Genesis 41:1
וַיְהִ֕י מִקֵּ֖ץ שְׁנָתַ֣יִם יָמִ֑ים
Now it took place,
at the end of two whole years,
וּפַרְעֹ֣ה חֹלֵ֔ם
That Pharaoh was in process of dreaming,
וְהִנֵּ֖ה עֹמֵ֥ד עַל־הַיְאֹֽר׃
And behold, he is standing by the Nile;
Genesis 41:2
וְהִנֵּ֣ה מִן־הַיְאֹ֗ר עֹלֹת֙ שֶׁ֣בַע פָּר֔וֹת
And lo and behold out of the Nile,
seven cows were ascending,
יְפ֥וֹת מַרְאֶ֖ה וּבְרִיאֹ֣ת בָּשָׂ֑ר
Excellent in appearance, and fat of flesh,
וַתִּרְעֶ֖ינָה בָּאָֽחוּ׃
Then they grazed among the reeds;
Genesis 41:3
וְהִנֵּ֞ה שֶׁ֧בַע פָּר֣וֹת אֲחֵר֗וֹת
Then behold, seven other cows, —
עֹל֤וֹת אַחֲרֵיהֶן֙ מִן־הַיְאֹ֔ר
They were ascending behind them out of the Nile,
רָע֥וֹת מַרְאֶ֖ה וְדַקּ֣וֹת בָּשָׂ֑ר
Bad in appearance and thin of flesh;
וַֽתַּעֲמֹ֛דְנָה אֵ֥צֶל הַפָּר֖וֹת עַל־שְׂפַ֥ת הַיְאֹֽר׃
And they stood beside the cows on the Nile’s edge;
Genesis 41:4
וַתֹּאכַ֣לְנָה הַפָּר֗וֹת
And they devoured the cows: —
רָע֤וֹת הַמַּרְאֶה֙ וְדַקֹּ֣ת הַבָּשָׂ֔ר
The ones bad in appearance and thin of flesh,
אֵ֚ת שֶׁ֣בַע הַפָּר֔וֹת
They devoured the seven cows,
יְפֹ֥ת הַמַּרְאֶ֖ה וְהַבְּרִיאֹ֑ת
The ones excellent in appearance, and fat;
וַיִּיקַ֖ץ פַּרְעֹֽה׃
Then Pharaoh awoke.
Genesis 41:5
וַיִּישָׁ֕ן וַֽיַּחֲלֹ֖ם שֵׁנִ֑ית
And then he slept and dreamt
a second time:
וְהִנֵּ֣ה ׀ שֶׁ֣בַע שִׁבֳּלִ֗ים
And behold, seven ears of grain,
עֹל֛וֹת בְּקָנֶ֥ה אֶחָ֖ד בְּרִיא֥וֹת וְטֹבֽוֹת׃
Were springing up on one stalk, —
filled-out and good;
Genesis 41:6
וְהִנֵּה֙ שֶׁ֣בַע שִׁבֳּלִ֔ים
And then behold! Seven ears of grain,
דַּקּ֖וֹת וּשְׁדוּפֹ֣ת קָדִ֑ים
Thin, and having been scorched by the east wind,
צֹמְח֖וֹת אַחֲרֵיהֶֽן׃
They were sprouting up behind them;
Genesis 41:7
וַתִּבְלַ֙עְנָה֙ הַשִּׁבֳּלִ֣ים הַדַּקּ֔וֹת
And the thin ears of grain, they engulfed
אֵ֚ת שֶׁ֣בַע הַֽשִׁבֳּלִ֔ים הַבְּרִיא֖וֹת וְהַמְּלֵא֑וֹת
The seven fat and full ears of grain;
וַיִּיקַ֥ץ פַּרְעֹ֖ה וְהִנֵּ֥ה חֲלֽוֹם׃
Then Pharaoh awoke, and behold it was a dream.
