Revised Version 1895

Genesis 39

1AndJosephוְיוֹסֵ֖ףve.yo.SefH3130wasbroughtH3381downהוּרַ֣דhu.RadH3381toEgyptמִצְרָ֑יְמָהmitz.Ra.ye.mahH4714; andPotipharפּוֹטִיפַר֩po.ti.FarH6318, anofficerסְרִ֨יסse.RisH5631ofPharaoh’sפַּרְעֹ֜הpar.'OhH6547, thecaptainשַׂ֤רsarH8269of theguardהַטַּבָּחִים֙ha.ta.ba.ChimH2876, anEgyptianמִצְרִ֔יmitz.RiH4713,boughtוַיִּקְנֵ֡הוּvai.yik.Ne.huH7069him of thehandמִיַּד֙mi.YadH3027of theIshmaelitesהַיִּשְׁמְעֵאלִ֔יםhai.yish.me.'e.LimH3459,whichאֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherH834hadbroughtH3381himdownהוֹרִדֻ֖הוּho.ri.Du.huH3381thither.

2And theLORDיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068was withJosephיוֹסֵ֔ףyo.SefH3130, and he was aprosperousמַצְלִ֑יחַmatz.Li.achH6743manאִ֣ישׁ'ishH376; and he was in thehouseבְּבֵ֥יתbe.VeitH1004of hismasterאֲדֹנָ֖יו'a.do.NavH113theEgyptianהַמִּצְרִֽי׃ha.mitz.RiH4713.

3And hismasterאֲדֹנָ֔יו'a.do.NavH113sawוַיַּ֣רְאvai.Yar'H7200that theLORDיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068was with him, and that theLORDיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068madeH6213allוְכֹל֙ve.KholH3605that hedidH6213toprosperמַצְלִ֥יחַmatz.Li.achH6743in hishandבְּיָדֽוֹ׃be.ya.DoH3027.

4AndJosephיוֹסֵ֥ףyo.SefH3130foundוַיִּמְצָ֨אvai.yim.Tza'H4672graceחֵ֛ןchenH2580in hissightבְּעֵינָ֖יוbe.'ei.NavH5869, and heministeredוַיְשָׁ֣רֶתvay.Sha.retH8334unto him: and hemadeH5414himoverseerוַיַּפְקִדֵ֙הוּ֙vai.yaf.ki.De.huH6485over hishouseבֵּית֔וֹbei.ToH1004, andallוְכָל־ve.kholH3605that he had heputH5414intoעַל־'al-H5921hishandבְּיָדֽוֹ׃be.ya.DoH3027.

5And itcameוַיְהִ֡יvay.HiH1961topassוַיְהִ֞יvay.HiH1961from the time that hemadeH6485himoverseerH6485in hishouseבְּבֵית֗וֹbe.vei.ToH1004, and overallכָּל־kol-H3605that he had, that theLORDיְהוָ֛הYah.wehH3068blessedוַיְבָ֧רֶךְvay.Va.rekhH1288theEgyptian’sהַמִּצְרִ֖יha.mitz.RiH4713houseבֵּ֥יתbeitH1004forJoseph’sיוֹסֵ֑ףyo.SefH3130sakeH5921; and theblessingבִּרְכַּ֤תbir.KatH1293of theLORDיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068wasuponH5921allבְּכָל־be.kholH3605that he had, in thehouseבַּבַּ֖יִתba.Ba.yitH1004and in thefieldוּבַשָּׂדֶֽה׃u.va.sa.DehH7704.

6And heleftוַיַּעֲזֹ֣בvai.ya.'a.ZoH5800allכָּל־kol-H3605that he had inJoseph’sיוֹסֵף֒yo.SefH3130handבְּיַד־be.yad-H3027; and heknewH3045notוְלֹא־ve.lo'-H3808aught that was with him, save thebreadהַלֶּ֖חֶםha.Le.chemH3899whichאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834hedidאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834eatאוֹכֵ֑ל'o.KhelH398. AndJosephיוֹסֵ֔ףyo.SefH3130was comely, andwellH3045favoured.

7And itcameH1961topassH1961afterאַחַר֙'a.CharH310theseהָאֵ֔לֶּהha.'E.lehH428things, that hismaster’sאֲדֹנָ֛יו'a.do.NavH113wifeאֵֽשֶׁת־'e.shet-H802castherH413eyesעֵינֶ֖יהָ'ei.Nei.haH5869uponH1961Josephיוֹסֵ֑ףyo.SefH3130; andsheH7901saidוַתֹּ֖אמֶרva.To.merH559,Lieשִׁכְבָ֥הshikh.VahH7901withmeH413.

