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Genesis 39:4 — King James Version← Study notes

And Joseph found grace in his sight, and he served him: and he made him overseer over his house, and all that he had he put into his hand.


Genesis 39:4Hebrew Interlinear

Hebrew · Genesis 39:414 words
וַיִּמְצָאwayiməṣāʾAnd come
יוֹסֵףywōsēp̄Joseph
חֵןḥēnGraciousness
בְּעֵינָיוbəʿênāywIn eye
וַיְשָׁרֶתwayəšāretAnd attend
אֹתוֹʾōtwō
וַיַּפְקִדֵהוּwayap̄əqidēhûAnd visit
עַלʿalAbove
בֵּיתוֹbêtwōA house
וְכָלwəḵālAnd whole
יֶשׁyešIs
לוֹlwōTo
נָתַןnātanGive
בְּיָדוֹbəyādwōIn hand
Words read right to left. אֵת (ʾēṯ) is a direct object marker with no English equivalent, shown faded.

Word-by-word meanings

וַיִּמְצָאwayiməṣāʾAnd come
יוֹסֵףywōsēp̄Joseph
חֵןḥēnGraciousness
בְּעֵינָיוbəʿênāywIn eye
וַיְשָׁרֶתwayəšāretAnd attend
אֹתוֹʾōtwōdirect object marker (no translation)
וַיַּפְקִדֵהוּwayap̄əqidēhûAnd visit
עַלʿalAbove
בֵּיתוֹbêtwōA house
וְכָלwəḵālAnd whole
יֶשׁyešIs
לוֹlwōTo
נָתַןnātanGive
בְּיָדוֹbəyādwōIn hand

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