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Genesis 39:21 Interlinear

“ But the LORD was with Joseph and shewed him mercy and gave him favour in the sight of the keeper of the prison ”

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Genesis 39 with commentary

Word-by-Word Analysis

#	Original	Strong's	English	Definition
1	וַיְהִ֤י	H1961		to exist, i.e., be or become, come to pass (always emphatic, and not a mere copula or auxiliary)
2	יְהוָה֙	H3068	But the LORD	(the) self-existent or eternal; jeho-vah, jewish national name of god
3	אֶת	H854		properly, nearness (used only as a preposition or an adverb), near; hence, generally, with, by, at, among, etc
4	יוֹסֵ֔ף	H3130	was with Joseph	joseph, the name of seven israelites
5	וַיֵּ֥ט	H5186	and shewed	to stretch or spread out; by implication, to bend away (including moral deflection); used in a great variety of application (as follows)
6	אֵלָ֖יו	H413		near, with or among; often in general, to
7	חָ֑סֶד	H2617	him mercy	kindness; by implication (towards god) piety; rarely (by opposition) reproof, or (subject.) beauty
8	וַיִּתֵּ֣ן	H5414	and gave	to give, used with greatest latitude of application (put, make, etc.)
9	חִנּ֔וֹ	H2580	him favour	graciousness, i.e., subjective (kindness, favor) or objective (beauty)
10	בְּעֵינֵ֖י	H5869	in the sight	an eye (literally or figuratively); by analogy, a fountain (as the eye of the landscape)
11	שַׂ֥ר	H8269	of the keeper	a head person (of any rank or class)
12	בֵּית	H1004	of the prison	a house (in the greatest variation of applications, especially family, etc.)
13	הַסֹּֽהַר׃	H5470		a dungeon (as surrounded by walls)

Genesis 39:21 (current) But the LORD was with Joseph and shewed him mercy and gave him favour in the sight of the keeper of the prison