Genesis 39:12 — King James Version← Study notes
“And she caught him by his garment, saying, Lie with me: and he left his garment in her hand, and fled, and got him out.”
Genesis 39:12 — Hebrew Interlinear
Hebrew · Genesis 39:1211 words
וַתִּתְפְּשֵׂהוּwatitəpəśēhûAnd manipulate
בְּבִגְדוֹbəvigədwōIn covering
לֵאמֹרlēʾmōrTo say
שִׁכְבָהšiḵəvāhLie down
עִמִּיʿimîWith
וַיַּעֲזֹבwayaʿăzōvAnd loosen
בִּגְדוֹbigədwōCovering
בְּיָדָהּbəyādāhIn hand
וַיָּנָסwayānāsAnd flit
וַיֵּצֵאwayēṣēʾAnd go
הַחוּצָהhaḥûṣāhThe separate by a wall
ℹWords read right to left. אֵת (ʾēṯ) is a direct object marker with no English equivalent, shown faded.
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