Genesis 39:22 — King James Version← Study notes
“And the keeper of the prison committed to Joseph’s hand all the prisoners that were in the prison; and whatsoever they did there, he was the doer of it.”
Genesis 39:22 — Hebrew Interlinear
Hebrew · Genesis 39:2220 words
וַיִּתֵּןwayitēnAnd give
שַׂרśarHead
בֵּיתbêtA house
הַסֹּהַרhasōharThe dungeon
בְּיַדbəyadIn hand
יוֹסֵףywōsēp̄Joseph
אֵתʾēt—
כָּלkālWhole
הָאֲסִירִםhāʾăsîrimThe bound
אֲשֶׁרʾăšerWho
בְּבֵיתbəvêtIn a house
הַסֹּהַרhasōharThe dungeon
וְאֵתwəʾēt—
כָּלkālWhole
אֲשֶׁרʾăšerWho
עֹשִׂיםʿōśîmDo
שָׁםšāmThere
הוּאhûʾHe
הָיָהhāyāhExist
עֹשֶׂהʿōśehDo
ℹWords read right to left. אֵת (ʾēṯ) is a direct object marker with no English equivalent, shown faded.
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