Genesis 41
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וְהִנֵּ֞הand there!שֶׁ֧בַעsevenפָּר֣וֹתcowsאֲחֵר֗וֹתanotherעֹל֤וֹתwere coming upאַחֲרֵיהֶן֙after themמִן־fromהַיְאֹ֔רthe Riverרָע֥וֹתdispleasing ofמַרְאֶ֖הappearanceוְדַקּ֣וֹתand thin ofבָּשָׂ֑רfleshוַֽתַּעֲמֹ֛דְנָהand they stoodאֵ֥צֶלbesideהַפָּר֖וֹתthe cowsעַל־onשְׂפַ֥תthe bank ofהַיְאֹֽר׃the River
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וַיְהִ֤יand it wasבַבֹּ֙קֶר֙in the morningוַתִּפָּ֣עֶםand it was troubledרוּח֔וֹspirit hisוַיִּשְׁלַ֗חand he sentוַיִּקְרָ֛אand he summonedאֶת־obj.כָּל־allחַרְטֻמֵּ֥יthe diviner priests ofמִצְרַ֖יִםEgyptוְאֶת־and obj.כָּל־allחֲכָמֶ֑יהָwise men itsוַיְסַפֵּ֨רand he recountedפַּרְעֹ֤הPharaohלָהֶם֙to the themאֶת־obj.חֲלֹמ֔וֹdream hisוְאֵין־and there notפּוֹתֵ֥רwas one who interpretedאוֹתָ֖םobj. themלְפַרְעֹֽה׃for Pharaoh
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וְשָׁ֨םand was thereאִתָּ֜נוּwith usנַ֣עַרa young manעִבְרִ֗יa Hebrewעֶ֚בֶדa slaveלְשַׂ֣רof the commander ofהַטַּבָּחִ֔יםthe bodyguardsוַנְּ֨סַפֶּר־and we recountedל֔וֹto the himוַיִּפְתָּר־and he interpretedלָ֖נוּfor the usאֶת־obj.חֲלֹמֹתֵ֑ינוּdreams ourאִ֥ישׁeachכַּחֲלֹמ֖וֹaccording to dream hisפָּתָֽר׃he interpreted
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וְהִנֵּ֞הand there!שֶֽׁבַע־sevenפָּר֤וֹתcowsאֲחֵרוֹת֙anotherעֹל֣וֹתwere coming upאַחֲרֵיהֶ֔ןafter themדַּלּ֨וֹתweakוְרָע֥וֹתand displeasing ofתֹּ֛אַרformמְאֹ֖דveryוְרַקּ֣וֹתand thin ofבָּשָׂ֑רfleshלֹֽא־notרָאִ֧יתִיI have seenכָהֵ֛נָּהlike themבְּכָל־in allאֶ֥רֶץthe land ofמִצְרַ֖יִםEgyptלָרֹֽעַ׃to the badness
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וְשֶׁ֣בַעand sevenהַ֠פָּרוֹתthe cowsהָֽרַקּ֨וֹתthe thinוְהָרָעֹ֜תand the displeasingהָעֹלֹ֣תthat were coming upאַחֲרֵיהֶ֗ןafter themשֶׁ֤בַעare sevenשָׁנִים֙yearsהֵ֔נָּהtheyוְשֶׁ֤בַעand sevenהַֽשִׁבֳּלִים֙the ears of grainהָרֵק֔וֹתthe emptyשְׁדֻפ֖וֹתthe scorched ofהַקָּדִ֑יםthe east windיִהְי֕וּthey will beשֶׁ֖בַעsevenשְׁנֵ֥יyears ofרָעָֽב׃famine