Genesis 41:8
וַיְהִ֤י בַבֹּ֙קֶר֙ וַתִּפָּ֣עֶם רוּח֔וֹ
And it happened in the morning
that his spirit was troubled,
וַיִּשְׁלַ֗ח וַיִּקְרָ֛א אֶת־כָּל־חַרְטֻמֵּ֥י מִצְרַ֖יִם
So he sent word and summoned
all the sacred scribes of Egypt,
וְאֶת־כָּל־חֲכָמֶ֑יהָ
And all the learned of it;
וַיְסַפֵּ֨ר פַּרְעֹ֤ה לָהֶם֙ אֶת־חֲלֹמ֔וֹ
Then Pharaoh recounted his dream to them;
וְאֵין־פּוֹתֵ֥ר אוֹתָ֖ם לְפַרְעֹֽה׃
But there were none who interpreted them for Pharaoh.
Genesis 41:9
וַיְדַבֵּר֙ שַׂ֣ר הַמַּשְׁקִ֔ים אֶת־פַּרְעֹ֖ה לֵאמֹ֑ר
Then the overseer of the cup-bearers
spoke with Pharaoh, saying:
אֶת־חֲטָאַ֕י אֲנִ֖י מַזְכִּ֥יר הַיּֽוֹם׃
“I am remembering my sins today;”
Genesis 41:10
פַּרְעֹ֖ה קָצַ֣ף עַל־עֲבָדָ֑יו
“Pharaoh had been furious against his servants;
וַיִּתֵּ֨ן אֹתִ֜י בְּמִשְׁמַ֗ר
And he placed me in custody,
בֵּ֚ית שַׂ֣ר הַטַּבָּחִ֔ים
In the house of the overseer of the executioner-guards,
אֹתִ֕י וְאֵ֖ת שַׂ֥ר הָאֹפִֽים׃
I, together with the overseer of the bakers;”
Genesis 41:11
וַנַּֽחַלְמָ֥ה חֲל֛וֹם בְּלַ֥יְלָה אֶחָ֖ד אֲנִ֣י וָה֑וּא
“And we dreamt a dream, on the same night,
I and he,
אִ֛ישׁ כְּפִתְר֥וֹן חֲלֹמ֖וֹ חָלָֽמְנוּ׃
Each according to the interpretation of his own dream,
we had dreamt.”
Genesis 41:12
וְשָׁ֨ם אִתָּ֜נוּ נַ֣עַר עִבְרִ֗י
“Now there with us was a young Hebrew man,
עֶ֚בֶד לְשַׂ֣ר הַטַּבָּחִ֔ים
A servant to the overseer of the executioner-guards,
וַנְּ֨סַפֶּר־ל֔וֹ וַיִּפְתָּר־לָ֖נוּ אֶת־חֲלֹמֹתֵ֑ינוּ
And we recounted them to him,
And he interpreted our dreams for us;
אִ֥ישׁ כַּחֲלֹמ֖וֹ פָּתָֽר׃
Each according to his own dream,
He had interpreted;”
Genesis 41:13
וַיְהִ֛י כַּאֲשֶׁ֥ר פָּֽתַר־לָ֖נוּ כֵּ֣ן הָיָ֑ה
“And it took place, — just as he had interpreted for us,
just so it happened…
אֹתִ֛י הֵשִׁ֥יב עַל־כַּנִּ֖י וְאֹת֥וֹ תָלָֽה׃
I he restored to my position,
and him he hanged.”
Genesis 41:14
וַיִּשְׁלַ֤ח פַּרְעֹה֙ וַיִּקְרָ֣א אֶת־יוֹסֵ֔ף
Then Pharaoh sent word and summoned Joseph,
וַיְרִיצֻ֖הוּ מִן־הַבּ֑וֹר
And they quickly brought him out from the dungeon;
וַיְגַלַּח֙ וַיְחַלֵּ֣ף שִׂמְלֹתָ֔יו
Then he shaved and changed his clothes;
וַיָּבֹ֖א אֶל־פַּרְעֹֽה׃
And he came to Pharaoh.
