Genesis 37:36 — King James Version← Study notes
“And the Midianites sold him into Egypt unto Potiphar, an officer of Pharaoh’s, and captain of the guard.”
Genesis 37:36 — Hebrew Interlinear
Hebrew · Genesis 37:3610 words
וְהַמְּדָנִיםwəhamədānîmAnd the Midianite.
מָכְרוּmāḵərûSell
אֹתוֹʾōtwō—
אֶלʾelNear
מִצְרָיִםmiṣərāyimMitsrajim
לְפוֹטִיפַרləp̄wōṭîp̄arTo Potiphar
סְרִיסsərîsEunuch
פַּרְעֹהparəʿōhParoh
שַׂרśarHead
הַטַּבָּחִיםhaṭabāḥîmThe butcher
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