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OET (OET-LV) Let_him_act Farˊoh and_appoint overseers over the_earth/land and_take_one-fifth DOM the_land of_Miʦrayim in/on/at/with_seven the_years the_abundance.
OET (OET-RV) Then the king should get him to appoint supervisors all across the country to collect twenty percent of the crops during the seven years of plenty.
Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / 123person
יַעֲשֶׂ֣ה פַרְעֹ֔ה וְיַפְקֵ֥ד פְּקִדִ֖ים
he/it_made/did Farˊoh and,appoint overseers
Alternate translation: “King Pharaoh, I also recommend that you appoint regional administrators” or “Sir, you should also appoint …”
עַל הָאָ֑רֶץ
on/upon/above/on_account_of//he/it_went_in the=earth/land
Alternate translation: “to be in charge of different regions of the country,” or “to manage different regions of the country,”
וְחִמֵּשׁ֙
and,take_one-fifth
Consider whether or not it is more natural to begin a new sentence here in your language. Alternate translation: “and have them gather from the people one-fifth” or “Then command them to collect …”
Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / metonymy
אֶת־אֶ֣רֶץ מִצְרַ֔יִם
DOM earth/land Miʦrayim/(Egypt)
In this context, “the land/country” refers to the crops that were growing in Egypt. Make sure that is clear in your translation. Alternate translation: “of all the grain that they harvest in the country of Egypt” or “of everything the land of Egypt produces”
בְּשֶׁ֖בַע שְׁנֵ֥י הַשָּׂבָֽע
in/on/at/with,seven two_of the,abundance
See how you translated abundance in verses 29-31. Alternate translation: “during the seven years when crops are abundant” or “during the seven years when there will be more than enough crops”
41:1-46 God had used two dreams to identify Joseph as a leader among his brothers (37:5-11). He used two dreams to test Joseph’s faith in prison (40:5-14). Now he would use two dreams to elevate Joseph from prison to preeminence. Joseph had repeatedly proven faithful in small matters; now he would be put in charge of great things.
OET (OET-LV) Let_him_act Farˊoh and_appoint overseers over the_earth/land and_take_one-fifth DOM the_land of_Miʦrayim in/on/at/with_seven the_years the_abundance.
OET (OET-RV) Then the king should get him to appoint supervisors all across the country to collect twenty percent of the crops during the seven years of plenty.
Note: The OET-RV is still only a first draft, and so far only a few words have been (mostly automatically) matched to the Hebrew or Greek words that they’re translated from.