Genesis 41:15
וַיֹּ֤אמֶר פַּרְעֹה֙ אֶל־יוֹסֵ֔ף
And Pharaoh said to Joseph:
חֲל֣וֹם חָלַ֔מְתִּי וּפֹתֵ֖ר אֵ֣ין אֹת֑וֹ
“I dreamt a dream,
and there was no one who interpreted it.
וַאֲנִ֗י שָׁמַ֤עְתִּי עָלֶ֙יךָ֙ לֵאמֹ֔ר
Now I have heard concerning you saying,
תִּשְׁמַ֥ע חֲל֖וֹם לִפְתֹּ֥ר אֹתֽוֹ׃
That you can listen to and understand a dream,
to interpret it;”
Genesis 41:16
וַיַּ֨עַן יוֹסֵ֧ף אֶת־פַּרְעֹ֛ה לֵאמֹ֖ר בִּלְעָדָ֑י
And Joseph replied to Pharaoh saying,
“It is not up to me…
אֱלֹהִ֕ים יַעֲנֶ֖ה אֶת־שְׁל֥וֹם פַּרְעֹֽה׃
God will answer Pharaoh with completeness!”
Genesis 41:17
וַיְדַבֵּ֥ר פַּרְעֹ֖ה אֶל־יוֹסֵ֑ף
And Pharaoh spoke to Joseph:
בַּחֲלֹמִ֕י הִנְנִ֥י עֹמֵ֖ד עַל־שְׂפַ֥ת הַיְאֹֽר׃
“In my dream,
here I am standing on the bank of the Nile;”
Genesis 41:18
וְהִנֵּ֣ה מִן־הַיְאֹ֗ר עֹלֹת֙ שֶׁ֣בַע פָּר֔וֹת
“And Behold! Out of the Nile seven cows are ascending,—
בְּרִיא֥וֹת בָּשָׂ֖ר וִיפֹ֣ת תֹּ֑אַר
Fat of flesh and fair of form;
וַתִּרְעֶ֖ינָה בָּאָֽחוּ׃
And they grazed among the reeds;”
Genesis 41:19
וְהִנֵּ֞ה שֶֽׁבַע־פָּר֤וֹת אֲחֵרוֹת֙ עֹל֣וֹת אַחֲרֵיהֶ֔ן
“Then behold!
Seven other cows were ascending behind them,
דַּלּ֨וֹת וְרָע֥וֹת תֹּ֛אַר מְאֹ֖ד וְרַקּ֣וֹת בָּשָׂ֑ר
Impoverished and of exceedingly bad form
and thin of flesh;
לֹֽא־רָאִ֧יתִי כָהֵ֛נָּה
I have never seen the like of them
בְּכָל־אֶ֥רֶץ מִצְרַ֖יִם לָרֹֽעַ׃
In all the land of Egypt for badness;”
Genesis 41:20
וַתֹּאכַ֙לְנָה֙ הַפָּר֔וֹת
“Then they devoured the cows…
הָרַקּ֖וֹת וְהָרָע֑וֹת
The thin and the bad,
אֵ֣ת שֶׁ֧בַע הַפָּר֛וֹת הָרִאשֹׁנ֖וֹת הַבְּרִיאֹֽת׃
They consumed the first seven cows, the fat ones.”
Genesis 41:21
וַתָּבֹ֣אנָה אֶל־קִרְבֶּ֗נָה
“And they entered their belly,
וְלֹ֤א נוֹדַע֙ כִּי־בָ֣אוּ אֶל־קִרְבֶּ֔נָה
But it was not known
that they had entered their inner body,
וּמַרְאֵיהֶ֣ן רַ֔ע כַּאֲשֶׁ֖ר בַּתְּחִלָּ֑ה
Since their appearance was bad,
just as before.
וָאִיקָֽץ׃
Then I awoke!”
