Genesis 39:8 — King James Version← Study notes

“But he refused, and said unto his master’s wife, Behold, my master wotteth not what is with me in the house, and he hath committed all that he hath to my hand;”

Genesis 39:8 — Hebrew Interlinear

Hebrew · Genesis 39:818 words

וַיְמָאֵןwayəmāʾēnAnd refuse

וַיֹּאמֶרwayōʾmerAnd say

אֶלʾelNear

אֵשֶׁתʾēšetWoman

אֲדֹנָיוʾădōnāywSovereign

הֵןhēnLo!

אֲדֹנִיʾădōnîSovereign

לֹאlōʾNot

יָדַעyādaʿKnow

אִתִּיʾitîNearness

מַהmahWhat?

בַּבָּיִתbabāyitIn a house

וְכֹלwəḵōlAnd whole

אֲשֶׁרʾăšerWho

יֶשׁyešIs

לוֹlwōTo

נָתַןnātanGive

בְּיָדִיbəyādîIn hand

ℹWords read right to left. אֵת (ʾēṯ) is a direct object marker with no English equivalent, shown faded.

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