- Genesis 41:39
וַיֹּאמֶר פַּרְעֹה אֶל־יוֹסֵף אַחֲרֵי הוֹדִיעַ אֱלֹהִים אוֹתְךָ אֶת־כׇּל־זֹאת אֵין־נָבוֹן וְחָכָם כָּמוֹךָ׃
So Pharaoh said to Joseph, “Since God has made all this known to you, there is none so discerning and wise as you.
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וַאֲמַר פַּרְעֹה לְיוֹסֵף בָּתַר דְּהוֹדַע יְיָ יָתָךְ יָת כָל דָּא לֵית סוּכְלְתָן וְחַכִּים כְּוָתָךְ׃
Pharaoh said to Yoseif, After Elohim has informed you of all this, there is no one so understanding and wise as you.
- Genesis 41:40
אַתָּה תִּהְיֶה עַל־בֵּיתִי וְעַל־פִּיךָ יִשַּׁק כׇּל־עַמִּי רַק הַכִּסֵּא אֶגְדַּל מִמֶּךָּ׃
You shall be in charge of my court, and by your command shall all my people be directed; only with respect to the throne shall I be superior to you.”
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אַתְּ תְּהֵי מְמֻנַּא עַל בֵּיתִי וְעַל מֵימְרָךְ יִתְּזָן כָּל עַמִּי לְחוֹד כּוּרְסֵי מַלְכוּתָא הָדֵין אֵיהֵי יַקִּיר מִנָּךְ׃
You shall be [appointed] over my house, and by your word shall all my people be fed. Only by [virtue of] the throne [of this kingdom] will I be greater [more honored] than you.
- Genesis 41:41
וַיֹּאמֶר פַּרְעֹה אֶל־יוֹסֵף רְאֵה נָתַתִּי אֹתְךָ עַל כׇּל־אֶרֶץ מִצְרָיִם׃
Pharaoh further said to Joseph, “See, I put you in charge of all the land of Egypt.”
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וַאֲמַר פַּרְעֹה לְיוֹסֵף חֲזִי דְּמַנִּיתִי יָתָךְ עַל כָּל אַרְעָא דְּמִצְרָיִם׃
Pharaoh said to Yoseif, Behold, I have placed you in charge of the entire land of Egypt.
- Genesis 41:42
וַיָּסַר פַּרְעֹה אֶת־טַבַּעְתּוֹ מֵעַל יָדוֹ וַיִּתֵּן אֹתָהּ עַל־יַד יוֹסֵף וַיַּלְבֵּשׁ אֹתוֹ בִּגְדֵי־שֵׁשׁ וַיָּשֶׂם רְבִד הַזָּהָב עַל־צַוָּארוֹ׃
And removing his signet ring from his hand, Pharaoh put it on Joseph’s hand; and he had him dressed in robes of fine linen, and put a gold chain about his neck.
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וְאַעְדִּי פַרְעֹה יָת עִזְקְתֵיהּ מֵעַל יְדֵיהּ וִיהַב יָתַהּ עַל יְדָא דְּיוֹסֵף וְאַלְבֵּישׁ יָתֵיהּ לְבוּשִׁין דְּבוּץ וְשַׁוִּי מְנִיכָא דְּדַהְבָּא עַל צַוְרֵיהּ׃
Pharaoh then took off his ring from his hand, and he placed it on Yoseif’s hand. He dressed him in linen garments, and put a gold chain around his neck.
- Genesis 41:43
וַיַּרְכֵּב אֹתוֹ בְּמִרְכֶּבֶת הַמִּשְׁנֶה אֲשֶׁר־לוֹ וַיִּקְרְאוּ לְפָנָיו אַבְרֵךְ וְנָתוֹן אֹתוֹ עַל כׇּל־אֶרֶץ מִצְרָיִם׃
He had him ride in the chariot of his second-in-command, and they cried before him, “Abrek!” Thus he placed him over all the land of Egypt.
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וְאַרְכֵּיב יָתֵיהּ בִּרְתִכָּא תִּנְיֵיתָא דִּילֵיהּ וְאַכְרִיזוּ קֳדָמוֹהִי דֵּין אַבָּא לְמַלְכָּא וּמַנִּי יָתֵיהּ עַל כָּל אַרְעָא דְּמִצְרָיִם׃
He had him [Yoseif] ride in his second-ranking carriage, and they proclaimed before him, Avreich [”This is the associate of the king”]. He thus placed him over the entire land of Egypt.
