- Genesis 41:15
וַיֹּאמֶר פַּרְעֹה אֶל־יוֹסֵף חֲלוֹם חָלַמְתִּי וּפֹתֵר אֵין אֹתוֹ וַאֲנִי שָׁמַעְתִּי עָלֶיךָ לֵאמֹר תִּשְׁמַע חֲלוֹם לִפְתֹּר אֹתוֹ׃
And Pharaoh said to Joseph, “I have had a dream, but no one can interpret it. Now I have heard it said of you that for you to hear a dream is to tell its meaning.”
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וַאֲמַר פַּרְעֹה לְיוֹסֵף חֶלְמָא חֲלַמִית וּפָשַׁר לֵית לֵיהּ וַאֲנָא שְׁמַעִית עֲלָךְ לְמֵימַר דְּאַתְּ שָׁמַע חֶלְמָא וּמְפַשַּׁר לֵיהּ׃
Pharaoh said to Yoseif, I had a dream and there is no one to interpret it. I have heard it said about you that you hear a dream so as to interpret it.
- Genesis 41:16
וַיַּעַן יוֹסֵף אֶת־פַּרְעֹה לֵאמֹר בִּלְעָדָי אֱלֹהִים יַעֲנֶה אֶת־שְׁלוֹם פַּרְעֹה׃
Joseph answered Pharaoh, saying, “Not I! God will see to Pharaoh’s welfare.”
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וַאֲתֵיב יוֹסֵף יָת פַּרְעֹה לְמֵימַר לָא מִן חָכְמְתִי אֱלָהֵין מִן קֳדָם יְיָ יִתָּתַב שְׁלָמָא דְּפַרְעֹה׃
Yoseif answered Pharaoh, saying, Not I. [from my wisdom but from before] God will respond [there be a response] to the peace of Pharaoh.
- Genesis 41:17
וַיְדַבֵּר פַּרְעֹה אֶל־יוֹסֵף בַּחֲלֹמִי הִנְנִי עֹמֵד עַל־שְׂפַת הַיְאֹר׃
Then Pharaoh said to Joseph, “In my dream, I was standing on the bank of the Nile,
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וּמַלֵּיל פַּרְעֹה עִם יוֹסֵף בְּחֶלְמִי הָא אֲנָא קָאֵים עַל כֵּיף נַהְרָא׃
Pharaoh spoke to Yoseif, In my dream, I was standing on the bank of the river.
- Genesis 41:18
וְהִנֵּה מִן־הַיְאֹר עֹלֹת שֶׁבַע פָּרוֹת בְּרִיאוֹת בָּשָׂר וִיפֹת תֹּאַר וַתִּרְעֶינָה בָּאָחוּ׃
when out of the Nile came up seven sturdy and well-formed cows and grazed in the reed grass.
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וְהָא מִן נַהְרָא סָלְקָן שְׁבַע תּוֹרָן פַּטִּימָן בְּסַר וְשַׁפִּירָן לְמִחְזֵי וְרָעֲיָן בְּאַחְוָא׃
Behold from the river there emerged seven cows, well-fleshed and fine looking, and they were grazing in the reed grass.
- Genesis 41:19
וְהִנֵּה שֶׁבַע־פָּרוֹת אֲחֵרוֹת עֹלוֹת אַחֲרֵיהֶן דַּלּוֹת וְרָעוֹת תֹּאַר מְאֹד וְרַקּוֹת בָּשָׂר לֹא־רָאִיתִי כָהֵנָּה בְּכׇל־אֶרֶץ מִצְרַיִם לָרֹעַ׃
Presently there followed them seven other cows, scrawny, ill-formed, and emaciated—never had I seen their likes for ugliness in all the land of Egypt!
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וְהָא שְׁבַע תּוֹרָן אָחֳרָנְיָן סְלִיקָא בָּתְרֵיהוֹן חַסִּיכָן וּבִישָׁן לְמִחְזֵי לַחְדָּא וְחַסִּירָן בְּסַר לָא חֲזֵיתִי דִּכְוָתְהוֹן בְּכָל אַרְעָא דְּמִצְרַיִם לְבִישׁוּ׃
And behold seven other cows emerged after them, poor, very bad-looking and thin-fleshed. I never saw in the entire land of Egypt, such bad looking [cows.]
- Genesis 41:20
וַתֹּאכַלְנָה הַפָּרוֹת הָרַקּוֹת וְהָרָעוֹת אֵת שֶׁבַע הַפָּרוֹת הָרִאשֹׁנוֹת הַבְּרִיאֹת׃
And the seven lean and ugly cows ate up the first seven cows, the sturdy ones;
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וַאֲכַלָא תּוֹרָתָא חַסִּיכָתָא וּבִישָׁתָא יָת שְׁבַע תּוֹרָתָא קַדְמַיָתָא פַּטִּימָתָא׃
The thin, bad-looking cows, ate the first seven cows, which were the healthy ones.
