Genesis 40:22 — King James Version← Study notes

“But he hanged the chief baker: as Joseph had interpreted to them.”

Genesis 40:22 — Hebrew Interlinear

Hebrew · Genesis 40:228 words

וְאֵתwəʾēt—

שַׂרśarHead

הָאֹפִיםhāʾōp̄îmThe cook

תָּלָהtālāhSuspend

כַּאֲשֶׁרkaʾăšerLike who

פָּתַרpātarOpen up

לָהֶםlāhemTo

יוֹסֵףywōsēp̄Joseph

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

Word-by-word meanings

וְאֵתwəʾētdirect object marker (no translation)

שַׂרśarHead

הָאֹפִיםhāʾōp̄îmThe cook

תָּלָהtālāhSuspend

כַּאֲשֶׁרkaʾăšerLike who

פָּתַרpātarOpen up

לָהֶםlāhemTo

יוֹסֵףywōsēp̄Joseph

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