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Genesis 40

1And it came to passafterאַחַר֙'a.CharH310thesethingsהַדְּבָרִ֣יםha.de.va.RimH1697, that thebutlerH8248of thekingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428ofEgyptמִצְרַ֖יִםmitz.Ra.yimH4714and hisbakerוְהָאֹפֶ֑הve.ha.'o.PehH644hadoffendedחָֽטְא֛וּcha.te.'UH2398theirlordלַאֲדֹנֵיהֶ֖םla.'a.do.nei.HemH113thekingלְמֶ֥לֶךְle.Me.lekhH4428ofEgyptמִצְרָֽיִם׃mitz.Ra.yimH4714.

2AndPharaohפַּרְעֹ֔הpar.'OhH6547wasfuriousוַיִּקְצֹ֣ףvai.yik.TzofH7107withH5921twoשְׁנֵ֣יshe.NeiH8147of hisofficersסָרִיסָ֑יוsa.ri.SavH5631, with thechiefשַׂ֣רsarH8269of thebutlersH8248, and with thechiefשַׂ֥רsarH8269of thebakersהָאוֹפִֽים׃ha.'o.FimH644.

3And heputוַיִּתֵּ֨ןvai.yi.TenH5414them incustodyבְּמִשְׁמַ֗רbe.mish.MarH4929in thehouseבֵּ֛יתbeitH1004of thecaptainשַׂ֥רsarH8269of theguardהַטַבָּחִ֖יםha.ta.ba.ChimH2876, into theprisonבֵּ֣ית הַסֹּ֑הַרbeit ha.So.harH1004 H5470, theplaceמְק֕וֹםme.KomH4725whereJosephיוֹסֵ֖ףyo.SefH3130wasboundאָס֥וּר'a.SurH631.

4And thecaptainשַׂ֣רsarH8269of theguardהַטַּבָּחִ֧יםha.ta.ba.ChimH2876chargedוַ֠יִּפְקֹדVai.yif.kodH6485Josephיוֹסֵ֛ףyo.SefH3130with them, and heservedוַיְשָׁ֣רֶתvay.Sha.retH8334them: and they continued aseasonיָמִ֖יםya.MimH3117incustodyבְּמִשְׁמָֽר׃be.mish.MarH4929.

5And theydreamedוַיַּֽחַלְמוּ֩vai.ya.chal.MuH2492adreamחֲל֨וֹםcha.LomH2472both ofthemשְׁנֵיהֶ֜םshe.nei.HemH8147, eachmanאִ֤ישׁ'ishH376hisdreamחֲלֹמוֹ֙cha.lo.MoH2472inoneאֶחָ֔ד'e.ChadH259nightבְּלַ֣יְלָהbe.Lay.lahH3915, eachmanאִ֖ישׁ'ishH376according to theinterpretationכְּפִתְר֣וֹןke.fit.RonH6623of hisdreamחֲלֹמ֑וֹcha.lo.MoH2472, thebutlerH8248and thebakerוְהָאֹפֶ֗הve.ha.'o.PehH644of thekingלְמֶ֣לֶךְle.Me.lekhH4428ofEgyptמִצְרַ֔יִםmitz.Ra.yimH4714, who wereboundאֲסוּרִ֖ים'a.su.RimH631in theprisonבְּבֵ֥ית הַסֹּֽהַר׃be.Veit ha.So.harH1004 H5470.

6AndJosephיוֹסֵ֖ףyo.SefH3130cameוַיָּבֹ֧אvai.ya.Vo'H935to them in themorningבַּבֹּ֑קֶרba.Bo.kerH1242, andlookedוַיַּ֣רְאvai.Yar'H7200upon them, and, behold, they weresadזֹעֲפִֽים׃zo.'a.FimH2196.

7And heaskedוַיִּשְׁאַ֞לvai.yish.'AlH7592Pharaoh’sפַרְעֹ֗הfar.'OhH6547officersסְרִיסֵ֣יse.ri.SeiH5631that were with him in thewardבְמִשְׁמַ֛רve.mish.MarH4929of hislord’sאֲדֹנָ֖יו'a.do.NavH113houseבֵּ֥יתbeitH1004,sayingלֵאמֹ֑רle.MorH559, Whylookפְּנֵיכֶ֥םpe.nei.KhemH6440ye sosadרָעִ֖יםra.'ImH7451todayהַיּֽוֹם׃hai.YomH3117?

8And theysaidוַיֹּאמְר֣וּvai.yo.me.RuH559to him, We havedreamedחָלַ֔מְנוּcha.Lam.nuH2492adreamחֲל֣וֹםcha.LomH2472, and there is nointerpreterוּפֹתֵ֖רu.fo.TerH6622of it. AndJosephיוֹסֵ֗ףyo.SefH3130saidוַיֹּ֨אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to them, Do notinterpretationsפִּתְרֹנִ֔יםpit.ro.NimH6623belong toGodלֵֽאלֹהִים֙le.lo.HimH430? tellmeסַפְּרוּ־sa.pe.ru-H5608them, I pray you.

