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Genesis 41:1-28

1And it came to pass at theendמִקֵּ֖ץmi.KetzH7093of twofullיָמִ֑יםya.MimH3117yearsשְׁנָתַ֣יִםshe.na.Ta.yimH8141, thatPharaohוּפַרְעֹ֣הu.far.'OhH6547dreamedחֹלֵ֔םcho.LemH2492: and, behold, hestoodעֹמֵ֥ד'o.MedH5975by theriverהַיְאֹֽר׃hay.'OrH2975.

2And, behold, there cameupעֹלֹת֙'o.LotH5927out of theriverהַיְאֹ֗רhay.'OrH2975sevenשֶׁ֣בַעShe.va'H7651wellיְפ֥וֹתye.FotH3303favouredמַרְאֶ֖הmar.'EhH4758cowsפָּר֔וֹתpa.RotH6510andfatfleshedוּבְרִיאֹ֣ת בָּשָׂ֑רu.ve.ri.'Ot ba.SarH1277 H1320; and theyfedוַתִּרְעֶ֖ינָהva.tir.'Ei.nahH7462in ameadowבָּאָֽחוּ׃ba.'A.chuH260.

3And, behold,sevenשֶׁ֧בַעShe.va'H7651otherאֲחֵר֗וֹת'a.che.RotH312cowsפָּר֣וֹתpa.RotH6510cameupעֹל֤וֹתo.LotH5927afterthemאַחֲרֵיהֶן֙'a.cha.rei.HenH310out of theriverהַיְאֹ֔רhay.'OrH2975,illרָע֥וֹתra.'otH7451favouredמַרְאֶ֖הmar.'EhH4758andleanfleshedוְדַקּ֣וֹת בָּשָׂ֑רve.da.Kot ba.SarH1851 H1320; andstoodוַֽתַּעֲמֹ֛דְנָהva.ta.'a.Mo.de.nahH5975byאֵ֥צֶל'E.tzelH681the othercowsהַפָּר֖וֹתha.pa.RotH6510upon thebrinkשְׂפַ֥תse.FatH8193of theriverהַיְאֹֽר׃hay.'OrH2975.

4And theillרָע֤וֹתra.'otH7451favouredהַמַּרְאֶה֙ha.mar.'EhH4758andleanfleshedוְדַקֹּ֣ת הַבָּשָׂ֔רve.da.Kot ha.ba.SarH1851 H1320cowsהַפָּר֗וֹתha.pa.RotH6510ateupוַתֹּאכַ֣לְנָהva.to.Khal.nahH398thesevenשֶׁ֣בַעShe.va'H7651wellיְפֹ֥תye.FotH3303favouredהַמַּרְאֶ֖הha.mar.'EhH4758andfatוְהַבְּרִיאֹ֑תve.ha.be.ri.'OtH1277cowsהַפָּר֔וֹתha.pa.RotH6510. SoPharaohפַּרְעֹֽה׃par.'OhH6547awokeוַיִּיקַ֖ץvai.yi.KatzH3364.

5And hesleptוַיִּישָׁ֕ןvai.yi.ShanH3462anddreamedוַֽיַּחֲלֹ֖םvai.ya.cha.LomH2492the secondtimeשֵׁנִ֑יתshe.NitH8145: and, behold,sevenשֶׁ֣בַעShe.va'H7651ears ofgrainשִׁבֳּלִ֗יםshi.bo.LimH7641cameupעֹל֛וֹתo.LotH5927upononeאֶחָ֖ד'e.ChadH259stalkבְּקָנֶ֥הbe.ka.NehH7070,fatבְּרִיא֥וֹתbe.ri.'otH1277andgoodוְטֹבֽוֹת׃ve.to.VotH2896.

6And, behold,sevenשֶׁ֣בַעShe.va'H7651thinדַּקּ֖וֹתda.KotH1851earsשִׁבֳּלִ֔יםshi.bo.LimH7641andparchedוּשְׁדוּפֹ֣תu.she.du.FotH7710with the eastwindקָדִ֑יםka.DimH6921sprungupצֹמְח֖וֹתtzo.me.ChotH6779afterthemאַחֲרֵיהֶֽן׃'a.cha.rei.HenH310.

7And the seventhinהַדַּקּ֔וֹתha.da.KotH1851earsהַשִּׁבֳּלִ֣יםha.shi.bo.LimH7641devouredוַתִּבְלַ֙עְנָה֙va.tiv.La'.nahH1104thesevenשֶׁ֣בַעShe.va'H7651fatהַבְּרִיא֖וֹתha.be.ri.'otH1277andfullוְהַמְּלֵא֑וֹתve.ha.me.le.'otH4392earsהַֽשִּׁבֳּלִ֔יםha.shi.bo.LimH7641. AndPharaohפַּרְעֹ֖הpar.'OhH6547awokeוַיִּיקַ֥ץvai.yi.KatzH3364, and, behold, it was adreamחֲלֽוֹם׃cha.LomH2472.