Genesis 41:22
וָאֵ֖רֶא בַּחֲלֹמִ֑י
“Then I saw in my dream,
וְהִנֵּ֣ה ׀ שֶׁ֣בַע שִׁבֳּלִ֗ים
And behold! seven ears of grain,
עֹלֹ֛ת בְּקָנֶ֥ה אֶחָ֖ד מְלֵאֹ֥ת וְטֹבֽוֹת׃
Springing up on one stalk,
full and good;”
Genesis 41:23
וְהִנֵּה֙ שֶׁ֣בַע שִׁבֳּלִ֔ים
“And then lo and behold seven ears of grain,
צְנֻמ֥וֹת דַּקּ֖וֹת שְׁדֻפ֣וֹת קָדִ֑ים
having been hardened thin,
being scorched by the east wind;
צֹמְח֖וֹת אַחֲרֵיהֶֽם׃
They were sprouting up behind them;”
Genesis 41:24
וַתִּבְלַ֙עְןָ֙ הַשִׁבֳּלִ֣ים הַדַּקֹּ֔ת
“And they swallowed up …
the thin ears of grain,
אֵ֛ת שֶׁ֥בַע הַֽשִׁבֳּלִ֖ים הַטֹּב֑וֹת
They swallowed up the seven good ears of grain!
וָֽאֹמַר֙ אֶל־הַֽחַרְטֻמִּ֔ים
Then I summoned the sacred scribes,
וְאֵ֥ין מַגִּ֖יד לִֽי׃
But there was no one who provided me an explanation.”
Genesis 41:25
וַיֹּ֤אמֶר יוֹסֵף֙ אֶל־פַּרְעֹ֔ה
Then Joseph said to Pharaoh:
חֲל֥וֹם פַּרְעֹ֖ה אֶחָ֣ד ה֑וּא
“The dream of Pharaoh, it is one;
אֵ֣ת אֲשֶׁ֧ר הָאֱלֹהִ֛ים עֹשֶׂ֖ה
What God is about to do,
הִגִּ֥יד לְפַרְעֹֽה׃
He has made known to Pharaoh;”
Genesis 41:26
שֶׁ֧בַע פָּרֹ֣ת הַטֹּבֹ֗ת
“The seven good cows, —
שֶׁ֤בַע שָׁנִים֙ הֵ֔נָּה
Seven years they are,
וְשֶׁ֤בַע הַֽשִּׁבֳּלִים֙ הַטֹּבֹ֔ת
Also the seven good heads of grain, —
שֶׁ֥בַע שָׁנִ֖ים הֵ֑נָּה
Seven years they are;
חֲל֖וֹם אֶחָ֥ד הֽוּא׃
The dream, it is one;”
Genesis 41:27
וְשֶׁ֣בַע הַ֠פָּרוֹת
“Now the seven cows,
הָֽרַקּ֨וֹת וְהָרָעֹ֜ת הָעֹלֹ֣ת אַחֲרֵיהֶ֗ן
The thin and the bad ones,
who came up after them, —
שֶׁ֤בַע שָׁנִים֙ הֵ֔נָּה
Seven years they are,
וְשֶׁ֤בַע הַֽשִׁבֳּלִים֙ הָרֵק֔וֹת
And the seven heads of grain,
the thin ones, —
שְׁדֻפ֖וֹת הַקָּדִ֑ים
Dried out by the east wind:
יִהְי֕וּ שֶׁ֖בַע שְׁנֵ֥י רָעָֽב׃
They will be seven years of famine.”
