Genesis 39:11 — King James Version← Study notes

“And it came to pass about this time, that Joseph went into the house to do his business; and there was none of the men of the house there within.”

Genesis 39:11 — Hebrew Interlinear

Hebrew · Genesis 39:1113 words

וַיְהִיwayəhîAnd exist

כְּהַיּוֹםkəhaywōmLike the day

הַזֶּהhazehThe this

וַיָּבֹאwayāvōʾAnd go

הַבַּיְתָהhabayətāhThe a house

לַעֲשׂוֹתlaʿăśwōtTo do

מְלַאכְתּוֹməlaʾḵətwōDeputyship

וְאֵיןwəʾênAnd nonentity

אִישׁʾîšMan

מֵאַנְשֵׁיmēʾanəšêFrom man

הַבַּיִתhabayitThe a house

שָׁםšāmThere

בַּבָּיִתbabāyitIn a house

ℹWords read right to left. אֵת (ʾēṯ) is a direct object marker with no English equivalent, shown faded.

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