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Genesis 39:16-20

16So Potiphar’s wife keptוַתַּנַּ֥חva.ta.NachH5117Joseph’s cloakבִּגְד֖וֹbig.DoH899beside herאֶצְלָ֑הּ'etz.LahH681untilעַד־'ad-H5704his masterאֲדֹנָ֖יו אֶל־'a.do.Nav 'el-H113 H413cameבּ֥וֹאBo'H935homeבֵּיתֽוֹ׃bei.ToH1004.

17Then she told himוַתְּדַבֵּ֣ר אֵלָ֔יוva.te.da.Ber 'e.LavH1696 H413the sameהָאֵ֖לֶּה לֵאמֹ֑רha.'E.leh le.MorH428 H559storyכַּדְּבָרִ֥יםka.de.va.RimH1697: “The Hebrewהָֽעִבְרִ֛יha.'iv.RiH5680אֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834slaveהָעֶ֧בֶדha.'E.vedH5650you broughtבָּֽא־ba'-H935usאֵלַ֞י'e.LaiH413cameהֵבֵ֥אתָhe.Ve.taH935to meto make sportלְצַ֥חֶקle.Tza.chekH6711of me,

18וַיְהִ֕יvay.HiH1961but when I screamed for helpכַּהֲרִימִ֥י קוֹלִ֖י וָאֶקְרָ֑אka.ha.ri.Mi ko.Li va.'ek.Ra'H7311 H6963 H7121,he leftוַיַּעֲזֹ֥בvai.ya.'a.ZoH5800his cloakבִּגְד֛וֹbig.DoH899beside meאֶצְלִ֖י'etz.LiH681and ranוַיָּ֥נָסvai.Ya.nosH5127outהַחֽוּצָה׃ha.Chu.tzahH2351of the house.”

19Whenוַיְהִי֩vay.HiH1961his masterאֲדֹנָ֜יו'a.do.NavH113אֶת־'et-H853heardכִשְׁמֹ֨עַkhish.Mo.a'H8085the storyדִּבְרֵ֣יdiv.ReiH1697his wifeאִשְׁתּ֗וֹ'ish.ToH802אֲשֶׁ֨ר'a.SherH834toldדִּבְּרָ֤הdi.be.RahH1696himאֵלָיו֙'e.LavH413,sayingלֵאמֹ֔רle.MorH559, “Thisהָאֵ֔לֶּהha.'E.lehH428is whatכַּדְּבָרִ֣יםka.de.va.RimH1697your slaveעַבְדֶּ֑ךָ'av.De.khaH5650didעָ֥שָׂהּ'A.sahH6213to me,”he burnedוַיִּ֖חַרvai.Yi.charH2734with angerאַפּֽוֹ׃'a.PoH639.

20So Joseph’sיוֹסֵ֜ףyo.SefH3130masterאֲדֹנֵ֨י'a.do.NeiH113tookוַיִּקַּח֩vai.yi.KachH3947himאֹת֗וֹ'o.ToH853and had him thrownוַֽיִּתְּנֵ֙הוּ֙vai.yi.te.Ne.huH5414intoאֶל־'el-H413the prisonבֵּ֣ית הַסֹּ֔הַרbeit ha.So.harH1004 H5470whereמְק֕וֹםme.KomH4725אֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834the king’sהַמֶּ֖לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428prisonersH631were confinedH631.While Joseph wasוַֽיְהִי־vay.hi-H1961thereשָׁ֖םshamH8033in the prisonבְּבֵ֥ית הַסֹּֽהַר׃be.Veit ha.So.harH1004 H5470,

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