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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 37:36Hebrew Interlinear

Hebrew · Genesis 37:3610 words
וְהַמְּדָנִיםwəhamədānîmAnd the Midianite.
מָכְרוּmāḵərûSell
אֹתוֹʾōtwō
אֶלʾelNear
מִצְרָיִםmiṣərāyimMitsrajim
לְפוֹטִיפַרləp̄wōṭîp̄arTo Potiphar
סְרִיסsərîsEunuch
פַּרְעֹהparəʿōhParoh
שַׂרśarHead
הַטַּבָּחִיםhaṭabāḥîmThe butcher
Words read right to left. אֵת (ʾēṯ) is a direct object marker with no English equivalent, shown faded.

Word-by-word meanings

וְהַמְּדָנִיםwəhamədānîmAnd the Midianite.
מָכְרוּmāḵərûSell
אֹתוֹʾōtwōdirect object marker (no translation)
אֶלʾelNear
מִצְרָיִםmiṣərāyimMitsrajim
לְפוֹטִיפַרləp̄wōṭîp̄arTo Potiphar
סְרִיסsərîsEunuch
פַּרְעֹהparəʿōhParoh
שַׂרśarHead
הַטַּבָּחִיםhaṭabāḥîmThe butcher

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