8And it came to pass in themorningבַבֹּ֙קֶר֙va.Bo.kerH1242that hisspiritרוּח֔וֹru.ChoH7307wastroubledוַתִּפָּ֣עֶםva.ti.Pa.'emH6470; and hesentוַיִּשְׁלַ֗חvai.yish.LachH7971andcalledוַיִּקְרָ֛אvai.yik.Ra'H7121for all themagiciansחַרְטֻמֵּ֥יchar.tu.MeiH2748ofEgyptמִצְרַ֖יִםmitz.Ra.yimH4714, and all its wisemenחֲכָמֶ֑יהָcha.kha.Mei.haH2450: andPharaohפַּרְעֹ֤הpar.'OhH6547toldוַיְסַפֵּ֨רvay.sa.PerH5608them hisdreamחֲלֹמ֔וֹcha.lo.MoH2472; but there was none that couldinterpretפּוֹתֵ֥רpo.TerH6622them toPharaohלְפַרְעֹֽה׃le.far.'OhH6547.

9Thenspokeוַיְדַבֵּר֙vay.da.BerH1696thechiefשַׂ֣רsarH8269butlerH8248toPharaohפַּרְעֹ֖הpar.'OhH6547,sayingלֵאמֹ֑רle.MorH559, I dorememberמַזְכִּ֥ירmaz.KirH2142myfaultsחֲטָאַ֕יcha.ta.'AiH2399thisdayהַיּֽוֹם׃hai.YomH3117:

10Pharaohפַּרְעֹ֖הpar.'OhH6547wasfuriousקָצַ֣ףka.TzafH7107with hisservantsעֲבָדָ֑יו'a.va.DavH5650, andputוַיִּתֵּ֨ןvai.yi.TenH5414me incustodyבְּמִשְׁמַ֗רbe.mish.MarH4929in thecaptainשַׂ֣רsarH8269of theguard’sהַטַּבָּחִ֔יםha.ta.ba.ChimH2876houseבֵּ֚יתbeitH1004, both me and thechiefשַׂ֥רsarH8269bakerהָאֹפִֽים׃ha.'o.FimH644:

11And wedreamedוַנַּֽחַלְמָ֥הva.na.chal.MahH2492adreamחֲל֛וֹםcha.LomH2472inoneאֶחָ֖ד'e.ChadH259nightבְּלַ֥יְלָהbe.Lay.lahH3915, I and he; wedreamedחָלָֽמְנוּ׃cha.La.me.nuH2492eachmanאִ֛ישׁ'ishH376according to theinterpretationכְּפִתְר֥וֹןke.fit.RonH6623of hisdreamחֲלֹמ֖וֹcha.lo.MoH2472.

12And there was there with us a youngmanנַ֣עַרNa.'arH5288, anHebrewעִבְרִ֗י'iv.RiH5680,servantעֶ֚בֶד'E.vedH5650to thecaptainלְשַׂ֣רle.SarH8269of theguardהַטַּבָּחִ֔יםha.ta.ba.ChimH2876; and wetoldוַנְּ֨סַפֶּר־va.Ne.sa.per-H5608him, and heinterpretedוַיִּפְתָּר־vai.yif.tor-H6622to us ourdreamsחֲלֹמֹתֵ֑ינוּcha.lo.mo.Tei.nuH2472; to eachmanאִ֥ישׁ'ishH376according to hisdreamכַּחֲלֹמ֖וֹka.cha.lo.MoH2472heinterpretedפָּתָֽר׃pa.TarH6622.

13And it came to pass, as heinterpretedפָּֽתַר־pa.tar-H6622to us, so it was; me herestoredהֵשִׁ֥יבhe.ShivH7725to myofficeכַּנִּ֖יka.NiH3653, and him hehangedתָלָֽה׃ta.LahH8518.

14ThenPharaohפַּרְעֹה֙par.'OhH6547sentוַיִּשְׁלַ֤חvai.yish.LachH7971andcalledוַיִּקְרָ֣אvai.yik.Ra'H7121Josephיוֹסֵ֔ףyo.SefH3130, and they brought himhastilyוַיְרִיצֻ֖הוּvay.ri.Tzu.huH7323out of thedungeonהַבּ֑וֹרha.BorH953: and heshavedוַיְגַלַּח֙vay.ga.LachH1548himself, andchangedוַיְחַלֵּ֣ףvay.cha.LefH2498hisraimentשִׂמְלֹתָ֔יוsim.lo.TavH8071, andcameוַיָּבֹ֖אvai.ya.Vo'H935beforePharaohפַּרְעֹֽה׃par.'OhH6547.

