H9001–/וַ–v

Then the chief wine-servant said to Pharaoh, The memory of my sin comes back to me now;

וַיְדַבֵּר֙ (וַ) va “and”

Pharaoh had been angry with his servants, and had put me in prison in the house of the captain of the army, together with the chief bread-maker;

וַיִּתֵּ֨ן (וַ) va “and”

And we had a dream on the same night, the two of us, and the dreams had a special sense.

וַנַּֽחַלְמָ֥ה (וַ) va. “and”

And there was with us a young Hebrew, the captain's servant, and when we put our dreams before him, he gave us the sense of them.

וַנְּ֨סַפֶּר־ (וַ) va. “and”וַיִּפְתָּר־ (וַ) va “and”

And it came about as he said: I was put back in my place, and the bread-maker was put to death by hanging.

וַיְהִ֛י (וַ) va “and”

Then Pharaoh sent for Joseph, and they took him quickly out of prison; and when his hair had been cut and his dress changed, he came before Pharaoh.

וַיִּשְׁלַ֤ח (וַ) va “and”וַיִּקְרָ֣א (וַ) va “and”וַיְרִיצֻ֖הוּ (וַ) va “and”וַיְגַלַּח֙ (וַ) va “and”וַיְחַלֵּ֣ף (וַ) va “and”וַיָּבֹ֖א (וַ) va “and”

And Pharaoh said to Joseph, I have had a dream, and no one is able to give me the sense of it; now it has come to my ears that you are able to give the sense of a dream when it is put before you.

וַיֹּ֤אמֶר (וַ) va “and”

Then Joseph said, Without God there will be no answer of peace for Pharaoh.

וַיַּ֨עַן (וַ) va “and”

Then Pharaoh said, In my dream I was by the side of the Nile:

וַיְדַבֵּ֥ר (וַ) va “and”

And out of the Nile came seven cows, fat and good-looking, and their food was the river-grass;

וַתִּרְעֶ֖ינָה (וַ) va. “and”

And the thin cows made a meal of the seven fat cows who came up first;

וַתֹּאכַ֙לְנָה֙ (וַ) va. “and”

And even with the fat cows inside them they seemed as bad as before. And so I came out of my sleep.

וַתָּבֹ֣אנָה (וַ) va. “and”וָאִיקָֽץ׃ (וָ) va. “and”

And again in a dream I saw seven heads of grain, full and good, coming up on one stem:

וָאֵ֖רֶא (וָ) va. “and”

And the seven thin heads made a meal of the seven good heads; and I put this dream before the wise men, but not one of them was able to give me the sense of it.

וַתִּבְלַ֙עְןָ֙ (וַ) va. “and”וָֽאֹמַר֙ (וָֽ) va. “and”

Then Joseph said, These two dreams have the same sense: God has made clear to Pharaoh what he is about to do.

וַיֹּ֤אמֶר (וַ) va “and”

And after that will come seven years when there will not be enough food; and the memory of the good years will go from men's minds; and the land will be made waste by the bad years;

וְ֠קָמוּ (וְ֠) Ve. “and”וְנִשְׁכַּ֥ח (וְ) ve. “and”וְכִלָּ֥ה (וְ) ve. “and”

Let Pharaoh do this, and let him put overseers over the land of Egypt to put in store a fifth part of the produce of the land in the good years.

וְחִמֵּשׁ֙ (וְ) ve. “and”

And let them get together all the food in those good years and make a store of grain under Pharaoh's control for the use of the towns, and let them keep it.

וְשָׁמָֽרוּ׃ (וְ) ve. “and”

And let that food be kept in store for the land till the seven bad years which are to come in Egypt; so that the land may not come to destruction through need of food.

וְהָיָ֨ה (וְ) ve. “and”

And this seemed good to Pharaoh and to all his servants.

וַיִּיטַ֥ב (וַ) va “and”

Then Pharaoh said to his servants, Where may we get such a man as this, a man in whom is the spirit of God?

וַיֹּ֥אמֶר (וַ) va “and”

And Pharaoh said to Joseph, Seeing that God has made all this clear to you, there is no other man of such wisdom and good sense as you:

וַיֹּ֤אמֶר (וַ) va “and”

And Pharaoh said to Joseph, See, I have put you over all the land of Egypt.

וַיֹּ֥אמֶר (וַ) va “and”

Then Pharaoh took off his ring from his hand and put it on Joseph's hand, and he had him clothed with the best linen, and put a chain of gold round his neck;

וַיָּ֨סַר (וַ) va “and”וַיִּתֵּ֥ן (וַ) va “and”וַיַּלְבֵּ֤שׁ (וַ) va “and”וַיָּ֛שֶׂם (וַ) va “and”

And he made him take his seat in the second of his carriages; and they went before him crying, Make way! So he made him ruler over all the land of Egypt.

וַיַּרְכֵּ֣ב (וַ) va “and”וַיִּקְרְא֥וּ (וַ) va “and”