Genesis 39:17 — King James Version← Study notes
“And she spake unto him according to these words, saying, The Hebrew servant, which thou hast brought unto us, came in unto me to mock me:”
Genesis 39:17 — Hebrew Interlinear
Hebrew · Genesis 39:1714 words
וַתְּדַבֵּרwatədabērAnd arrange
אֵלָיוʾēlāywNear
כַּדְּבָרִיםkadəvārîmLike word
הָאֵלֶּהhāʾēlehThe these
לֵאמֹרlēʾmōrTo say
בָּאbāʾGo
אֵלַיʾēlayNear
הָעֶבֶדhāʿevedThe servant
הָעִבְרִיhāʿivərîThe Eberite
אֲשֶׁרʾăšerWho
הֵבֵאתָhēvēʾtāGo
לָּנוּlānûTo
לְצַחֶקləṣaḥeqTo laugh outright
בִּיbîIn
ℹWords read right to left. אֵת (ʾēṯ) is a direct object marker with no English equivalent, shown faded.
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