9And thechiefשַֽׂר־sar-H8269butlerH8248toldוַיְסַפֵּ֧רvay.sa.PerH5608hisdreamחֲלֹמ֖וֹcha.lo.MoH2472toJosephלְיוֹסֵ֑ףle.yo.SefH3130, andsaidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to him, In mydreamבַּחֲלוֹמִ֕יba.cha.lo.MiH2472, behold, avineגֶ֖פֶןGe.fenH1612was beforemeלְפָנָֽי׃le.fa.NaiH6440;

10And on thevineוּבַגֶּ֖פֶןu.va.Ge.fenH1612werethreeשְׁלֹשָׁ֣הshe.lo.ShahH7969branchesשָׂרִיגִ֑םsa.ri.GimH8299: and it was as though itbuddedכְפֹרַ֙חַת֙khe.fo.Ra.chatH6524, and itsblossomsנִצָּ֔הּni.TzahH5322shotforthעָלְתָ֣ה'al.TahH5927; and itsclustersאַשְׁכְּלֹתֶ֖יהָ'ash.ke.lo.Tei.haH811brought forthripeהִבְשִׁ֥ילוּhiv.Shi.luH1310grapesעֲנָבִֽים׃'a.na.VimH6025:

11AndPharaoh’sפַּרְעֹ֖הpar.'OhH6547cupוְכ֥וֹסve.KhosH3563was in myhandבְּיָדִ֑יbe.ya.DiH3027: and Itookוָאֶקַּ֣חva.'e.KachH3947thegrapesהָֽעֲנָבִ֗יםha.'a.na.VimH6025, andpressedוָֽאֶשְׂחַ֤טva.'es.ChatH7818them intoPharaoh’sפַּרְעֹ֔הpar.'OhH6547cupכּ֣וֹסKosH3563, and Igaveוָאֶתֵּ֥ןva.'e.TenH5414thecupהַכּ֖וֹסha.KosH3563intoPharaoh’sפַּרְעֹֽה׃par.'OhH6547handכַּ֥ףkafH3709.

12AndJosephיוֹסֵ֔ףyo.SefH3130saidוַיֹּ֤אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to him, This is theinterpretationפִּתְרֹנ֑וֹpit.ro.NoH6623of it: Thethreeשְׁלֹ֙שֶׁת֙she.Lo.shetH7969branchesהַשָּׂ֣רִגִ֔יםha.Sa.ri.GimH8299arethreeשְׁלֹ֥שֶׁתshe.Lo.shetH7969daysיָמִ֖יםya.MimH3117:

13Yetבְּע֣וֹד׀be.'odH5750withinthreeשְׁלֹ֣שֶׁתshe.Lo.shetH7969daysיָמִ֗יםya.MimH3117shallPharaohפַרְעֹה֙far.'OhH6547liftupיִשָּׂ֤אyi.Sa'H5375thyheadרֹאשֶׁ֔ךָro.She.khaH7218, andrestoreוַהֲשִֽׁיבְךָ֖va.ha.shi.ve.KhaH7725thee to thyplaceכַּנֶּ֑ךָka.Ne.khaH3653: and thou shaltdeliverוְנָתַתָּ֤ve.na.ta.TaH5414Pharaoh’sפַּרְעֹה֙par.'OhH6547cupכוֹס־khos-H3563into hishandבְּיָד֔וֹbe.ya.DoH3027, after theformerהָֽרִאשׁ֔וֹןha.ri.ShonH7223mannerכַּמִּשְׁפָּט֙ka.mish.PatH4941when thou wast hisbutlerH8248.

14Butthinkזְכַרְתַּ֣נִיze.khar.Ta.niH2142on me when it shall bewellיִ֣יטַבYi.tavH3190with thee, andshowוְעָשִֽׂיתָ־ve.'a.si.ta-H6213kindnessחָ֑סֶדCha.sedH2617to me, I pray thee, and makementionוְהִזְכַּרְתַּ֙נִי֙ve.hiz.kar.Ta.niH2142of me toPharaohפַּרְעֹ֔הpar.'OhH6547, and bringmeוְהוֹצֵאתַ֖נִיve.ho.tze.Ta.niH3318out of thishouseהַבַּ֥יִתha.Ba.yitH1004:

15For indeed I was stolenawayH1589from thelandמֵאֶ֖רֶץme.'E.retzH776of theHebrewsהָעִבְרִ֑יםha.'iv.RimH5680: and here also have Idoneעָשִׂ֣יתִֽי'a.Si.tiH6213nothingמְא֔וּמָהme.'U.mahH3972that they shouldputשָׂמ֥וּsa.MuH7760me into thedungeonבַּבּֽוֹר׃ba.BorH953.

