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 39:21 — Hebrew Interlinear
Hebrew · Genesis 39:2113 words
וַיְהִיwayəhîAnd exist
יְהוָהyəhwāhLORD
אֶתʾetNearness
יוֹסֵףywōsēp̄Joseph
וַיֵּטwayēṭAnd stretch
אֵלָיוʾēlāywNear
חָסֶדḥāsedKindness
וַיִּתֵּןwayitēnAnd give
חִנּוֹḥinwōGraciousness
בְּעֵינֵיbəʿênêIn eye
שַׂרśarHead
בֵּיתbêtA 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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