908upH5414allH3605thefoodאֹ֣כֶל׀'O.khelH400of thesevenשֶׁ֣בַעShe.va'H7651yearsשָׁנִ֗יםsha.NimH8141whichאֲשֶׁ֤ר'a.SherH834were in thelandבְּאֶ֣רֶץbe.'E.retzH776ofEgyptמִצְרַ֔יִםmitz.Ra.yimH4714, andlaidH5414upH5414thefoodאֹ֖כֶל'O.khelH400in thecitiesבֶּעָרִ֑יםbe.'a.RimH5892: thefoodאֹ֧כֶל'O.khelH400of thefieldשְׂדֵה־se.deh-H7704,whichאֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherH834wasroundסְבִיבֹתֶ֖יהָse.vi.vo.Tei.haH5439aboutהָיוּ֙ha.YuH1961everyH3605cityהָעִ֛ירha.'IrH5892,laidH5414heupH5414in thesameאֶת־'et-H853.
50And untoJosephוּלְיוֹסֵ֤ףu.le.yo.SefH3130werebornH3205twoשְׁנֵ֣יshe.NeiH8147sonsבָנִ֔יםva.NimH1121beforeבְּטֶ֥רֶםbe.Te.remH2962theyearשְׁנַ֣תshe.NatH8141offamineהָרָעָ֑בha.ra.'AvH7458cameתָּב֖וֹאta.Vo'H935,whichאֲשֶׁ֤ר'a.SherH834Asenathאָֽסְנַ֔ת'a.se.NatH621thedaughterבַּת־bat-H1323of Poti-pherapriestכֹּהֵ֥ןko.HenH3548of On bare unto him.
51AndJosephיוֹסֵ֛ףyo.SefH3130calledוַיִּקְרָ֥אvai.yik.Ra'H7121thenameשֵׁ֥םshemH8034of thefirstbornהַבְּכ֖וֹרha.be.KhorH1060Manassehמְנַשֶּׁ֑הme.na.ShehH4519: For, said he,Godאֱלֹהִים֙'E.lo.HimH430hathmadeH7121meH7121forgetנַשַּׁ֤נִיna.Sha.niH5382allכָּל־kol-H3605mytoilעֲמָלִ֔י'a.ma.LiH5999, andallכָּל־kol-H3605myfather’sאָבִֽי׃'a.ViH1houseבֵּ֥יתbeitH1004.
54And thesevenשֶׁ֣בַעShe.va'H7651yearsשְׁנֵ֤יshe.NeiH8141offamineהָרָעָב֙ha.ra.'AvH7458beganוַתְּחִלֶּ֜ינָהva.te.chi.Lei.nahH2490tocomeלָב֔וֹאla.Vo'H935, according asJosephיוֹסֵ֑ףyo.SefH3130hadsaidאָמַ֣ר'a.MarH559: and there wasfamineרָעָב֙ra.'AvH7458inallבְּכָל־be.kholH3605landsהָ֣אֲרָצ֔וֹתha.'a.ra.TzotH776; but inallוּבְכָל־u.ve.Khol-H3605thelandאֶ֥רֶץ'E.retzH776ofEgyptמִצְרַ֖יִםmitz.Ra.yimH4714there wasbreadלָֽחֶם׃La.chemH3899.
55And whenallכָּל־kol-H3605thelandאֶ֣רֶץ'E.retzH776ofEgyptמִצְרַ֔יִםmitz.Ra.yimH4714wasfamishedוַתִּרְעַב֙va.tir.'AvH7456, thepeopleהָעָ֛םha.'AmH5971criedוַיִּצְעַ֥קvai.yitz.'AkH6817toPharaohפַּרְעֹ֖הpar.'OhH6547forbreadלַלָּ֑חֶםla.La.chemH3899: andPharaohפַּרְעֹ֤הpar.'OhH6547saidH559untoallלְכָל־le.kholH3605theEgyptiansH4714, Go untoJosephיוֹסֵ֔ףyo.SefH3130;whatH834he saith toyouH834,doתַּעֲשֽׂוּ׃ta.'a.SuH6213.
56And thefamineוְהָרָעָ֣בve.ha.ra.'AvH7458was overallכָּל־kol-H3605thefaceפְּנֵ֣יpe.NeiH6440of theearthהָאָ֑רֶץha.'A.retzH776: andJosephיוֹסֵ֜ףyo.SefH3130openedוַיִּפְתַּ֨חvai.yif.TachH6605allכָּל־kol-H3605thestorehousesאֲשֶׁ֤ר'a.SherH834, andsoldוַיִּשְׁבֹּ֣רvai.yish.BorH7666unto theEgyptiansלְמִצְרַ֔יִםle.mitz.Ra.yimH4714; and thefamineהָֽרָעָ֖בha.ra.'AvH7458was sore in thelandבְּאֶ֥רֶץbe.'E.retzH776ofEgyptמִצְרָֽיִם׃mitz.Ra.yimH4714.
57Andallוְכָל־ve.kholH3605countriesהָאָ֙רֶץ֙ha.'A.retzH776cameבָּ֣אוּBa.'uH935intoאֶל־'el-H413Egyptמִצְרַ֔יְמָהmitz.Ray.mahH4714toJosephיוֹסֵ֑ףyo.SefH3130for tobuyלִשְׁבֹּ֖רlish.BorH7666corn;becauseכִּֽי־ki-H3588thefamineהָרָעָ֖בha.ra.'AvH7458was sore inallבְּכָל־be.kholH3605theearthהָאָֽרֶץ׃ha.'A.retzH776.
Commentaries on Genesis 41
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
- Tyndale Open Study Notes
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
- Rashi on Tanakh
- Calvin’s Commentaries
- Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
- John Wesley’s Notes
- Darby Translation Notes
- Geneva Bible Translation Notes
- Kingcomments
- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
- Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
- Original Douay–Rheims Annotations
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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