< Genesis 41 >
1 and to be from end year day: year and Pharaoh to dream and behold to stand: stand upon [the] Nile
After two full years had passed, Pharaoh had a dream: He was standing beside the Nile,
2 and behold from [the] Nile to ascend: rise seven heifer beautiful appearance and fat flesh and to pasture in/on/with meadow
when seven cows, sleek and well-fed, came up from the river and began to graze among the reeds.
3 and behold seven heifer another to ascend: rise after them from [the] Nile bad: evil appearance and thin flesh and to stand: stand beside [the] heifer upon lip: shore [the] Nile
After them, seven other cows, sickly and thin, came up from the Nile and stood beside the well-fed cows on the bank of the river.
4 and to eat [the] heifer bad: evil [the] appearance and thin [the] flesh [obj] seven [the] heifer beautiful [the] appearance and [the] fat and to awake Pharaoh
And the cows that were sickly and thin devoured the seven sleek, well-fed cows. Then Pharaoh woke up,
5 and to sleep and to dream second and behold seven ear to ascend: rise in/on/with branch: stem one fat and pleasant
but he fell back asleep and dreamed a second time: Seven heads of grain, plump and ripe, came up on one stalk.
6 and behold seven ear thin and to scorch east to spring after them
After them, seven other heads of grain sprouted, thin and scorched by the east wind.
7 and to swallow up [the] ear [the] thin [obj] seven [the] ear [the] fat and [the] full and to awake Pharaoh and behold dream
And the thin heads of grain swallowed up the seven plump, ripe ones. Then Pharaoh awoke and realized it was a dream.
8 and to be in/on/with morning and to trouble spirit his and to send: depart and to call: call to [obj] all magician Egypt and [obj] all wise her and to recount Pharaoh to/for them [obj] dream his and nothing to interpret [obj] them to/for Pharaoh
In the morning his spirit was troubled, so he summoned all the magicians and wise men of Egypt. Pharaoh told them his dreams, but no one could interpret them for him.
9 and to speak: speak ruler [the] cupbearer with Pharaoh to/for to say [obj] sin my I to remember [the] day: today
Then the chief cupbearer said to Pharaoh, “Today I recall my failures.
10 Pharaoh be angry upon servant/slave his and to give: put [obj] me in/on/with custody house: home ruler [the] guard [obj] me and [obj] ruler [the] to bake
Pharaoh was once angry with his servants, and he put me and the chief baker in the custody of the captain of the guard.
11 and to dream [emph?] dream in/on/with night one I and he/she/it man: anyone like/as interpretation dream his to dream
One night both the chief baker and I had dreams, and each dream had its own meaning.
12 and there with us youth Hebrew servant/slave to/for ruler [the] guard and to recount to/for him and to interpret to/for us [obj] dream our man: anyone like/as dream his to interpret
Now a young Hebrew was there with us, a servant of the captain of the guard. We told him our dreams and he interpreted them for us individually.
13 and to be like/as as which to interpret to/for us so to be [obj] me to return: rescue upon stand my and [obj] him to hang
And it happened to us just as he had interpreted: I was restored to my position, and the other man was hanged.”
14 and to send: depart Pharaoh and to call: call to [obj] Joseph and to run: run him from [the] pit and to shave and to pass mantle his and to come (in): come to(wards) Pharaoh
So Pharaoh sent for Joseph, who was quickly brought out of the dungeon. After he had shaved and changed his clothes, he went in before Pharaoh.
15 and to say Pharaoh to(wards) Joseph dream to dream and to interpret nothing [obj] him and I to hear: hear upon you to/for to say to hear: hear dream to/for to interpret [obj] him
Pharaoh said to Joseph, “I had a dream, and no one can interpret it. But I have heard it said of you that when you hear a dream you can interpret it.”
16 and to answer Joseph [obj] Pharaoh to/for to say beside me God to answer [obj] peace Pharaoh
“I myself cannot do it,” Joseph replied, “but God will give Pharaoh a sound answer.”
17 and to speak: speak Pharaoh to(wards) Joseph in/on/with dream my look! I to stand: stand upon lip: shore [the] Nile
Then Pharaoh said to Joseph: “In my dream I was standing on the bank of the Nile,
18 and behold from [the] Nile to ascend: rise seven heifer fat flesh and beautiful appearance and to pasture in/on/with meadow
when seven cows, well-fed and sleek, came up from the river and began to graze among the reeds.
19 and behold seven heifer another to ascend: rise after them poor and bad: evil appearance much and thin flesh not to see: see like/as them in/on/with all land: country/planet Egypt to/for evil
After them, seven other cows—sickly, ugly, and thin—came up. I have never seen such ugly cows in all the land of Egypt!
20 and to eat [the] heifer [the] thin and [the] bad: harmful [obj] seven [the] heifer [the] first [the] fat
Then the thin, ugly cows devoured the seven well-fed cows that were there first.