15AndPharaohפַּרְעֹה֙par.'OhH6547saidוַיֹּ֤אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559toJosephיוֹסֵ֔ףyo.SefH3130, I havedreamedחָלַ֔מְתִּיcha.Lam.tiH2492adreamחֲל֣וֹםcha.LomH2472, and there is none that caninterpretוּפֹתֵ֖רu.fo.TerH6622it: and I haveheardשָׁמַ֤עְתִּיsha.Ma'.tiH8085itsaidלֵאמֹ֔רle.MorH559of thee, that thou canstunderstandתִּשְׁמַ֥עtish.Ma'H8085adreamחֲל֖וֹםcha.LomH2472tointerpretלִפְתֹּ֥רlif.TorH6622it.

16AndJosephיוֹסֵ֧ףyo.SefH3130answeredוַיַּ֨עַןvai.Ya.'anH6030Pharaohפַּרְעֹ֛הpar.'OhH6547,sayingלֵאמֹ֖רle.MorH559, It is not inmeבִּלְעָדָ֑יbil.'a.DaiH1107:Godאֱלֹהִ֕ים'E.lo.HimH430shallgiveH6030Pharaohפַּרְעֹֽה׃par.'OhH6547ananswerיַעֲנֶ֖הya.'a.NehH6030ofpeaceשְׁל֥וֹםshe.LomH7965.

17AndPharaohפַּרְעֹ֖הpar.'OhH6547saidוַיְדַבֵּ֥רvay.da.BerH1696toJosephיוֹסֵ֑ףyo.SefH3130, In mydreamבַּחֲלֹמִ֕יba.cha.lo.MiH2472, behold, Istoodעֹמֵ֖ד'o.MedH5975upon thebankשְׂפַ֥תse.FatH8193of theriverהַיְאֹֽר׃hay.'OrH2975:

18And, behold, therecameעֹלֹת֙'o.LotH5927out of theriverהַיְאֹ֗רhay.'OrH2975sevenשֶׁ֣בַעShe.va'H7651cowsפָּר֔וֹתpa.RotH6510,fatfleshedבְּרִיא֥וֹת בָּשָׂ֖רbe.ri.'ot ba.SarH1277 H1320andwellוִיפֹ֣תvi.FotH3303favouredתֹּ֑אַרTo.'arH8389; and theyfedוַתִּרְעֶ֖ינָהva.tir.'Ei.nahH7462in ameadowבָּאָֽחוּ׃ba.'A.chuH260:

19And, behold,sevenשֶֽׁבַע־she.va'-H7651otherאֲחֵרוֹת֙'a.che.roTH312cowsפָּר֤וֹתpa.RotH6510cameoutעֹל֣וֹתo.LotH5927afterthemאַחֲרֵיהֶ֔ן'a.cha.rei.HenH310,poorדַּלּ֨וֹתda.LotH1803andveryמְאֹ֖דme.'OdH3966illוְרָע֥וֹתve.ra.'otH7451favouredתֹּ֛אַרTo.'arH8389andleanfleshedוְרַקּ֣וֹת בָּשָׂ֑רve.ra.Kot ba.SarH7534 H1320,suchH2007as Ineverלֹֽא־lo'-H3808sawרָאִ֧יתִיra.'I.tiH7200in all thelandאֶ֥רֶץ'E.retzH776ofEgyptמִצְרַ֖יִםmitz.Ra.yimH4714forbadnessלָרֹֽעַ׃la.Ro.a'H7455:

20And theleanהָרַקּ֖וֹתha.ra.KotH7534and the illfavouredוְהָרָע֑וֹתve.ha.ra.'otH7451cowsהַפָּר֔וֹתha.pa.RotH6510ateupוַתֹּאכַ֙לְנָה֙va.to.Khal.nahH398thefirstהָרִאשֹׁנ֖וֹתha.ri.sho.NotH7223sevenשֶׁ֧בַעShe.va'H7651fatהַבְּרִיאֹֽת׃ha.be.ri.'OtH1277cowsהַפָּר֛וֹתha.pa.RotH6510:

21And when they had eaten themupוַתָּבֹ֣אנָה קִרְבֶּ֗נָהva.ta.Vo.nah kir.Be.nahH935 H7130, it could not beknownנוֹדַע֙no.Da'H3045that they had eatenthemבָ֣אוּ קִרְבֶּ֔נָהVa.'u kir.Be.nahH935 H7130; but they werestillוּמַרְאֵיהֶ֣ןu.mar.'ei.HenH4758illfavouredרַ֔עRa'H7451, as at thebeginningבַּתְּחִלָּ֑הba.te.chi.LahH8462. So Iawokeוָאִיקָֽץ׃va.'i.KatzH3364.

