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Genesis 41:53-57

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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