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Genesis 39:19-23

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.

21But Yhwhיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068was with Josephיוֹסֵ֔ףyo.SefH3130,and shewedוַיֵּ֥טvai.YetH5186him mercyחָ֑סֶדCha.sedH2617,and gaveוַיִּתֵּ֣ןvai.yi.TenH5414him favourחִנּ֔וֹchi.NoH2580in the sightבְּעֵינֵ֖יbe.'ei.NeiH5869of the keeperשַׂ֥רsarH8269of the prisonבֵּית־ הַסֹּֽהַר׃beit- ha.So.harH5470 H1004.

22And the keeperשַׂ֤רsarH8269of the prisonבֵּית־ הַסֹּ֙הַר֙beit- ha.So.harH5470 H1004committedוַיִּתֵּ֞ןvai.yi.TenH5414to Joseph’sיוֹסֵ֔ףyo.SefH3130handבְּיַד־be.yad-H3027all the prisonersהָ֣אֲסִירִ֔םha.'a.si.RimH615that werein the prisonבְּבֵ֣ית הַסֹּ֑הַרbe.Veit ha.So.harH5470 H1004;and whatsoever they didעֹשִׂים֙'o.SimH6213there, he was the doerעֹשֶֽׂה׃'o.SehH6213of it.

23The keeperשַׂ֣רsarH8269of the prisonבֵּית־ הַסֹּ֗הַרbeit- ha.So.harH5470 H1004lookedרֹאֶ֤הro.'EhH7200not to any thingמְא֙וּמָה֙me.'U.mahH3972that wasunder his handבְּיָד֔וֹbe.ya.DoH3027;because Yhwhיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068was with him, and thatwhich he didעֹשֶׂ֖ה'o.SehH6213,Yhwhיְהוָ֥הYah.wehH3068made itto prosperמַצְלִֽיחַ׃ סmatz.Li.achH6743.

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