Genesis 41:28
ה֣וּא הַדָּבָ֔ר
“This same word,
אֲשֶׁ֥ר דִּבַּ֖רְתִּי אֶל־פַּרְעֹ֑ה
That I have spoken to Pharaoh …
אֲשֶׁ֧ר הָאֱלֹהִ֛ים עֹשֶׂ֖ה
What God is about to do,
הֶרְאָ֥ה אֶת־פַּרְעֹֽה׃
He has shown Pharaoh:”
Genesis 41:29
הִנֵּ֛ה שֶׁ֥בַע שָׁנִ֖ים בָּא֑וֹת
“Behold! Seven years are about to come:
שָׂבָ֥ע גָּד֖וֹל בְּכָל־אֶ֥רֶץ מִצְרָֽיִם׃
Great abundance, throughout all the land of Egypt;”
Genesis 41:30
וְ֠קָמוּ שֶׁ֜בַע שְׁנֵ֤י רָעָב֙ אַחֲרֵיהֶ֔ן
“Then seven years of famine shall arise after them,
וְנִשְׁכַּ֥ח כָּל־הַשָּׂבָ֖ע בְּאֶ֣רֶץ מִצְרָ֑יִם
And all the abundance shall be forgotten
in the land of Egypt;
וְכִלָּ֥ה הָרָעָ֖ב אֶת־הָאָֽרֶץ׃
And the famine will waste the land;”
Genesis 41:31
וְלֹֽא־יִוָּדַ֤ע הַשָּׂבָע֙ בָּאָ֔רֶץ
“And the abundance
will become unknown in the land,
מִפְּנֵ֛י הָרָעָ֥ב הַה֖וּא אַחֲרֵי־כֵ֑ן
Afterwards, from the presence of that famine;
כִּֽי־כָבֵ֥ד ה֖וּא מְאֹֽד׃
On account of the extreme severity of it;”
Genesis 41:32
וְעַ֨ל הִשָּׁנ֧וֹת הַחֲל֛וֹם אֶל־פַּרְעֹ֖ה פַּעֲמָ֑יִם
“Now regarding the dream
being repeated twice to Pharaoh:
כִּֽי־נָכ֤וֹן הַדָּבָר֙ מֵעִ֣ם הָאֱלֹהִ֔ים
Indeed the word is sure
from beside The True God,
וּמְמַהֵ֥ר הָאֱלֹהִ֖ים לַעֲשֹׂתֽוֹ׃
And That True God is coming quickly,
in order to carry it out.”
Genesis 41:33
וְעַתָּה֙ יֵרֶ֣א פַרְעֹ֔ה אִ֖ישׁ נָב֣וֹן וְחָכָ֑ם
“And now, let Pharaoh look for
someone who is discerning and skilful,
וִישִׁיתֵ֖הוּ עַל־אֶ֥רֶץ מִצְרָֽיִם׃
And set him over the land of Egypt;”
Genesis 41:34
יַעֲשֶׂ֣ה פַרְעֹ֔ה
“Let Pharaoh act,
וְיַפְקֵ֥ד פְּקִדִ֖ים עַל־הָאָ֑רֶץ
and let him appoint administrators over the land;
וְחִמֵּשׁ֙ אֶת־אֶ֣רֶץ מִצְרַ֔יִם
Then let him take 20% of the land of Egypt,
בְּשֶׁ֖בַע שְׁנֵ֥י הַשָּׂבָֽע׃
Within the seven years of plenty;”
Genesis 41:35
וְיִקְבְּצ֗וּ אֶת־כָּל־אֹ֙כֶל֙ הַשָּׁנִ֣ים הַטֹּבֹ֔ת
“And let them gather all the food-harvest
of the good years,
הַבָּאֹ֖ת הָאֵ֑לֶּה
these that are about to come:
וְיִצְבְּרוּ־בָ֞ר
And let them heap up threshed grain, —
תַּ֧חַת יַד־פַּרְעֹ֛ה אֹ֥כֶל בֶּעָרִ֖ים וְשָׁמָֽרוּ׃
Under Pharaoh’s authority,
so let them save the food within the districts;”
Genesis 41:36
וְהָיָ֨ה הָאֹ֤כֶל לְפִקָּדוֹן֙ לָאָ֔רֶץ
“And that food shall become a reserve for the land,
לְשֶׁ֙בַע֙ שְׁנֵ֣י הָרָעָ֔ב
For the seven years of the famine,
אֲשֶׁ֥ר תִּהְיֶ֖יןָ בְּאֶ֣רֶץ מִצְרָ֑יִם
That which shall exist in the land of Egypt; —
וְלֹֽא־תִכָּרֵ֥ת הָאָ֖רֶץ בָּרָעָֽב׃
And so the land shall not be cut off during that famine;”
Genesis 41:37
וַיִּיטַ֥ב הַדָּבָ֖ר בְּעֵינֵ֣י פַרְעֹ֑ה
Now that word was good in the eyes of Pharaoh;
וּבְעֵינֵ֖י כָּל־עֲבָדָֽיו׃
Also in the eyes of all his servants;
Genesis 41:38
וַיֹּ֥אמֶר פַּרְעֹ֖ה אֶל־עֲבָדָ֑יו
And Pharaoh said to his servants:
הֲנִמְצָ֣א כָזֶ֔ה אִ֕ישׁ
“Can a man such as this be found,
אֲשֶׁ֛ר ר֥וּחַ אֱלֹהִ֖ים בּֽוֹ׃
Where the Spirit of God is in him!?”