- Genesis 41:44
וַיֹּאמֶר פַּרְעֹה אֶל־יוֹסֵף אֲנִי פַרְעֹה וּבִלְעָדֶיךָ לֹא־יָרִים אִישׁ אֶת־יָדוֹ וְאֶת־רַגְלוֹ בְּכׇל־אֶרֶץ מִצְרָיִם׃
Pharaoh said to Joseph, “I am Pharaoh; yet without you, no one shall lift up hand or foot in all the land of Egypt.”
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וַאֲמַר פַּרְעֹה לְיוֹסֵף אֲנָא פַרְעֹה וּבָר מִמֵּימְרָךְ לָא יְרִים גְּבַר יָת יְדֵיהּ לְמֵיחַד זֵין וְיָת רַגְלֵיהּ לְמִרְכַּב עַל סוּסְיָא בְּכָל אַרְעָא דְּמִצְרָיִם׃
Pharaoh [then] said to Yoseif, I am Pharaoh, but without you [your permission], no man will lift [pick up] his hand [to carry a sword] or his foot [to ride upon a horse] in the entire land of Egypt.
- Genesis 41:45
וַיִּקְרָא פַרְעֹה שֵׁם־יוֹסֵף צָפְנַת פַּעְנֵחַ וַיִּתֶּן־לוֹ אֶת־אָסְנַת בַּת־פּוֹטִי פֶרַע כֹּהֵן אֹן לְאִשָּׁה וַיֵּצֵא יוֹסֵף עַל־אֶרֶץ מִצְרָיִם׃
Pharaoh then gave Joseph the name Zaphenath-paneah; and he gave him for a wife Asenath daughter of Poti-phera, priest of On. Thus Joseph emerged in charge of the land of Egypt.—
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וּקְרָא פַרְעֹה שׁוֹם יוֹסֵף גֻּבְרָא דְּמִטַּמְרָן גַּלְיָן לֵיהּ וִיהַב לֵיהּ יָת אָסְנַת בַּת פּוֹטִיפֶרַע רַבָּא דְּאוֹן לְאִתּוּ וּנְפַק יוֹסֵף שַׁלִּיט עַל אַרְעָא דְּמִצְרָיִם׃
Pharaoh gave Yoseif the name Tzafnas Paneiach [the man to whom hidden things are revealed], and he gave him Osnas, the daughter of Poti Phera, priest [chief] of On as a wife. Yoseif [then] went out over the land of Egypt.
- Genesis 41:46
וְיוֹסֵף בֶּן־שְׁלֹשִׁים שָׁנָה בְּעׇמְדוֹ לִפְנֵי פַּרְעֹה מֶלֶךְ־מִצְרָיִם וַיֵּצֵא יוֹסֵף מִלִּפְנֵי פַרְעֹה וַיַּעֲבֹר בְּכׇל־אֶרֶץ מִצְרָיִם׃
Joseph was thirty years old when he entered the service of Pharaoh king of Egypt.—Leaving Pharaoh’s presence, Joseph traveled through all the land of Egypt.
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וְיוֹסֵף בַּר תְּלָתִין שְׁנִין כַּד קָם קֳדָם פַּרְעֹה מַלְכָּא דְּמִצְרָיִם וּנְפַק יוֹסֵף מִן קֳדָם פַּרְעֹה וַעֲבַר בְּכָל אַרְעָא דְּמִצְרָיִם׃
Yoseif was thirty years old when he stood before Pharaoh, king of Egypt. Yoseif left Pharaoh’s presence, and traversed throughout the entire land of Egypt.
- Genesis 41:47
וַתַּעַשׂ הָאָרֶץ בְּשֶׁבַע שְׁנֵי הַשָּׂבָע לִקְמָצִים׃
During the seven years of plenty, the land produced in abundance.
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וּכְנַשׁוּ דָּיְירֵי אַרְעָא בִּשְׁבַע שְׁנֵי סִבְעָא עֲבוּרָא לְאוֹצְרִין׃
The earth produced [The inhabitants of the land stored up] during the seven years of abundance by handfuls [grain for store-houses].