- Genesis 41:21
וַתָּבֹאנָה אֶל־קִרְבֶּנָה וְלֹא נוֹדַע כִּי־בָאוּ אֶל־קִרְבֶּנָה וּמַרְאֵיהֶן רַע כַּאֲשֶׁר בַּתְּחִלָּה וָאִיקָץ׃
but when they had consumed them, one could not tell that they had consumed them, for they looked just as bad as before. And I awoke.
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וְעַלָא לִמְעֵיהוֹן וְלָא אִתְיְדַע אֲרֵי עַלָא לִמְעֵיהוֹן וּמִחְזֵיהוֹן בִּישׁ כִּד בְּקַדְמֵיתָא וְאִתְּעַרִית׃
They came inside them, but it could not be recognized that they had come inside them, [because] their appearance was as bad as it was previously. Then I woke up.
- Genesis 41:22
וָאֵרֶא בַּחֲלֹמִי וְהִנֵּה ׀ שֶׁבַע שִׁבֳּלִים עֹלֹת בְּקָנֶה אֶחָד מְלֵאֹת וְטֹבוֹת׃
In my other dream, I saw seven ears of grain, full and healthy, growing on a single stalk;
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וַחֲזֵית בְּחֶלְמִי וְהָא שְׁבַע שֻׁבְלִין סָלְקָן בְּקַנְיָא חַד מַלְיָן וְטָבָן׃
Then I saw in my dream that behold seven ears of grain [corn], wholesome and good, came up on one stalk.
- Genesis 41:23
וְהִנֵּה שֶׁבַע שִׁבֳּלִים צְנֻמוֹת דַּקּוֹת שְׁדֻפוֹת קָדִים צֹמְחוֹת אַחֲרֵיהֶם׃
but right behind them sprouted seven ears, shriveled, thin, and scorched by the east wind.
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וְהָא שְׁבַע שֻׁבְלִין נָצַן לָקְיָן שְׁקִיפָן קִדּוּם צָמְחָן בָּתְרֵיהוֹן׃
And behold seven ears, shriveled, thin [smitten] and scorched [beaten] by the east wind, grew up after them.
- Genesis 41:24
וַתִּבְלַעְןָ הַשִּׁבֳּלִים הַדַּקֹּת אֵת שֶׁבַע הַשִּׁבֳּלִים הַטֹּבוֹת וָאֹמַר אֶל־הַחַרְטֻמִּים וְאֵין מַגִּיד לִי׃
And the thin ears swallowed the seven healthy ears. I have told my magicians, but none has an explanation for me.”
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וּבְלַעָא שֻׁבְלַיָּא לָקְיָתָא יָת שְׁבַע שֻׁבְלַיָּא טָבָתָא וַאֲמַרִית לְחָרָשַׁיָּא וְלֵית דִּמְחַוֵּי לִי׃
The thin [smitten] ears swallowed the seven good ears. I said this to the wizards, but none of them could tell me [its meaning].
- Genesis 41:25
וַיֹּאמֶר יוֹסֵף אֶל־פַּרְעֹה חֲלוֹם פַּרְעֹה אֶחָד הוּא אֵת אֲשֶׁר הָאֱלֹהִים עֹשֶׂה הִגִּיד לְפַרְעֹה׃
And Joseph said to Pharaoh, “Pharaoh’s dreams are one and the same: Pharaoh has been told what God is about to do.
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וַאֲמַר יוֹסֵף לְפַרְעֹה חֶלְמָא דְּפַרְעֹה חַד הוּא יָת דַּייָ עֲתִיד לְמֶעֱבַד חַוִּי לְפַרְעֹה׃
Yoseif said to Pharaoh, Pharaoh’s dream is one. What God is about to do, He has told to Pharaoh.
- Genesis 41:26
שֶׁבַע פָּרֹת הַטֹּבֹת שֶׁבַע שָׁנִים הֵנָּה וְשֶׁבַע הַשִּׁבֳּלִים הַטֹּבֹת שֶׁבַע שָׁנִים הֵנָּה חֲלוֹם אֶחָד הוּא׃
The seven healthy cows are seven years, and the seven healthy ears are seven years; it is the same dream.
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שְׁבַע תּוֹרָתָא טָבָתָא שְׁבַע שְׁנַיָּא אִנִּין וּשְׁבַע שֻׁבְלַיָּא טָבָתָא שְׁבַע שְׁנַיָּא אִנִּין חֶלְמָא חַד הוּא׃
The seven good cows represent seven years, and the seven good ears represent seven years; it is one dream.
