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And just asוַיְהִי כַּאֲשֶׁרhe interpretedפָּתַרfor us,לָנוּsoכֵּןit happened:הָיָהmeאֹתִיhe restoredהֵשִׁיבto my position,עַל כַּנִּיand himוְאֹתוֹhe hanged.”תָלָה
Genesis 41:13
Study it in the app“And just as he interpreted for us, so it happened: me he restored to my position, and him he hanged.””
With the Hebrew beneath
Genesis 41:13, word by word
- And just asיְהִיyehi
be
To be: "I will be their Elohim".
Where else “yehi” appears- he interpretedפָּתַרpatar
interpret
Interpret, explain the meaning of a dream.
Where else “patar” appears- he restoredהֵשִׁיבheshiv
bring back
To return something, restore.
Where else “heshiv” appears- to my positionכַּנִּkani
office
Someone's place or post, which another comes to occupy.
Where else “kani” appears- he hangedתָלָהtala
hang
Hang; often, hang the body of an executed man in view of all.
Where else “tala” appears
The context
12A young man was there with us, a Hebrew, a slave of the chief of the guard. We told him, and he interpreted for us our dreams; to each according to his dream he interpreted.
13 · This verse (above)
14Then Pharaoh sent and called Joseph, and they quickly brought him out of the pit. He shaved, changed his clothes, and came to Pharaoh.
To study Genesis 41 in a group
1. What it says
What did Pharaoh dream, and what plan did Joseph propose (vv. 1-7, 33-36)?
2. What it means
Why did Pharaoh recognize that the spirit of Elohim was in Joseph (v. 38)?
3. How I live it
What can you wisely prepare today for hard times that might come?