- Genesis 41:48
וַיִּקְבֹּץ אֶת־כׇּל־אֹכֶל ׀ שֶׁבַע שָׁנִים אֲשֶׁר הָיוּ בְּאֶרֶץ מִצְרַיִם וַיִּתֶּן־אֹכֶל בֶּעָרִים אֹכֶל שְׂדֵה־הָעִיר אֲשֶׁר סְבִיבֹתֶיהָ נָתַן בְּתוֹכָהּ׃
And he gathered all the grain of the seven years that the land of Egypt was enjoying, and stored the grain in the cities; he put in each city the grain of the fields around it.
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וּכְנַשׁ יָת כָּל עֲבוּר שְׁבַע שְׁנַיָּא דַּהֲוַאָה בְּאַרְעָא דְּמִצְרַיִם וִיהַב עֲבוּרָא בְּקִרְוַיָּא עֲבוּר חֲקַל קַרְתָּא דִּבְסַחְרָנַהָא יְהַב בְּגַוַּהּ׃
He gathered in all the food [grain] of the seven years [that was produced] in the land of Egypt, and placed the food [grain] in the cities. The food [grain] of the fields surrounding each city was placed within [the city].
- Genesis 41:49
וַיִּצְבֹּר יוֹסֵף בָּר כְּחוֹל הַיָּם הַרְבֵּה מְאֹד עַד כִּי־חָדַל לִסְפֹּר כִּי־אֵין מִסְפָּר׃
So Joseph collected produce in very large quantity, like the sands of the sea, until he ceased to measure it, for it could not be measured.
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וּכְנַשׁ יוֹסֵף עֲבוּרָא כְּחָלָא דְּיַמָּא סַגִּי לַחְדָּא עַד דִּפְסַק מִלְּמִמְנֵי אֲרֵי לֵית מִנְיָן׃
Yoseif piled up grain like the sand of the sea—in great abundance, until that they gave up counting it, because there were no [more] numbers.
- Genesis 41:50
וּלְיוֹסֵף יֻלַּד שְׁנֵי בָנִים בְּטֶרֶם תָּבוֹא שְׁנַת הָרָעָב אֲשֶׁר יָלְדָה־לּוֹ אָסְנַת בַּת־פּוֹטִי פֶרַע כֹּהֵן אוֹן׃
Before the years of famine came, Joseph became the father of two sons, whom Asenath daughter of Poti-phera, priest of On, bore to him.
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וּלְיוֹסֵף אִתְיְלִידוּ תְּרֵין בְּנִין עַד לָא עַלַת שַׁתָּא דְּכַפְנָא דִּילֵידַת לֵיהּ אָסְנַת בַּת פּוֹטִי פֶרַע רַבָּא דְּאוֹן׃
Two sons were born to Yoseif before the years of famine came. They were born to him by Osnas, the daughter of Poti Phera, Priest [chief] of On.
- Genesis 41:51
וַיִּקְרָא יוֹסֵף אֶת־שֵׁם הַבְּכוֹר מְנַשֶּׁה כִּי־נַשַּׁנִי אֱלֹהִים אֶת־כׇּל־עֲמָלִי וְאֵת כׇּל־בֵּית אָבִי׃
Joseph named the first-born Manasseh, meaning, “God has made me forget completely my hardship and my parental home.”
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וּקְרָא יוֹסֵף יָת שׁוֹם בּוּכְרָא מְנַשֶּׁה אֲרֵי אַנְשְׁיַנִי יְיָ יָת כָּל עַמְלִי וְיָת כָּל בֵּית אַבָּא׃
Yoseif named the first-born, Menasheh, For God has made me forget all my trouble, and all that was in my father’s house.
- Genesis 41:52
וְאֵת שֵׁם הַשֵּׁנִי קָרָא אֶפְרָיִם כִּי־הִפְרַנִי אֱלֹהִים בְּאֶרֶץ עׇנְיִי׃
And the second he named Ephraim, meaning, “God has made me fertile in the land of my affliction.”
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וְיָת שׁוֹם תִּנְיָנָא קְרָא אֶפְרָיִם אֲרֵי אַפְּשַׁנִי יְיָ בַּאֲרַע שִׁעְבּוּדִי׃
He named the second one Ephraim, Because Elohim has made me fruitful in the land of my suffering [servitude].