Revised Version 1895

Genesis 41:18-37

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.

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.

28That is thethingהַדָּבָ֔רha.da.VarH1697whichאֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherH834I spake untoPharaohפַּרְעֹ֑הpar.'OhH6547:whatאֲשֶׁ֧ר'a.SherH834Godהָאֱלֹהִ֛יםha.'E.lo.HimH430isaboutאֶל־'el-H413todoעֹשֶׂ֖ה'o.SehH6213he hath shewed untoPharaohפַּרְעֹֽה׃par.'OhH6547.

29Beholdהִנֵּ֛הhi.NehH2009, therecomeבָּא֑וֹתba.'otH935sevenשֶׁ֥בַעShe.va'H7651yearsשָׁנִ֖יםsha.NimH8141ofgreatגָּד֖וֹלga.DolH1419plentyשָׂבָ֥עsa.Va'H7647throughoutH3605allH3605thelandאֶ֥רֶץ'E.retzH776ofEgyptמִצְרָֽיִם׃mitz.Ra.yimH4714:

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;

31and theplentyהַשָּׂבָע֙ha.sa.Va'H7647shallnotוְלֹֽא־ve.lo'-H3808beknownיִוָּדַ֤עyi.va.Da'H3045in thelandבָּאָ֔רֶץba.'A.retzH776byreasonכֵ֑ןKhenH3651of thatfamineהָרָעָ֥בha.ra.'AvH7458whichH1931followeth; for it shall beveryמְאֹֽד׃me.'OdH3966grievousכָבֵ֥דkha.VedH3515.

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.

33NowH6258thereforeletH6258Pharaohפַרְעֹ֔הfar.'OhH6547lookיֵרֶ֣אye.Re'H7200outעַל־'al-H5921amanאִ֖ישׁ'ishH376discreet andwiseוְחָכָ֑םve.cha.KhamH2450, andsetוִישִׁיתֵ֖הוּvi.shi.Te.huH7896him over thelandאֶ֥רֶץ'E.retzH776ofEgyptמִצְרָֽיִם׃mitz.Ra.yimH4714.

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.

37And thethingהַדָּבָ֖רha.da.VarH1697wasgoodוַיִּיטַ֥בvai.yi.TavH3190in theeyesבְּעֵינֵ֣יbe.'ei.NeiH5869ofPharaohפַרְעֹ֑הfar.'OhH6547, and in theeyesוּבְעֵינֵ֖יu.ve.'ei.NeiH5869ofallכָּל־kol-H3605hisservantsעֲבָדָֽיו׃'a.va.DavH5650.

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