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וַיָּ֨סַרand he removedפַּרְעֹ֤הPharaohאֶת־obj.טַבַּעְתּוֹ֙signet-ring hisמֵעַ֣לfrom onיָד֔וֹhand hisוַיִּתֵּ֥ןand he setאֹתָ֖הּobj. itעַל־onיַ֣דthe hand ofיוֹסֵ֑ףJosephוַיַּלְבֵּ֤שׁand he clothedאֹתוֹ֙obj. himבִּגְדֵי־clothes ofשֵׁ֔שׁfine linenוַיָּ֛שֶׂםand he putרְבִ֥דthe chain ofהַזָּהָ֖בthe goldעַל־onצַוָּארֽוֹ׃neck his
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וַיִּקְרָ֨אand he calledפַרְעֹ֣הPharaohשֵׁם־the name ofיוֹסֵף֮Josephצָֽפְנַ֣תZaphenath-פַּעְנֵחַ֒Paneahוַיִּתֶּן־and he gaveל֣וֹto the himאֶת־obj.אָֽסְנַ֗תAsenathבַּת־the daughter ofפּ֥וֹטִיPoti-פֶ֛רַע-pheraכֹּהֵ֥ןthe priest ofאֹ֖ןOnלְאִשָּׁ֑הto a wifeוַיֵּצֵ֥אand he went outיוֹסֵ֖ףJosephעַל־overאֶ֥רֶץthe land ofמִצְרָֽיִם׃Egypt
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וְיוֹסֵף֙and Josephבֶּן־was a son ofשְׁלֹשִׁ֣יםthirtyשָׁנָ֔הyearsבְּעָמְד֕וֹwhen stood heלִפְנֵ֖יto beforeפַּרְעֹ֣הPharaohמֶֽלֶךְ־the king ofמִצְרָ֑יִםEgyptוַיֵּצֵ֤אand he went outיוֹסֵף֙Josephמִלִּפְנֵ֣יfrom to beforeפַרְעֹ֔הPharaohוַֽיַּעְבֹ֖רand he passedבְּכָל־in allאֶ֥רֶץthe land ofמִצְרָֽיִם׃Egypt
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וַיִּקְבֹּ֞ץand he gatheredאֶת־obj.כָּל־allאֹ֣כֶל׀the food ofשֶׁ֣בַעsevenשָׁנִ֗יםthe yearsאֲשֶׁ֤רwhichהָיוּ֙they wereבְּאֶ֣רֶץin the land ofמִצְרַ֔יִםEgyptוַיִּתֶּן־and he putאֹ֖כֶלfoodבֶּעָרִ֑יםin the citiesאֹ֧כֶלthe food ofשְׂדֵה־the fields ofהָעִ֛ירthe cityאֲשֶׁ֥רwhichסְבִיבֹתֶ֖יהָwas around itנָתַ֥ןhe putבְּתוֹכָֽהּ׃in the midst of it
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וַתִּרְעַב֙and it was hungryכָּל־allאֶ֣רֶץthe land ofמִצְרַ֔יִםEgyptוַיִּצְעַ֥קand it cried outהָעָ֛םthe peopleאֶל־toפַּרְעֹ֖הPharaohלַלָּ֑חֶםfor the foodוַיֹּ֨אמֶרand he saidפַּרְעֹ֤הPharaohלְכָל־to allמִצְרַ֙יִם֙Egyptלְכ֣וּgoאֶל־toיוֹסֵ֔ףJosephאֲשֶׁר־that whichיֹאמַ֥רhe will sayלָכֶ֖םto the youתַּעֲשֽׂוּ׃you will do
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וְהָרָעָ֣בand the famineהָיָ֔הit wasעַ֖לoverכָּל־allפְּנֵ֣יthe face ofהָאָ֑רֶץthe landוַיִּפְתַּ֨חand he openedיוֹסֵ֜ףJosephאֶֽת־obj.כָּל־allאֲשֶׁ֤רthatבָּהֶם֙was in the themוַיִּשְׁבֹּ֣רand he bought grainלְמִצְרַ֔יִםto Egyptוַיֶּחֱזַ֥קand it was severeהָֽרָעָ֖בthe famineבְּאֶ֥רֶץin the land ofמִצְרָֽיִם׃Egypt
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