16When thechiefשַׂר־sar-H8269bakerהָאֹפִ֖יםha.'o.FimH644sawוַיַּ֥רְאvai.Yar'H7200that theinterpretationפָּתָ֑רpa.TarH6622wasgoodט֣וֹבTovH2896, hesaidוַיֹּ֙אמֶר֙vai.Yo.merH559toJosephיוֹסֵ֔ףyo.SefH3130, Ialsoאַף־'af-H637was in mydreamבַּחֲלוֹמִ֔יba.cha.lo.MiH2472, and, behold, I hadthreeשְׁלֹשָׁ֛הshe.lo.ShahH7969whiteחֹרִ֖יcho.RiH2751basketsסַלֵּ֥יsa.LeiH5536on myheadרֹאשִֽׁי׃ro.ShiH7218:

17And in theuppermostהָֽעֶלְי֔וֹןha.'el.yOnH5945basketוּבַסַּ֣לu.va.SalH5536there was of allmannerמַאֲכַ֥לma.'a.KhalH3978of bakedgoodsמַעֲשֵׂ֣ה אֹפֶ֑הma.'a.Seh 'o.PehH4639 H644forPharaohפַּרְעֹ֖הpar.'OhH6547; and thebirdsוְהָע֗וֹףve.ha.'ofH5775ateאֹכֵ֥ל'o.KhelH398them out of thebasketהַסַּ֖לha.SalH5536uponמֵעַ֥לme.'AlH5921myheadרֹאשִֽׁי׃ro.ShiH7218.

18AndJosephיוֹסֵף֙yo.SefH3130answeredוַיַּ֤עַןvai.Ya.'anH6030andsaidוַיֹּ֔אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, This is theinterpretationפִּתְרֹנ֑וֹpit.ro.NoH6623of it: Thethreeשְׁלֹ֙שֶׁת֙she.Lo.shetH7969basketsהַסַּלִּ֔יםha.sa.LimH5536arethreeשְׁלֹ֥שֶׁתshe.Lo.shetH7969daysיָמִ֖יםya.MimH3117:

19Yet withinthreeשְׁלֹ֣שֶׁתshe.Lo.shetH7969daysיָמִ֗יםya.MimH3117shallPharaohפַרְעֹ֤הfar.'OhH6547liftupיִשָּׂ֨אyi.Sa'H5375thyheadרֹֽאשְׁךָ֙ro.she.KhaH7218from off thee, and shallhangוְתָלָ֥הve.ta.LahH8518thee on atreeעֵ֑ץ'EtzH6086; and thebirdsהָע֛וֹףha.'ofH5775shalleatוְאָכַ֥לve.'a.KhalH398thyfleshבְּשָׂרְךָ֖be.sa.re.KhaH1320from off thee.

20And it came to pass thethirdהַשְּׁלִישִׁ֗יha.she.li.ShiH7992dayבַּיּ֣וֹםbai.YomH3117, which wasPharaoh’sפַּרְעֹ֔הpar.'OhH6547birthdayי֚וֹם הֻלֶּ֣דֶתYom hu.Le.detH3117 H3205, that hemadeוַיַּ֥עַשׂvai.Ya.'asH6213afeastמִשְׁתֶּ֖הmish.TehH4960to all hisservantsעֲבָדָ֑יו'a.va.DavH5650: and he liftedupוַיִּשָּׂ֞אvai.yi.Sa'H5375theheadH7218of thechiefשַׂ֣רsarH8269butlerH8248and of thechiefשַׂ֥רsarH8269bakerהָאֹפִ֖יםha.'o.FimH644amongבְּת֥וֹךְbe.TokhH8432hisservantsעֲבָדָֽיו׃'a.va.DavH5650.

21And herestoredH7725thechiefשַׂ֥רsarH8269butlerH8248to hisbutlershipH4945againH7725; and hegaveוַיִּתֵּ֥ןvai.yi.TenH5414thecupהַכּ֖וֹסha.KosH3563intoPharaoh’sפַּרְעֹֽה׃par.'OhH6547handכַּ֥ףkafH3709:

22But hehangedתָּלָ֑הta.LahH8518thechiefשַׂ֥רsarH8269bakerהָאֹפִ֖יםha.'o.FimH644: asJosephיוֹסֵֽף׃yo.SefH3130hadinterpretedפָּתַ֛רpa.TarH6622to them.

23Yet thechiefשַֽׂר־sar-H8269butlerH8248did notrememberזָכַ֧רza.KharH2142Josephיוֹסֵ֖ףyo.SefH3130, butforgotוַיִּשְׁכָּחֵֽהוּ׃ פvai.yish.ka.Che.huH7911him.

Commentaries on Genesis 40

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