21 and to come (in): come to(wards) entrails: among their and not to know for to come (in): come to(wards) entrails: among their and appearance their bad: evil like/as as which in/on/with beginning and to awake
When they had devoured them, however, no one could tell that they had done so; their appearance was as ugly as it had been before. Then I awoke.
22 and to see: see in/on/with dream my and behold seven ear to ascend: rise in/on/with branch: stem one full and pleasant
In my dream I also saw seven heads of grain, plump and ripe, growing on a single stalk.
23 and behold seven ear to dry thin to scorch east to spring after them
After them, seven other heads of grain sprouted—withered, thin, and scorched by the east wind.
24 and to swallow up [the] ear [the] thin [obj] seven [the] ear [the] pleasant and to say to(wards) [the] magician and nothing to tell to/for me
And the thin heads of grain swallowed the seven plump ones. I told this dream to the magicians, but no one could explain it to me.”
25 and to say Joseph to(wards) Pharaoh dream Pharaoh one he/she/it [obj] which [the] God to make: do to tell to/for Pharaoh
At this, Joseph said to Pharaoh, “The dreams of Pharaoh are one and the same. God has revealed to Pharaoh what He is about to do.
26 seven heifer [the] pleasant seven year they(fem.) and seven [the] ear [the] pleasant seven year they(fem.) dream one he/she/it
The seven good cows are seven years, and the seven ripe heads of grain are seven years. The dreams have the same meaning.
27 and seven [the] heifer [the] thin and [the] bad: harmful [the] to ascend: rise after them seven year they(fem.) and seven [the] ear [the] worthless to scorch [the] east to be seven year famine
Moreover, the seven thin, ugly cows that came up after them are seven years, and so are the seven worthless heads of grain scorched by the east wind—they are seven years of famine.
28 he/she/it [the] word: thing which to speak: speak to(wards) Pharaoh which [the] God to make: do to see: see [obj] Pharaoh
It is just as I said to Pharaoh: God has shown Pharaoh what He is about to do.
29 behold seven year to come (in): come abundance great: large in/on/with all land: country/planet Egypt
Behold, seven years of great abundance are coming throughout the land of Egypt,
30 and to arise: rise seven year famine after them and to forget all [the] abundance in/on/with land: country/planet Egypt and to end: destroy [the] famine [obj] [the] land: country/planet
but seven years of famine will follow them. Then all the abundance in the land of Egypt will be forgotten, and the famine will devastate the land.
31 and not to know [the] abundance in/on/with land: country/planet from face: because [the] famine [the] he/she/it after so for heavy he/she/it much
The abundance in the land will not be remembered, since the famine that follows it will be so severe.
32 and upon to repeat [the] dream to(wards) Pharaoh beat for to establish: establish [the] word: thing from from with [the] God and to hasten [the] God to/for to make: do him
Moreover, because the dream was given to Pharaoh in two versions, the matter has been decreed by God, and He will carry it out shortly.
33 and now to see: select Pharaoh man to understand and wise and to set: make him upon land: country/planet Egypt
Now, therefore, Pharaoh should look for a discerning and wise man and set him over the land of Egypt.
34 to make: do Pharaoh and to reckon: overseer overseer upon [the] land: country/planet and to take the fifth part [obj] land: country/planet Egypt in/on/with seven year [the] abundance
Let Pharaoh take action and appoint commissioners over the land to take a fifth of the harvest of Egypt during the seven years of abundance.
35 and to gather [obj] all food [the] year [the] pleasant [the] to come (in): come [the] these and to heap grain underneath: stand hand: power Pharaoh food in/on/with city and to keep: guard
Under the authority of Pharaoh, let them collect all the excess food from these good years, that they may come and lay up the grain to be preserved as food in the cities.
36 and to be [the] food to/for deposit to/for land: country/planet to/for seven year [the] famine which to be in/on/with land: country/planet Egypt and not to cut: eliminate [the] land: country/planet in/on/with famine
This food will be a reserve for the land during the seven years of famine to come upon the land of Egypt. Then the country will not perish in the famine.”
37 and be good [the] word in/on/with eye: appearance Pharaoh and in/on/with eye: appearance all servant/slave his
This proposal pleased Pharaoh and all his officials.
38 and to say Pharaoh to(wards) servant/slave his to find like/as this man which spirit God in/on/with him
So Pharaoh asked them, “Can we find anyone like this man, in whom the Spirit of God abides?”
39 and to say Pharaoh to(wards) Joseph after to know God [obj] you [obj] all this nothing to understand and wise like you
Then Pharaoh said to Joseph, “Since God has made all this known to you, there is no one as discerning and wise as you.
40 you(m. s.) to be upon house: household my and upon lip: word your to kiss all people my except [the] throne to magnify from you
You shall be in charge of my house, and all my people are to obey your commands. Only with regard to the throne will I be greater than you.”
