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Genesis 39:1-7

1And Josephוְיוֹסֵ֖ףve.yo.SefH3130was brought downהוּרַ֣דhu.RadH3381to Egyptמִצְרָ֑יְמָהmitz.Ra.ye.mahH4714;and Potipharפּוֹטִיפַר֩po.ti.FarH6318,an officerסְרִ֨יסse.RisH5631of Pharaohפַּרְעֹ֜הpar.'OhH6547,captainשַׂ֤רsarH8269of the guardהַטַּבָּחִים֙ha.ta.ba.ChimH2876,an Egyptianאִ֣ישׁ מִצְרִ֔י'ish mitz.RiH4713 H376,boughtוַיִּקְנֵ֡הוּvai.yik.Ne.huH7069him of the handsמִיַּד֙mi.YadH3027of the Ishmeelitesהַיִּשְׁמְעֵאלִ֔יםhai.yish.me.'e.LimH3459,which had brought him downהוֹרִדֻ֖הוּho.ri.Du.huH3381thither.

2And the Lordיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068was with Josephיוֹסֵ֔ףyo.SefH3130,and he was a prosperousמַצְלִ֑יחַmatz.Li.achH6743manאִ֣ישׁ'ishH376;and he was in the houseבְּבֵ֥יתbe.VeitH1004of his masterאֲדֹנָ֖יו'a.do.NavH113the Egyptianהַמִּצְרִֽי׃ha.mitz.RiH4713.

3And his masterאֲדֹנָ֔יו'a.do.NavH113sawוַיַּ֣רְאvai.Yar'H7200that the Lordיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068waswith him, and that the Lordיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068made all that he didעֹשֶׂ֔ה'o.SehH6213to prosperמַצְלִ֥יחַmatz.Li.achH6743in his handבְּיָדֽוֹ׃be.ya.DoH3027.

4And Josephיוֹסֵ֥ףyo.SefH3130foundוַיִּמְצָ֨אvai.yim.Tza'H4672graceחֵ֛ןchenH2580in his sightבְּעֵינָ֖יוbe.'ei.NavH5869,and he servedוַיְשָׁ֣רֶתvay.Sha.retH8334him: and he made him overseerוַיַּפְקִדֵ֙הוּ֙vai.yaf.ki.De.huH6485over his houseבֵּית֔וֹbei.ToH1004, and all thathe hadיֶשׁ־yesh-H3426he putנָתַ֥ןna.TanH5414into his handבְּיָדֽוֹ׃be.ya.DoH3027.

5And it came to pass from the timeמֵאָז֩me.'AzH227thathe had made him overseerהִפְקִ֨ידhif.KidH6485in his houseבְּבֵית֗וֹbe.vei.ToH1004,and over all that he hadיֶשׁ־yesh-H3426,that the Lordיְהוָ֛הYah.wehH3068blessedוַיְבָ֧רֶךְvay.Va.rekhH1288the Egyptian’sהַמִּצְרִ֖יha.mitz.RiH4713houseבֵּ֥יתbeitH1004for Joseph’sיוֹסֵ֑ףyo.SefH3130sakeבִּגְלַ֣לbig.LalH1558;and the blessingבִּרְכַּ֤תbir.KatH1293of the Lordיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068was upon all that he hadיֶשׁ־yesh-H3426in the houseבַּבַּ֖יִתba.Ba.yitH1004,and in the fieldוּבַשָּׂדֶֽה׃u.va.sa.DehH7704.

6And he leftוַיַּעֲזֹ֣בvai.ya.'a.ZoH5800all that he had in Joseph’sיוֹסֵף֒yo.SefH3130handבְּיַד־be.yad-H3027;and he knewיָדַ֤עya.Da'H3045not oughtמְא֔וּמָהme.'U.mahH3972he had, saveאִם־'im-H518the breadהַלֶּ֖חֶםha.Le.chemH3899which he did eatאוֹכֵ֑ל'o.KhelH398.And Josephיוֹסֵ֔ףyo.SefH3130was agoodlyתֹ֖אַרTo.'arH8389person,and wellH3303favouredמַרְאֶֽה׃mar.'EhH4758.

7And it came to pass afterאַחַר֙'a.CharH310these thingsהַדְּבָרִ֣יםha.de.va.RimH1697,that his master’sאֲדֹנָ֛יו'a.do.NavH113wifeאֵֽשֶׁת־'e.shet-H802castוַתִּשָּׂ֧אva.ti.Sa'H5375her eyesעֵינֶ֖יהָ'ei.Nei.haH5869upon Josephיוֹסֵ֑ףyo.SefH3130;and she saidוַתֹּ֖אמֶרva.To.merH559,Lieשִׁכְבָ֥הshikh.VahH7901with me.

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