8But herefusedוַיְמָאֵ֓ן׀vay.ma.'EnH3985, andsaidוַיֹּ֙אמֶר֙vai.Yo.merH559unto hismaster’sאֲדֹנָ֔יו'a.do.NavH113wifeאֵ֣שֶׁת'E.shetH802,Beholdהֵ֣ןhenH2005, mymasterאֲדֹנִ֔י'a.do.NiH113knowethnotלֹא־lo'-H3808whatמַה־mah-H4100is withmeH413in thehouseבַּבָּ֑יִתba.Ba.yitH1004, and he hathputנָתַ֥ןna.TanH5414allוְכֹ֥לve.KholH3605that he hathintoH413myhandבְּיָדִֽי׃be.ya.DiH3027;

9there isnoneאֵינֶ֨נּוּ'ei.Ne.nuH369greaterגָד֜וֹלga.DolH1419in thishouseבַּבַּ֣יִתba.Ba.yitH1004thanH4480I;neitherוְלֹֽא־ve.lo'-H3808hath hekeptH2820backH2820anyH4480thingהַזֶּה֮ha.ZehH2088frommeH4480but thee,becauseכִּ֥יkiH3588thou art hiswifeאִשְׁתּ֑וֹ'ish.ToH802:howוְאֵ֨יךְve.'EikhH349thencanאִם־'im-H518Idoאֶֽעֱשֶׂ֜ה'e.'e.SehH6213thisgreatהַגְּדֹלָה֙ha.ge.do.LahH1419wickednessהָרָעָ֤הha.ra.'AhH7451, andsinוְחָטָ֖אתִיve.cha.Ta.tiH2398againstH4480Godלֵֽאלֹהִֽים׃Le.lo.HimH430?

10And itcameוַיְהִ֕יvay.HiH1961topassלִהְי֥וֹתlih.YotH1961, assheH7901spake toJosephיוֹסֵ֖ףyo.SefH3130dayי֣וֹם׀YomH3117bydayי֑וֹםYomH3117, that he hearkenednotוְלֹא־ve.lo'-H3808untoherH413, tolieלִשְׁכַּ֥בlish.KavH7901byherH413, or to be withherH413.

11And itcameH935topassH935aboutוַיְהִי֙vay.HiH1961this time, that hewentH935intoH935thehouseהַבַּ֖יְתָהha.Bay.tahH1004todoלַעֲשׂ֣וֹתla.'a.SotH6213hisworkמְלַאכְתּ֑וֹme.lakh.ToH4399; and there wasnoneוְאֵ֨יןve.'EinH369of themenאִ֜ישׁ'ishH376of thehouseהַבַּ֛יִתha.Ba.yitH1004therewithinבַּבָּֽיִת׃ba.Ba.yitH1004.

12AndsheH7901caughtוַתִּתְפְּשֵׂ֧הוּva.tit.pe.Se.huH8610him by hisgarmentבְּבִגְד֛וֹbe.vig.DoH899,sayingלֵאמֹ֖רle.MorH559,Lieשִׁכְבָ֣הshikh.VahH7901withmeעִמִּ֑י'i.MiH5973: and heleftH3318hisgarmentבִּגְדוֹ֙big.DoH899inherH559handבְּיָדָ֔הּbe.ya.DahH3027, andfledוַיָּ֖נָסvai.Ya.nosH5127, andgotH3318himoutH3318.

13And itcameH1961topassH1961, whensheכִּֽי־ki-H3588sawH7200that he hadleftעָזַ֥ב'a.ZavH5800hisgarmentבִּגְד֖וֹbig.DoH899inherH7200handבְּיָדָ֑הּbe.ya.DahH3027, and wasfledוַיָּ֖נָסvai.Ya.nosH5127forth,

14thatsheH7121calledH7121unto themenאִ֥ישׁ'ishH376ofherH413houseבֵיתָ֗הּvei.TahH1004, and spake unto them,sayingH559,Seeרְא֗וּre.'UH7200, he hathbroughtהֵ֥בִיאHe.vi'H935in anHebrewעִבְרִ֖י'iv.RiH5680untousH413to mockusH413; hecameבָּ֤אba'H935in untomeH413tolieלִשְׁכַּ֣בlish.KavH7901withmeH413, and IcriedH7121with aloudגָּדֽוֹל׃ga.DolH1419voiceבְּק֥וֹלbe.KolH6963:

15and itcameH1961topassH1961, when heheardכְשָׁמְע֔וֹkhe.sha.me.'OH8085that IliftedH7311upH7311myvoiceקוֹלִ֖יko.LiH6963andcriedוָאֶקְרָ֑אva.'ek.Ra'H7121, that heleftH3318hisgarmentבִּגְדוֹ֙big.DoH899bymeH6963, andfledוַיָּ֖נָסvai.Ya.nosH5127, andgotH3318himoutH3318.