- Genesis 41:27
וְשֶׁבַע הַפָּרוֹת הָרַקּוֹת וְהָרָעֹת הָעֹלֹת אַחֲרֵיהֶן שֶׁבַע שָׁנִים הֵנָּה וְשֶׁבַע הַשִּׁבֳּלִים הָרֵקוֹת שְׁדֻפוֹת הַקָּדִים יִהְיוּ שֶׁבַע שְׁנֵי רָעָב׃
The seven lean and ugly cows that followed are seven years, as are also the seven empty ears scorched by the east wind; they are seven years of famine.
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וּשְׁבַע תּוֹרָתָא חַסִּיכָתָא וּבִישָׁתָא דִּסְלִיקָא בָּתְרֵיהוֹן שְׁבַע שְׁנַיָּא אִנִּין וּשְׁבַע שׁוּבְלַיָּא לָקְיָתָא דִּשְׁקִיפָן קִדּוּם יִהְוְיָן שְׁבַע שְׁנֵי כַפְנָא׃
The seven thin, bad [looking] cows who came up after them, represent seven years, and the seven empty [smitten], east wind—scorched [beaten] ears, represent the coming of seven years of famine.
- Genesis 41:28
הוּא הַדָּבָר אֲשֶׁר דִּבַּרְתִּי אֶל־פַּרְעֹה אֲשֶׁר הָאֱלֹהִים עֹשֶׂה הֶרְאָה אֶת־פַּרְעֹה׃
It is just as I have told Pharaoh: Pharaoh has been shown what God is about to do.
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הוּא פִתְגָמָא דְּמַלֵּילִית עִם פַּרְעֹה דַּייָ עֲתִיד לְמֶעֱבַד אַחְזִי יָת פַּרְעֹה׃
This is the word that I have spoken to Pharaoh; what God is about to do, He has revealed to Pharaoh.
- Genesis 41:29
הִנֵּה שֶׁבַע שָׁנִים בָּאוֹת שָׂבָע גָּדוֹל בְּכׇל־אֶרֶץ מִצְרָיִם׃
Immediately ahead are seven years of great abundance in all the land of Egypt.
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הָא שְׁבַע שְׁנַיָּא אָתְיָן סִבְעָא רַבָּא בְּכָל אַרְעָא דְּמִצְרָיִם׃
Behold, seven years are coming during which there will be great abundance in the entire land of Egypt.
- Genesis 41:30
וְקָמוּ שֶׁבַע שְׁנֵי רָעָב אַחֲרֵיהֶן וְנִשְׁכַּח כׇּל־הַשָּׂבָע בְּאֶרֶץ מִצְרָיִם וְכִלָּה הָרָעָב אֶת־הָאָרֶץ׃
After them will come seven years of famine, and all the abundance in the land of Egypt will be forgotten. As the land is ravaged by famine,
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וִיקוּמָן שְׁבַע שְׁנֵי כַפְנָא בָתְרֵיהוֹן וְיִתְנְשֵׁי כָל סִבְעָא בְּאַרְעָא דְּמִצְרָיִם וִישֵׁיצֵי כַפְנָא יָת עַמָּא דְּאַרְעָא׃
Seven years of famine will rise after them, and all the abundance will be forgotten in the land of Egypt. The famine will devastate the land.
- Genesis 41:31
וְלֹא־יִוָּדַע הַשָּׂבָע בָּאָרֶץ מִפְּנֵי הָרָעָב הַהוּא אַחֲרֵי־כֵן כִּי־כָבֵד הוּא מְאֹד׃
no trace of the abundance will be left in the land because of the famine thereafter, for it will be very severe.
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וְלָא יִתְיְדַע סִבְעָא בְּאַרְעָא מִן קֳדָם כַּפְנָא הַהוּא דִּיהֵי בָּתַר כֵּן אֲרֵי תַּקִּיף הוּא לַחְדָּא׃
Nor will be known the [former] abundance of the land because of that famine that will follow, for it will be very severe.
- Genesis 41:32
וְעַל הִשָּׁנוֹת הַחֲלוֹם אֶל־פַּרְעֹה פַּעֲמָיִם כִּי־נָכוֹן הַדָּבָר מֵעִם הָאֱלֹהִים וּמְמַהֵר הָאֱלֹהִים לַעֲשֹׂתוֹ׃
As for Pharaoh having had the same dream twice, it means that the matter has been determined by God, and that God will soon carry it out.
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וְעַל דְּאִתַּנִּי חֶלְמָא לְפַרְעֹה תַּרְתֵּין זִמְנִין אֲרֵי תָקֵין פִּתְגָמָא מִן קֳדָם יְיָ וּמוֹחֵי יְיָ לְמִעְבְּדֵיהּ׃
As for the dream being repeated twice to Pharaoh, it is because the thing stands ready [from] before God, and God is hurrying to do it.
