Genesis 40:4 — King James Version← Study notes

“And the captain of the guard charged Joseph with them, and he served them: and they continued a season in ward.”

Genesis 40:4 — Hebrew Interlinear

Hebrew · Genesis 40:411 words

וַיִּפְקֹדwayip̄əqōdAnd visit

שַׂרśarHead

הַטַּבָּחִיםhaṭabāḥîmThe butcher

אֶתʾet—

יוֹסֵףywōsēp̄Joseph

אִתָּםʾitāmNearness

וַיְשָׁרֶתwayəšāretAnd attend

אֹתָםʾōtām—

וַיִּהְיוּwayihəyûAnd exist

יָמִיםyāmîmDay

בְּמִשְׁמָרbəmišəmārIn guard

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

Word-by-word meanings

וַיִּפְקֹדwayip̄əqōdAnd visit

שַׂרśarHead

הַטַּבָּחִיםhaṭabāḥîmThe butcher

אֶתʾetdirect object marker (no translation)

יוֹסֵףywōsēp̄Joseph

אִתָּםʾitāmNearness

וַיְשָׁרֶתwayəšāretAnd attend

אֹתָםʾōtāmdirect object marker (no translation)

וַיִּהְיוּwayihəyûAnd exist

יָמִיםyāmîmDay

בְּמִשְׁמָרbəmišəmārIn guard

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