Genesis 41:39
וַיֹּ֤אמֶר פַּרְעֹה֙ אֶל־יוֹסֵ֔ף
Then Pharaoh said to Joseph:
אַחֲרֵ֨י הוֹדִ֧יעַ אֱלֹהִ֛ים אוֹתְךָ֖ אֶת־כָּל־זֹ֑את
“Considering God having shown you all this,
אֵין־נָב֥וֹן וְחָכָ֖ם כָּמֽוֹךָ׃
There is none discerning and skilful like you;”
Genesis 41:40
אַתָּה֙ תִּהְיֶ֣ה עַל־בֵּיתִ֔י
“You yourself shall be over my house,
וְעַל־פִּ֖יךָ יִשַּׁ֣ק כָּל־עַמִּ֑י
and regarding the declaration of your mouth, —
it must touch-and-equip my entire nation:
רַ֥ק הַכִּסֵּ֖א אֶגְדַּ֥ל מִמֶּֽךָּ׃
Only in respect of the throne,
Shall I be greater than you;”
Genesis 41:41
וַיֹּ֥אמֶר פַּרְעֹ֖ה אֶל־יוֹסֵ֑ף
And then Pharaoh said to Joseph,
רְאֵה֙ נָתַ֣תִּי אֹֽתְךָ֔ עַ֖ל
“See, I have set you over
כָּל־אֶ֥רֶץ מִצְרָֽיִם׃
The entire land of Egypt;”
Genesis 41:42
וַיָּ֨סַר פַּרְעֹ֤ה אֶת־טַבַּעְתּוֹ֙ מֵעַ֣ל יָד֔וֹ
Then Pharaoh removed his signet ring
from on his hand,
וַיִּתֵּ֥ן אֹתָ֖הּ עַל־יַ֣ד יוֹסֵ֑ף
And he put it on the hand of Joseph;
וַיַּלְבֵּ֤שׁ אֹתוֹ֙ בִּגְדֵי־שֵׁ֔שׁ
And he clothed him in pure-white-Egyptian linen,
וַיָּ֛שֶׂם רְבִ֥ד הַזָּהָ֖ב עַל־צַוָּארֽוֹ׃
And he positioned a chain of gold over his neck;
Genesis 41:43
וַיַּרְכֵּ֣ב אֹת֗וֹ
And he caused him to ride
בְּמִרְכֶּ֤בֶת הַמִּשְׁנֶה֙ אֲשֶׁר־ל֔וֹ
In his second chariot,
וַיִּקְרְא֥וּ לְפָנָ֖יו אַבְרֵ֑ךְ
And they called out before him, “Bow”;
וְנָת֣וֹן אֹת֔וֹ עַ֖ל כָּל־אֶ֥רֶץ מִצְרָֽיִם׃
So then placing him over the entire land of Egypt.
Genesis 41:44
וַיֹּ֧אמֶר פַּרְעֹ֛ה אֶל־יוֹסֵ֖ף
And Pharaoh said to Joseph:
אֲנִ֣י פַרְעֹ֑ה
“I am Pharaoh;
וּבִלְעָדֶ֗יךָ
but without you,
לֹֽא־יָרִ֨ים אִ֧ישׁ אֶת־יָד֛וֹ וְאֶת־רַגְל֖וֹ
No one shall lift their hand or their foot,
בְּכָל־אֶ֥רֶץ מִצְרָֽיִם׃
In the entire land of Egypt!”
