Revised Version 1895

Genesis 41:46-57

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.

47And in thesevenבְּשֶׁ֖בַעbe.She.va'H7651plenteousyearsשְׁנֵ֣יshe.NeiH8141theearthהָאָ֔רֶץha.'A.retzH776broughtוַתַּ֣עַשׂva.Ta.'asH6213forth by handfuls.

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.

49AndJosephיוֹסֵ֥ףyo.SefH3130laidupH5704corn as thesandכְּח֥וֹלke.CholH2344of theseaהַיָּ֖םhai.YamH3220,veryמְאֹ֑דme.'OdH3966muchהַרְבֵּ֣הhar.BehH7235,untilH5704he leftnumberingH4557; for it waswithoutאֵ֥ין'einH369numberH4557.

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.

52And thenameשֵׁ֥םshemH8034of thesecondהַשֵּׁנִ֖יha.she.NiH8145calledקָרָ֣אka.Ra'H7121heEphraimאֶפְרָ֑יִם'ef.Ra.yimH669: ForGodאֱלֹהִ֖ים'E.lo.HimH430hathmadeH6509meH7121fruitfulהִפְרַ֥נִיhif.Ra.niH6509in thelandבְּאֶ֥רֶץbe.'E.retzH776of my affliction.

53And thesevenשֶׁ֖בַעShe.va'H7651yearsשְׁנֵ֣יshe.NeiH8141ofplentyהַשָּׂבָ֑עha.sa.Va'H7647, that was in thelandבְּאֶ֥רֶץbe.'E.retzH776ofEgyptמִצְרָֽיִם׃mitz.Ra.yimH4714,cameהָיָ֖הha.YahH1961to anendוַתִּכְלֶ֕ינָהva.tikh.Lei.nahH3615.

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.

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