16AndsheH5704laidH935upH5704hisgarmentבִּגְד֖וֹbig.DoH899byherאֶל־'el-H413,untilH5704hismasterאֲדֹנָ֖יו'a.do.NavH113cameH935homeבֵּיתֽוֹ׃bei.ToH1004.

17AndsheH834spake unto himaccordingH413totheseהָאֵ֖לֶּהha.'E.lehH428wordsכַּדְּבָרִ֥יםka.de.va.RimH1697,sayingלֵאמֹ֑רle.MorH559, TheHebrewהָֽעִבְרִ֛יha.'iv.RiH5680servantהָעֶ֧בֶדha.'E.vedH5650,whichH834thou hastbroughtבָּֽא־ba'-H935untousH413,cameהֵבֵ֥אתָhe.Ve.taH935in untomeH413to mockmeH413:

18and itcameH1961topassH1961, as IliftedH7311upH7311myvoiceקוֹלִ֖יko.LiH6963andcriedוָאֶקְרָ֑אva.'ek.Ra'H7121, that heleftוַיַּעֲזֹ֥בvai.ya.'a.ZoH5800hisgarmentבִּגְד֛וֹbig.DoH899bymeH6963, andfledוַיָּ֥נָסvai.Ya.nosH5127outהַחֽוּצָה׃ha.Chu.tzahH2351.

19And itcameH1961topassH1961, when hismasterאֲדֹנָ֜יו'a.do.NavH113heardכִשְׁמֹ֨עַkhish.Mo.a'H8085thewordsדִּבְרֵ֣יdiv.ReiH1697of hiswifeאִשְׁתּ֗וֹ'ish.ToH802,whichH834sheH834spake unto him,sayingלֵאמֹ֔רle.MorH559,AfterH1961thismannerכַּדְּבָרִ֣יםka.de.va.RimH1697didעָ֥שָׂהּ'A.sahH6213thyservantעַבְדֶּ֑ךָ'av.De.khaH5650tomeאֵלָיו֙'e.LavH413; that hiswrathאַפּֽוֹ׃'a.PoH639waskindledוַיִּ֖חַרvai.Yi.charH2734.

20AndJoseph’sיוֹסֵ֜ףyo.SefH3130masterאֲדֹנֵ֨י'a.do.NeiH113tookוַיִּקַּח֩vai.yi.KachH3947him, andputוַֽיִּתְּנֵ֙הוּ֙vai.yi.te.Ne.huH5414himintoאֶל־'el-H413theprisonבֵּ֣יתbeitH1004, theplaceמְק֕וֹםme.KomH4725whereאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834theking’sהַמֶּ֖לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428prisonersH631wereboundH631: and he was there in theprisonבְּבֵ֥יתbe.VeitH1004.

21But theLORDיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068was withJosephיוֹסֵ֔ףyo.SefH3130, and shewedkindnessחָ֑סֶדCha.sedH2617unto him, andgaveוַיִּתֵּ֣ןvai.yi.TenH5414him favour in thesightבְּעֵינֵ֖יbe.'ei.NeiH5869of thekeeperהַסֹּֽהַר׃ha.So.harH5470of theprisonבֵּית־beit-H1004.

22And thekeeperH5470of theprisonבֵּית־beit-H1004committedעֹשִׂים֙'o.SimH6213toJoseph’sיוֹסֵ֔ףyo.SefH3130handבְּיַד־be.yad-H3027allכָּל־kol-H3605theprisonersהָ֣אֲסִירִ֔םha.'a.si.RimH615that were in theprisonבְּבֵ֣יתbe.VeitH1004; andwhatsoeverכָּל־kol-H3605theydidעֹשֶֽׂה׃'o.SehH6213there, he was the doer of it.

23Thekeeperהַסֹּ֗הַרha.So.harH5470of theprisonבֵּית־beit-H1004lookedרֹאֶ֤הro.'EhH7200notאֵ֣ין׀'einH369toanyכָּל־kol-H3605thingה֥וּאhu'H1931that wasunderH3027hishandבְּיָד֔וֹbe.ya.DoH3027,becauseבַּאֲשֶׁ֥רba.'a.SherH834theLORDיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068was with him; and thatwhichוַֽאֲשֶׁר־va.'a.Sher-H834hedidH6213, theLORDיְהוָ֥הYah.wehH3068madeH6213it toprosperמַצְלִֽיחַ׃ סmatz.Li.achH6743.

Commentaries on Genesis 39

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