- Genesis 41:33
וְעַתָּה יֵרֶא פַרְעֹה אִישׁ נָבוֹן וְחָכָם וִישִׁיתֵהוּ עַל־אֶרֶץ מִצְרָיִם׃
“Accordingly, let Pharaoh find someone who is discerning and wise, whom you can set over the land of Egypt.
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וּכְעַן יִחְזֵי פַרְעֹה גְּבַר סוּכְלְתָן וְחַכִּים וִימַנֵּינֵיהּ עַל אַרְעָא דְּמִצְרָיִם׃
Now Pharaoh should seek a man of understanding and wisdom, and place him in charge of the land of Egypt.
- Genesis 41:34
יַעֲשֶׂה פַרְעֹה וְיַפְקֵד פְּקִדִים עַל־הָאָרֶץ וְחִמֵּשׁ אֶת־אֶרֶץ מִצְרַיִם בְּשֶׁבַע שְׁנֵי הַשָּׂבָע׃
And let Pharaoh take steps to appoint overseers over the land, and organize the land of Egypt in the seven years of plenty.
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יַעֲבֵיד פַּרְעֹה וִימַנֵּי מְהֵימְנִין עַל אַרְעָא וִיזָרְזוּן יָת אַרְעָא דְּמִצְרַיִם בִּשְׁבַע שְׁנֵי סִבְעָא׃
This is what Pharaoh should do: appoint officials [faithful men] over the land, and prepare the land of Egypt during the seven years of abundance.
- Genesis 41:35
וְיִקְבְּצוּ אֶת־כׇּל־אֹכֶל הַשָּׁנִים הַטֹּבוֹת הַבָּאֹת הָאֵלֶּה וְיִצְבְּרוּ־בָר תַּחַת יַד־פַּרְעֹה אֹכֶל בֶּעָרִים וְשָׁמָרוּ׃
Let all the food of these good years that are coming be gathered, and let the grain be collected under Pharaoh’s authority as food to be stored in the cities.
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וְיִכְנְשׁוּן יָת כָּל עֲבוּר שְׁנַיָּא טָבָתָא דְּאָתְיָן אִלֵּין וְיֵיצְרוּן עֲבוּרָא תְּחוֹת יַד מְהֵימְנֵי פַרְעֹה עֲבוּרָא בְּקִרְוַיָּא וְיִטְּרוּן׃
Let them gather in all the food [grain] during these good years that are coming, and let them store up grain under the hand [jurisdiction] of Pharaoh. Let the food [grain] be [kept] in the cities, and let them safeguard it.
- Genesis 41:36
וְהָיָה הָאֹכֶל לְפִקָּדוֹן לָאָרֶץ לְשֶׁבַע שְׁנֵי הָרָעָב אֲשֶׁר תִּהְיֶיןָ בְּאֶרֶץ מִצְרָיִם וְלֹא־תִכָּרֵת הָאָרֶץ בָּרָעָב׃
Let that food be a reserve for the land for the seven years of famine that will come upon the land of Egypt, so that the land may not perish in the famine.”
Targum Onkelos
וִיהֵי עֲבוּרָא גְּנִיז לְעַמָּא דְּאַרְעָא לִשְׁבַע שְׁנֵי כַפְנָא דְּיִהְוְיָן בְּאַרְעָא דְּמִצְרָיִם וְלָא יִשְׁתֵּיצֵי עַמָּא דְּאַרְעָא בְּכַפְנָא׃
The food [grain] will be held in safe-keeping [stored away] for the land, for the seven years of famine; which will be in the land of Egypt. Let the [people of the] land not be cut off by the famine.
- Genesis 41:37
וַיִּיטַב הַדָּבָר בְּעֵינֵי פַרְעֹה וּבְעֵינֵי כׇּל־עֲבָדָיו׃
The plan pleased Pharaoh and all his courtiers.
Targum Onkelos
וּשְׁפַר פִּתְגָמָא בְּעֵינֵי פַרְעֹה וּבְעֵינֵי כָּל עַבְדּוֹהִי׃
This thing [plan] was good in the eyes of Pharaoh, and in the eyes of all his servants.
- Genesis 41:38
וַיֹּאמֶר פַּרְעֹה אֶל־עֲבָדָיו הֲנִמְצָא כָזֶה אִישׁ אֲשֶׁר רוּחַ אֱלֹהִים בּוֹ׃
And Pharaoh said to his courtiers, “Could we find another like him—a man with the divine spirit?”
Targum Onkelos
וַאֲמַר פַּרְעֹה לְעַבְדּוֹהִי הֲנַשְׁכַּח כְּדֵין גְּבַר דְּרוּחַ נְבוּאָה מִן קֳדָם יְיָ בֵּיהּ׃
Pharaoh said to his servants, Can [another] one like this be found, a man who has God’s spirit [the spirit of prophecy from before God] in him?