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Genesis 40:1-13

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.

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