New American Standard Bible 1995

Genesis 39:14-20

14she calledוַתִּקְרָ֞אva.tik.Ra'H7121to the menאִ֥ישׁ'ishH376of her householdבֵיתָ֗הּvei.TahH1004and saidH559to them, “Seeרְא֗וּre.'UH7200,he has broughtהֵ֥בִיאHe.vi'H935in aHebrewעִבְרִ֖י'iv.RiH5680to us to makeH6711sportH6711of us; he cameבָּ֤אba'H935in to me to lieלִשְׁכַּ֣בlish.KavH7901with me, and Iscreamedוָאֶקְרָ֖א בְּק֥וֹל גָּדֽוֹל׃va.'ek.Ra' be.Kol ga.DolH7121 H6963 H1419.

15When he heardכְשָׁמְע֔וֹkhe.sha.me.'OH8085that I raisedהֲרִימֹ֥תִיha.ri.Mo.tiH7311my voiceקוֹלִ֖יko.LiH6963andscreamedוָאֶקְרָ֑אva.'ek.Ra'H7121,he leftוַיַּעֲזֹ֤בvai.ya.'a.ZoH5800his garmentבִּגְדוֹ֙big.DoH899besideאֶצְלִ֔י'etz.LiH681me and fledוַיָּ֖נָסvai.Ya.nosH5127and wentוַיֵּצֵ֥אvai.ye.Tze'H3318outsideהַחֽוּצָה׃ha.Chu.tzahH2351.”

16So sheleftוַתַּנַּ֥חva.ta.NachH5117his garmentבִּגְד֖וֹbig.DoH899besideאֶצְלָ֑הּ'etz.LahH681her untilעַד־'ad-H5704his masterאֲדֹנָ֖יו'a.do.NavH113cameבּ֥וֹאBo'H935homeבֵּיתֽוֹ׃bei.ToH1004.

17Then shespokeוַתְּדַבֵּ֣רva.te.da.BerH1696to himwith theseהָאֵ֖לֶּהha.'E.lehH428wordsכַּדְּבָרִ֥יםka.de.va.RimH1697, “The Hebrewהָֽעִבְרִ֛יha.'iv.RiH5680slaveהָעֶ֧בֶדha.'E.vedH5650,whomאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834you broughtבָּֽא־ba'-H935to us, cameהֵבֵ֥אתָhe.Ve.taH935in to me to makeH6711sportH6711of me;

18and as I raisedכַּהֲרִימִ֥יka.ha.ri.MiH7311my voiceקוֹלִ֖יko.LiH6963andscreamedוָאֶקְרָ֑אva.'ek.Ra'H7121,he leftוַיַּעֲזֹ֥בvai.ya.'a.ZoH5800his garmentבִּגְד֛וֹbig.DoH899besideאֶצְלִ֖י'etz.LiH681me and fledוַיָּ֥נָסvai.Ya.nosH5127outsideהַחֽוּצָה׃ha.Chu.tzahH2351.”

19Now when his masterאֲדֹנָ֜יו'a.do.NavH113heardכִשְׁמֹ֨עַkhish.Mo.a'H8085the wordsH1697of his wifeאִשְׁתּ֗וֹ'ish.ToH802,whichאֲשֶׁ֨ר'a.SherH834she spokeדִּבְּרָ֤הdi.be.RahH1696to him, sayingלֵאמֹ֔רle.MorH559, “Thisהָאֵ֔לֶּהha.'E.lehH1697 H428is whatH1697your slaveעַבְדֶּ֑ךָ'av.De.khaH5650didעָ֥שָׂהּ'A.sahH6213to me,”his angerאַפּֽוֹ׃'a.PoH639burnedוַיִּ֖חַרvai.Yi.charH2734.

20So Joseph’sיוֹסֵ֜ףyo.SefH3130masterאֲדֹנֵ֨י'a.do.NeiH113tookוַיִּקַּח֩vai.yi.KachH3947him andputוַֽיִּתְּנֵ֙הוּ֙vai.yi.te.Ne.huH5414him into the jailבֵּ֣ית הַסֹּ֔הַרbeit ha.So.harH1004 H5470,the placeמְק֕וֹםme.KomH4725whereאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834the king’sהַמֶּ֖לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428prisonersאֲסִירֵ֥י'a.su.reiH615were confinedאֲסוּרִ֑ים'a.su.RimH631;and he was thereשָׁ֖םshamH8033in the jailבְּבֵ֥ית הַסֹּֽהַר׃be.Veit ha.So.harH1004 H5470.

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