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Then Pharaohוַ פַּרְעֹהsentיִּשְׁלַחand calledוַיִּקְרָאJoseph,אֶת יוֹסֵףand they quickly brought himוַיְרִיצֻהוּout of the pit.מִן הַבּוֹרHe shaved,וַיְגַלַּחchangedוַיְחַלֵּףhis clothes,שִׂמְלֹתָיוand cameוַיָּבֹאto Pharaoh.אֶל פַּרְעֹה
Genesis 41:14
Study it in the app“Then Pharaoh sent and called Joseph, and they quickly brought him out of the pit. He shaved, changed his clothes, and came to Pharaoh.”
With the Hebrew beneath
Genesis 41:14, word by word
- Then Pharaohפַּרְעֹהparo
Pharaoh
Pharaoh: the title of the kings of Egypt, not a personal name.
Where else “paro” appears- sentיִּשְׁלַחyishlach
send
To send someone or something.
Where else “yishlach” appears- and calledיִּקְרָאyikra
call
To raise the voice to someone so that he comes, or to invite him.
Where else “yikra” appears- Josephיוֹסֵףyosef
Joseph
Joseph, a name borne by several Israelites, above all the son of Jacob and Rachel, sold into Egypt, who became ruler there and saved his family; his sons Ephraim and Manasseh became tribes. The name means "may he add".
Where else “yosef” appears- and they quickly brought himיְרִיצֻyeritsu
run
To move quickly on foot, at a run.
Where else “yeritsu” appears- out of the pitבּוֹרbor
dungeon
An empty pit used as a prison.
Where else “bor” appears- He shavedיְגַלַּחyegalach
shave
Shave. The Egyptians came before the king shaved.
Where else “yegalach” appears- changedיְחַלֵּףyechalef
change
To swap something, or regain one's strength.
Where else “yechalef” appears- his clothesשִׂמְלֹתָיsimlotay
cloak
Cloak: the outer garment, which also served as a covering for sleeping.
Where else “simlotay” appears- and cameיָּבֹאyavo
come
To come, arrive: "days are coming".
Where else “yavo” appears
The context
13And just as he interpreted for us, so it happened: me he restored to my position, and him he hanged.”
14 · This verse (above)
15Pharaoh said to Joseph, “I have dreamed a dream, and there is no one who can interpret it; but I have heard it said about you that when you hear a dream you can interpret it.”
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?