22And Isawוָאֵ֖רֶאva.'E.re'H7200in mydreamבַּחֲלֹמִ֑יba.cha.lo.MiH2472, and, behold,sevenשֶׁ֣בַעShe.va'H7651earsשִׁבֳּלִ֗יםshi.bo.LimH7641cameupעֹלֹ֛ת'o.LotH5927ononeאֶחָ֖ד'e.ChadH259stalkבְּקָנֶ֥הbe.ka.NehH7070,fullמְלֵאֹ֥תme.le.'OtH4392andgoodוְטֹבֽוֹת׃ve.to.VotH2896:

23And, behold,sevenשֶׁ֣בַעShe.va'H7651earsשִׁבֳּלִ֔יםshi.bo.LimH7641,witheredצְנֻמ֥וֹתtze.nu.MotH6798,thinדַּקּ֖וֹתda.KotH1851, andparchedשְׁדֻפ֣וֹתshe.du.FotH7710with the eastwindקָדִ֑יםka.DimH6921, sprungupצֹמְח֖וֹתtzo.me.ChotH6779afterthemאַחֲרֵיהֶֽם׃'a.cha.rei.HemH310:

24And thethinהַדַּקֹּ֔תha.da.KotH1851earsהָשִׁבֳּלִ֣יםha.shi.bo.LimH7641devouredוַתִּבְלַ֙עְןָ֙va.tiv.La'.naH1104thesevenשֶׁ֥בַעShe.va'H7651goodהַטֹּב֑וֹתha.to.VotH2896earsהַֽשִׁבֳּלִ֖יםha.shi.bo.LimH7641: and Itoldוָֽאֹמַר֙va.'o.MarH559this to themagiciansהַֽחַרְטֻמִּ֔יםha.char.tu.MimH2748; but there was none that could makeknownמַגִּ֖ידma.GidH5046the meaning of it to me.

25AndJosephיוֹסֵף֙yo.SefH3130saidוַיֹּ֤אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559toPharaohפַּרְעֹ֔הpar.'OhH6547, Thedreamחֲל֥וֹםcha.LomH2472ofPharaohפַּרְעֹ֖הpar.'OhH6547isoneאֶחָ֣ד'e.ChadH259:Godהָאֱלֹהִ֛יםha.'E.lo.HimH430hathshowedהִגִּ֥ידhi.GidH5046Pharaohלְפַרְעֹֽה׃le.far.'OhH6547what he is about todoעֹשֶׂ֖ה'o.SehH6213.

26Thesevenשֶׁ֧בַעShe.va'H7651goodהַטֹּבֹ֗תha.to.VotH2896cowsפָּרֹ֣תpa.RotH6510aresevenשֶׁ֤בַעShe.va'H7651yearsשָׁנִים֙sha.NimH8141; and thesevenוְשֶׁ֤בַעve.She.va'H7651goodהַטֹּבֹ֔תha.to.VotH2896earsהַֽשִּׁבֳּלִים֙ha.shi.bo.LimH7641aresevenשֶׁ֥בַעShe.va'H7651yearsשָׁנִ֖יםsha.NimH8141: thedreamחֲל֖וֹםcha.LomH2472isoneאֶחָ֥ד'e.ChadH259.

27And thesevenוְשֶׁ֣בַעve.She.va'H7651thinהָֽרַקּ֨וֹתha.ra.KotH7534and illfavouredוְהָרָעֹ֜תve.ha.ra.'OtH7451cowsהַ֠פָּרוֹתHa.pa.rotH6510that cameupהָעֹלֹ֣תha.'o.LotH5927afterthemאַחֲרֵיהֶ֗ן'a.cha.rei.HenH310aresevenשֶׁ֤בַעShe.va'H7651yearsשָׁנִים֙sha.NimH8141; and thesevenוְשֶׁ֤בַעve.She.va'H7651emptyהָרֵק֔וֹתha.re.KotH7386earsהַֽשִׁבֳּלִים֙ha.shi.bo.LimH7641blightedשְׁדֻפ֖וֹתshe.du.FotH7710with the eastwindהַקָּדִ֑יםha.ka.DimH6921shall besevenשֶׁ֖בַעShe.va'H7651yearsשְׁנֵ֥יshe.NeiH8141offamineרָעָֽב׃ra.'AvH7458.

28This is thethingהַדָּבָ֔רha.da.VarH1697which I havespokenדִּבַּ֖רְתִּיdi.Bar.tiH1696toPharaohפַּרְעֹ֑הpar.'OhH6547: WhatGodהָאֱלֹהִ֛יםha.'E.lo.HimH430is about todoעֹשֶׂ֖ה'o.SehH6213heshowethהֶרְאָ֥הher.'AhH7200toPharaohפַּרְעֹֽה׃par.'OhH6547.

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