Genesis 39:20 — King James Version← Study notes
“And Joseph’s master took him, and put him into the prison, a place where the king’s prisoners were bound: and he was there in the prison.”
Genesis 39:20 — Hebrew Interlinear
Hebrew · Genesis 39:2018 words
וַיִּקַּחwayiqaḥAnd take
אֲדֹנֵיʾădōnêSovereign
יוֹסֵףywōsēp̄Joseph
אֹתוֹʾōtwō—
וַיִּתְּנֵהוּwayitənēhûAnd give
אֶלʾelNear
בֵּיתbêtA house
הַסֹּהַרhasōharThe dungeon
מְקוֹםməqwōmStanding
אֲשֶׁרʾăšerWho
אסוריʾswryYoke
אֲסִירֵיʾăsîrêBound
הַמֶּלֶךְhameleḵəThe king
אֲסוּרִיםʾăsûrîmYoke
וַיְהִיwayəhîAnd exist
שָׁםšāmThere
בְּבֵיתbəvêtIn a house
הַסֹּהַרhasōharThe dungeon
ℹWords read right to left. אֵת (ʾēṯ) is a direct object marker with no English equivalent, shown faded.
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