ଆଦି ପୁସ୍ତକ 41:54
ଏବଂ ଏହାପରେ ସାତବର୍ଷର ଦୁର୍ଭିକ୍ଷ ଆରମ୍ଭ ହେଲା। ଯେଉଁପରି ଭାବେ ଯୋଷଫେ ଆଗରୁ କହିଥିଲେ। ଫସଲ ଉତ୍ପନ୍ନ ହେଲା ନାହିଁ। କୌଣସି ସ୍ଥାନ ମିଶର ରେ ଅବା ଅନ୍ୟ କୌଣସି ଦେଶ ରେ। କିନ୍ତୁ ମିଶର ରେ ଖାଦ୍ୟ ଥିଲା।
| And the seven | וַתְּחִלֶּ֜ינָה | wattĕḥillênâ | va-teh-hee-LAY-na |
| years | שֶׁ֣בַע | šebaʿ | SHEH-va |
| of dearth | שְׁנֵ֤י | šĕnê | sheh-NAY |
| began | הָֽרָעָב֙ | hārāʿāb | ha-ra-AV |
| come, to | לָב֔וֹא | lābôʾ | la-VOH |
| according as | כַּֽאֲשֶׁ֖ר | kaʾăšer | ka-uh-SHER |
| Joseph | אָמַ֣ר | ʾāmar | ah-MAHR |
| had said: | יוֹסֵ֑ף | yôsēp | yoh-SAFE |
| dearth the and | וַיְהִ֤י | wayhî | vai-HEE |
| was | רָעָב֙ | rāʿāb | ra-AV |
| in all | בְּכָל | bĕkāl | beh-HAHL |
| lands; | הָ֣אֲרָצ֔וֹת | hāʾărāṣôt | HA-uh-ra-TSOTE |
| all in but | וּבְכָל | ûbĕkāl | oo-veh-HAHL |
| the land | אֶ֥רֶץ | ʾereṣ | EH-rets |
| of Egypt | מִצְרַ֖יִם | miṣrayim | meets-RA-yeem |
| there was | הָ֥יָה | hāyâ | HA-ya |
| bread. | לָֽחֶם׃ | lāḥem | LA-hem |