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Genesis 39:16-20

16And she laid upH3240his garmentבִּגְד֖וֹbig.DoH899by herאֶצְלָ֑הּ'etz.LahH681,until his lordאֲדֹנָ֖יו'a.do.NavH113cameבּ֥וֹאBo'H935homeבֵּיתֽוֹ׃bei.ToH1004.

17And she spakeוַתְּדַבֵּ֣רva.te.da.BerH1696unto him according to these wordsכַּדְּבָרִ֥יםka.de.va.RimH1697,sayingלֵאמֹ֑רle.MorH559,The Hebrewהָֽעִבְרִ֛יha.'iv.RiH5680servantהָעֶ֧בֶדha.'E.vedH5650,which thou hast broughtבָּֽא־ba'-H935unto us, came inהֵבֵ֥אתָhe.Ve.taH935unto me to mockלְצַ֥חֶקle.Tza.chekH6711me:

18And it came to pass, as I lifted upכַּהֲרִימִ֥יka.ha.ri.MiH7311my voiceקוֹלִ֖יko.LiH6963and criedוָאֶקְרָ֑אva.'ek.Ra'H7121,that he leftוַיַּעֲזֹ֥בvai.ya.'a.ZoH5800his garmentבִּגְד֛וֹbig.DoH899with meאֶצְלִ֖י'etz.LiH681,and fledוַיָּ֥נָסvai.Ya.nosH5127outהַחֽוּצָה׃ha.Chu.tzahH2351.

19And it came to pass, when his masterאֲדֹנָ֜יו'a.do.NavH113heardכִשְׁמֹ֨עַkhish.Mo.a'H8085the wordsדִּבְרֵ֣יdiv.ReiH1697of his wifeאִשְׁתּ֗וֹ'ish.ToH802,which she spakeדִּבְּרָ֤הdi.be.RahH1696unto him, sayingלֵאמֹ֔רle.MorH559,After this mannerכַּדְּבָרִ֣יםka.de.va.RimH1697didעָ֥שָׂהּ'A.sahH6213thy servantעַבְדֶּ֑ךָ'av.De.khaH5650to me; that his wrathאַפּֽוֹ׃'a.PoH639was kindledוַיִּ֖חַרvai.Yi.charH2734.

20And Joseph’sיוֹסֵ֜ףyo.SefH3130masterאֲדֹנֵ֨י'a.do.NeiH113tookוַיִּקַּח֩vai.yi.KachH3947him, and put himוַֽיִּתְּנֵ֙הוּ֙vai.yi.te.Ne.huH5414into the prisonבֵּ֣ית הַסֹּ֔הַרbeit ha.So.harH5470 H1004,a placeמְק֕וֹםme.KomH4725where the king’sהַמֶּ֖לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428prisonersאֲסִירֵ֥י'a.su.reiH615wereboundאֲסוּרִ֑ים'a.su.RimH631:and he was there in the prisonבְּבֵ֥ית הַסֹּֽהַר׃be.Veit ha.So.harH5470 H1004.

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