Genesis 40:3 — King James Version← Study notes
“And he put them in ward in the house of the captain of the guard, into the prison, the place where Joseph was bound.”
Genesis 40:3 — Hebrew Interlinear
Hebrew · Genesis 40:314 words
וַיִּתֵּןwayitēnAnd give
אֹתָםʾōtām—
בְּמִשְׁמַרbəmišəmarIn guard
בֵּיתbêtA house
שַׂרśarHead
הַטַבָּחִיםhaṭabāḥîmThe butcher
אֶלʾelNear
בֵּיתbêtA house
הַסֹּהַרhasōharThe dungeon
מְקוֹםməqwōmStanding
אֲשֶׁרʾăšerWho
יוֹסֵףywōsēp̄Joseph
אָסוּרʾāsûrYoke
שָׁםšāmThere
ℹWords read right to left. אֵת (ʾēṯ) is a direct object marker with no English equivalent, shown faded.
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