41 and to say Pharaoh to(wards) Joseph to see: behold! to give: put [obj] you upon all land: country/planet Egypt
Pharaoh also told Joseph, “I hereby place you over all the land of Egypt.”
42 and to turn aside: remove Pharaoh [obj] ring his from upon hand his and to give: put [obj] her upon hand Joseph and to clothe [obj] him garment linen and to set: put necklace [the] gold upon neck his
Then Pharaoh removed the signet ring from his finger, put it on Joseph’s finger, clothed him in garments of fine linen, and placed a gold chain around his neck.
43 and to ride [obj] him in/on/with chariot [the] second which to/for him and to call: call out to/for face: before his to bow and to give: put [obj] him upon all land: country/planet Egypt
He had Joseph ride in his second chariot, with men calling out before him, “Bow the knee!” So he placed him over all the land of Egypt.
44 and to say Pharaoh to(wards) Joseph I Pharaoh and beside you not to exalt man: anyone [obj] hand his and [obj] foot his in/on/with all land: country/planet Egypt
And Pharaoh declared to Joseph, “I am Pharaoh, but without your permission, no one in all the land of Egypt shall lift his hand or foot.”
45 and to call: call by Pharaoh name Joseph Zaphenath-paneah Zaphenath-paneah and to give: give(marriage) to/for him [obj] Asenath daughter Potiphera Potiphera priest On to/for woman: wife and to come out: come Joseph upon land: country/planet Egypt
Pharaoh gave Joseph the name Zaphenath-paneah, and he gave him Asenath daughter of Potiphera, priest of On, to be his wife. And Joseph took charge of all the land of Egypt.
46 and Joseph son: aged thirty year in/on/with to stand: appoint he to/for face: before Pharaoh king Egypt and to come out: come Joseph from to/for face: before Pharaoh and to pass in/on/with all land: country/planet Egypt
Now Joseph was thirty years old when he entered the service of Pharaoh king of Egypt. And Joseph left Pharaoh’s presence and traveled throughout the land of Egypt.
47 and to make [the] land: soil in/on/with seven year [the] abundance to/for handful
During the seven years of abundance, the land brought forth bountifully.
48 and to gather [obj] all food seven year which to be in/on/with land: country/planet Egypt and to give: put food in/on/with city food land: country [the] city which around her to give: put in/on/with midst her
During those seven years, Joseph collected all the excess food in the land of Egypt and stored it in the cities. In every city he laid up the food from the fields around it.
49 and to heap Joseph grain like/as sand [the] sea to multiply much till for to cease to/for to recount for nothing number
So Joseph stored up grain in such abundance, like the sand of the sea, that he stopped keeping track of it; for it was beyond measure.
50 and to/for Joseph to beget two son: child in/on/with before to come (in): come year [the] famine which to beget to/for him Asenath daughter Potiphera Potiphera priest On
Before the years of famine arrived, two sons were born to Joseph by Asenath daughter of Potiphera, priest of On.
51 and to call: call by Joseph [obj] name [the] firstborn Manasseh for to forget me God [obj] all trouble my and [obj] all house: household father my
Joseph named the firstborn Manasseh, saying, “God has made me forget all my hardship and all my father’s household.”
52 and [obj] name [the] second to call: call by Ephraim for be fruitful me God in/on/with land: country/planet affliction my
And the second son he named Ephraim, saying, “God has made me fruitful in the land of my affliction.”
53 and to end: finish seven year [the] abundance which to be in/on/with land: country/planet Egypt
When the seven years of abundance in the land of Egypt came to an end,
54 and to profane/begin: begin seven year [the] famine to/for to come (in): come like/as as which to say Joseph and to be famine in/on/with all [the] land: country/planet and in/on/with all land: country/planet Egypt to be food: bread
the seven years of famine began, just as Joseph had said. And although there was famine in every country, there was food throughout the land of Egypt.
55 and be hungry all land: country/planet Egypt and to cry [the] people to(wards) Pharaoh to/for food: bread and to say Pharaoh to/for all Egyptian to go: went to(wards) Joseph which to say to/for you to make: do
When extreme hunger came to all the land of Egypt and the people cried out to Pharaoh for food, he told all the Egyptians, “Go to Joseph and do whatever he tells you.”
56 and [the] famine to be upon all face: surface [the] land: country/planet and to open Joseph [obj] all which in/on/with them and to buy grain to/for Egypt and to strengthen: strengthen [the] famine in/on/with land: country/planet Egypt
When the famine had spread over all the land, Joseph opened up all the storehouses and sold grain to the Egyptians; for the famine was severe in the land of Egypt.
57 and all [the] land: country/planet to come (in): come Egypt [to] to/for to buy grain to(wards) Joseph for to strengthen: strengthen [the] famine in/on/with all [the] land: country/planet
And every nation came to Joseph in Egypt to buy grain, because the famine was severe over all the earth.