Genesis 41:45
וַיִּקְרָ֨א פַרְעֹ֣ה שֵׁם־יוֹסֵף֮ צָֽפְנַ֣ת פַּעְנֵחַ֒
And Pharaoh named Joseph:
Zaphenath-paneah (‘God speaks, and he lives!’),
וַיִּתֶּן־ל֣וֹ אֶת־אָֽסְנַ֗ת
And he gave him Asenath
(‘belonging to the goddess Neith – goddess of wisdom’), —
בַּת־פּ֥וֹטִי פֶ֛רַע כֹּהֵ֥ן אֹ֖ן לְאִשָּׁ֑ה
The daughter of Poti Phera (‘given of Ra’ – the sun god),
The priest of On (Heliopolis – ‘City of the Sun’) for wife.
וַיֵּצֵ֥א יוֹסֵ֖ף עַל־אֶ֥רֶץ מִצְרָֽיִם׃
And Joseph went out over the land of Egypt.
Genesis 41:46
וְיוֹסֵף֙ בֶּן־שְׁלֹשִׁ֣ים שָׁנָ֔ה
Now Joseph was a son of thirty years,
בְּעָמְד֕וֹ לִפְנֵ֖י פַּרְעֹ֣ה מֶֽלֶךְ־מִצְרָ֑יִם
When he stood
in the presence of Pharaoh the king of Egypt;
וַיֵּצֵ֤א יוֹסֵף֙ מִלִּפְנֵ֣י פַרְעֹ֔ה
And Joseph went out from before Pharaoh,
וַֽיַּעְבֹ֖ר בְּכָל־אֶ֥רֶץ מִצְרָֽיִם׃
And he moved through the entire land of Egypt;
Genesis 41:47
וַתַּ֣עַשׂ הָאָ֔רֶץ בְּשֶׁ֖בַע שְׁנֵ֣י הַשָּׂבָ֑ע
And the land produced,
in the seven years of plenty,
לִקְמָצִֽים׃
By fistfuls;
Genesis 41:48
וַיִּקְבֹּ֞ץ אֶת־כָּל־אֹ֣כֶל ׀ שֶׁ֣בַע שָׁנִ֗ים
And so he gathered all the food-harvest,
of the seven years,
אֲשֶׁ֤ר הָיוּ֙ בְּאֶ֣רֶץ מִצְרַ֔יִם
That occurred in the land of Egypt,
וַיִּתֶּן־אֹ֖כֶל בֶּעָרִ֑ים
And he placed the food in the cities;
אֹ֧כֶל שְׂדֵה־הָעִ֛יר אֲשֶׁ֥ר סְבִיבֹתֶ֖יהָ
The food of the city field that was around it,
נָתַ֥ן בְּתוֹכָֽהּ׃
He had put in the midst of it/the city.
Genesis 41:49
וַיִּצְבֹּ֨ר יוֹסֵ֥ף בָּ֛ר כְּח֥וֹל הַיָּ֖ם הַרְבֵּ֣ה מְאֹ֑ד
And Joseph collected threshed grain,
like the sand of the sea, being so vast;
עַ֛ד כִּי־חָדַ֥ל לִסְפֹּ֖ר כִּי־אֵ֥ין מִסְפָּֽר׃
Until he had left off counting,
for it was uncountable.
