Hebrew Interlinear

Genesis 39:1 Interlinear

And Joseph was brought down to Egypt bought and Potiphar an officer of Pharaoh captain of the guard an Egyptian him of the hands of the Ishmeelites was brought down

Word-by-Word Analysis

#OriginalStrong'sEnglishDefinition
1וְיוֹסֵ֖ףH3130And Josephjoseph, the name of seven israelites
2הֽוֹרִדֻ֖הוּH3381was brought downto descend (literally, to go downwards; or conventionally to a lower region, as the shore, a boundary, the enemy, etc.; or figuratively, to fall); cau
3מִצְרָ֑יְמָהH4714to Egyptmitsrajim, i.e., upper and lower egypt
4וַיִּקְנֵ֡הוּH7069boughtto erect, i.e., create; by extension, to procure, especially by purchase (causatively, sell); by implication to own
5פּֽוֹטִיפַר֩H6318and Potipharpotiphar, an egyptian
6סְרִ֨יסH5631an officera eunuch; by implication, valet (especially of the female apartments), and thus, a minister of state
7פַּרְעֹ֜הH6547of Pharaohparoh, a general title of egyptian kings
8שַׂ֤רH8269captaina head person (of any rank or class)
9הַטַּבָּחִים֙H2876of the guardproperly, a butcher; hence, a lifeguardsman (because he was acting as an executioner); also a cook (usually slaughtering the animal for food)
10אִ֣ישׁH376an Egyptiana man as an individual or a male person; often used as an adjunct to a more definite term (and in such cases frequently not expressed in translation)
11מִצְרִ֔יH4713a mitsrite, or inhabitant of mitsrajim
12מִיַּד֙H3027him of the handsa hand (the open one [indicating power, means, direction, etc.], in distinction from h3709, the closed one); used (as noun, adverb, etc.) in a great v
13הַיִּשְׁמְעֵאלִ֔יםH3459of the Ishmeelitesa jishmaelite or descendant of jishmael
14אֲשֶׁ֥רH834who, which, what, that; also (as an adverb and a conjunction) when, where, how, because, in order that, etc
15הֽוֹרִדֻ֖הוּH3381was brought downto descend (literally, to go downwards; or conventionally to a lower region, as the shore, a boundary, the enemy, etc.; or figuratively, to fall); cau
16שָֽׁמָּה׃H8033there (transferring to time) then; often thither, or thence

Verse Context

Genesis 39:1 (current)And Joseph was brought down to Egypt bought and Potiphar an officer of Pharaoh captain of the guard an Egyptian him of the hands of the Ishmeelites was brought down
Genesis 39:2 And the LORD was with Joseph ...

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