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Genesis 41:14-24

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.

16AndJosephיוֹסֵ֧ףyo.SefH3130answeredH559Pharaohפַּרְעֹ֛הpar.'OhH6547,sayingלֵאמֹ֖רle.MorH559, It is not inmeH6030:Godאֱלֹהִ֕ים'E.lo.HimH430shallgiveH6030Pharaohפַּרְעֹֽה׃par.'OhH6547ananswerH6030ofpeaceשְׁל֥וֹםshe.LomH7965.

17AndPharaohפַּרְעֹ֖הpar.'OhH6547spake untoJosephיוֹסֵ֑ףyo.SefH3130, In mydreamבַּחֲלֹמִ֕יba.cha.lo.MiH2472,beholdהִנְנִ֥יhi.NiH2005, Istoodעֹמֵ֖ד'o.MedH5975uponעַל־'al-H5921the brink of theriverהַיְאֹֽר׃hay.'OrH2975:

18and,beholdוְהִנֵּ֣הve.hi.NehH2009, therecameH5927upH5927outמִן־min-H4480of theriverהַיְאֹ֗רhay.'OrH2975sevenשֶׁ֣בַעShe.va'H7651kine, fatfleshed and well favoured; and they fed in the reed-grass:

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:

20and theleanהָרַקּ֖וֹתha.ra.KotH7534and ill favoured kine dideatוַתֹּאכַ֙לְנָה֙va.to.Khal.nahH398upאֵ֣ת'etH853thefirstהָרִאשֹׁנ֖וֹתha.ri.sho.NotH7223sevenשֶׁ֧בַעShe.va'H7651fatהַבְּרִיאֹֽת׃ha.be.ri.'OtH1277kine:

21and when they had eaten themupH935, it couldnotH3808beknownנוֹדַע֙no.Da'H3045that they had eaten them; but they were still ill favoured, as at thebeginningבַּתְּחִלָּ֑הba.te.chi.LahH8462.SoH3808Iawokeוָאִיקָֽץ׃va.'i.KatzH3364.

22And IsawH7200in mydreamבַּחֲלֹמִ֑יba.cha.lo.MiH2472, and,beholdוְהִנֵּ֣ה׀ve.hi.NehH2009,sevenשֶׁ֣בַעShe.va'H7651earsשִׁבֳּלִ֗יםshi.bo.LimH7641cameH5927upH5927uponH7200onestalkבְּקָנֶ֥הbe.ka.NehH7070,fullמְלֵאֹ֥תme.le.'OtH4392andgoodוְטֹבֽוֹת׃ve.to.VotH2896:

23and,beholdוְהִנֵּה֙ve.hi.NehH2009,sevenשֶׁ֣בַעShe.va'H7651earsשִׁבֳּלִ֔יםshi.bo.LimH7641,witheredצְנֻמ֥וֹתtze.nu.MotH6798,thinדַּקּ֖וֹתda.KotH1851, and blasted with theeastקָדִ֑יםka.DimH6921windH6921,sprungH6779upH6779afterאַחֲרֵיהֶֽם׃'a.cha.rei.HemH310them:

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.

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