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Genesis 39:21 — King James Version← Study notes

But the Lord was with Joseph, and shewed him mercy, and gave him favour in the sight of the keeper of the prison.


Genesis 39:21Hebrew Interlinear

Hebrew · Genesis 39:2113 words
HebrewMeaning
וַ/יְהִ֤יwayəhiy
and he wasconjH1961
altogether · be · accomplished · committed ···
יְהוָה֙yəhwāh
YahwehnounH3068
the Lord. Compare
אֶתʾet
withpronH854
among · before · by · for ···
יוֹסֵ֔ףywōsēp
JosephnounH3130
וַ/יֵּ֥טwayēṭ
and he extendedconjH5186
afternoon · bow (down · -ing) · carry aside ···
אֵלָ֖י/וʾēlāyw
to himpronH413
according to · after · against · among ···
חָ֑סֶדḥāsed
covenant loyaltynounH2617
good deed(-liness · -ness) · kindly · kindness ···
וַ/יִּתֵּ֣ןwayitēn
and he gaveconjH5414
apply · appoint · ascribe · assign ···
חִנּ֔/וֹḥinwō
favor hisnounH2580
grace · pleasant · precious · favoured
בְּ/עֵינֵ֖יbəʿēynēy
in the eyes ofpronH5869
outward appearance · before · think best · colour ···
שַׂ֥רśar
the commander ofnounH8269
chief · general · governor · keeper ···
בֵּיתbēyt
the house ofnounH1004
daughter · door · dungeon · family ···
הַ/סֹּֽהַרhasōhar
the prisonparticleH5470
Words are listed top to bottom following the original right-to-left reading order. אֵת (ʾēṯ) is a direct object marker with no English equivalent, shown faded.
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Omar HassanNote2mo ago
The Lord Was With Joseph
Joseph is imprisoned falsely because Potiphar's wife accused him of assaulting her (he refused her). In prison, the text says the Lord was with him. He finds favor with the jailer. He's given charge o...
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