Genesis 41:50
וּלְיוֹסֵ֤ף יֻלַּד֙ שְׁנֵ֣י בָנִ֔ים
Now to Joseph were borne two sons,
בְּטֶ֥רֶם תָּב֖וֹא שְׁנַ֣ת הָרָעָ֑ב
Before the famine years would begin;
אֲשֶׁ֤ר יָֽלְדָה־לּוֹ֙ אָֽסְנַ֔ת
They whom Asenath had borne to him, —
בַּת־פּ֥וֹטִי פֶ֖רַע
The daughter of Poti PheRa,
כֹּהֵ֥ן אֽוֹן׃
The priest of On;
Genesis 41:51
וַיִּקְרָ֥א יוֹסֵ֛ף אֶת־שֵׁ֥ם הַבְּכ֖וֹר מְנַשֶּׁ֑ה
And Joseph named the firstborn
Manasseh (“Causing to Forget”):
כִּֽי־נַשַּׁ֤נִי אֱלֹהִים֙ אֶת־כָּל־עֲמָלִ֔י
“For indeed God has made me forget
all my trouble,
וְאֵ֖ת כָּל־בֵּ֥ית אָבִֽי׃
And the whole of my father’s household;”
Genesis 41:52
וְאֵ֛ת שֵׁ֥ם הַשֵּׁנִ֖י קָרָ֣א אֶפְרָ֑יִם
Now the name of the second,
he had called Ephraim (Doubly Fruitful);
כִּֽי־הִפְרַ֥נִי אֱלֹהִ֖ים בְּאֶ֥רֶץ עָנְיִֽי׃
“For indeed God has made me fruitful,
in the land of my affliction!”
Genesis 41:53
וַתִּכְלֶ֕ינָה שֶׁ֖בַע שְׁנֵ֣י הַשָּׂבָ֑ע
Now they came to an end, —
the seven years of plenty;
אֲשֶׁ֥ר הָיָ֖ה בְּאֶ֥רֶץ מִצְרָֽיִם׃
That had occurred in the land of Egypt;
Genesis 41:54
וַתְּחִלֶּ֜ינָה שֶׁ֣בַע שְׁנֵ֤י הָרָעָב֙ לָב֔וֹא
And the seven years of famine
were unleashed for fulfilment,
כַּאֲשֶׁ֖ר אָמַ֣ר יוֹסֵ֑ף
Just as Joseph had said;
וַיְהִ֤י רָעָב֙ בְּכָל־הָ֣אֲרָצ֔וֹת
And there was famine in all lands,
וּבְכָל־אֶ֥רֶץ מִצְרַ֖יִם הָ֥יָה לָֽחֶם׃
But in the land of Egypt, there was bread;
Genesis 41:55
וַתִּרְעַב֙ כָּל־אֶ֣רֶץ מִצְרַ֔יִם
And the entire land of Egypt was famished,
וַיִּצְעַ֥ק הָעָ֛ם אֶל־פַּרְעֹ֖ה לַלָּ֑חֶם
Then the people cried out to Pharaoh for bread;
וַיֹּ֨אמֶר פַּרְעֹ֤ה לְכָל־מִצְרַ֙יִם֙
But Pharaoh gave orders to all of Egypt:
לְכ֣וּ אֶל־יוֹסֵ֔ף
“Go to Joseph!
אֲשֶׁר־יֹאמַ֥ר לָכֶ֖ם תַּעֲשֽׂוּ׃
Whatever he shall say to you, you must do!”
Genesis 41:56
וְהָרָעָ֣ב הָיָ֔ה עַ֖ל כָּל־פְּנֵ֣י הָאָ֑רֶץ
Now the famine was upon
the whole face of the land:
וַיִּפְתַּ֨ח יוֹסֵ֜ף
And Joseph made available
אֶֽת־כָּל־אֲשֶׁ֤ר בָּהֶם֙
all that was in it,
וַיִּשְׁבֹּ֣ר לְמִצְרַ֔יִם
And he sold grain to the Egyptians,
וַיֶּחֱזַ֥ק הָֽרָעָ֖ב בְּאֶ֥רֶץ מִצְרָֽיִם׃
But the famine was severe in the land of Egypt;
Genesis 41:57
וְכָל־הָאָ֙רֶץ֙ בָּ֣אוּ מִצְרַ֔יְמָה
And every country came to Egypt,
לִשְׁבֹּ֖ר אֶל־יוֹסֵ֑ף
To Joseph, in order to buy grain;
כִּֽי־חָזַ֥ק הָרָעָ֖ב בְּכָל־הָאָֽרֶץ׃ס
Because that famine was severe in every land.
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