Genesis 41:14

Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

Then Pharaoh sent for Joseph, and they quickly brought him from the dungeon. After he shaved and changed his clothes, he came before Pharaoh.

📖 Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

וַיִּשְׁלַ֤ח פַּרְעֹה֙ וַיִּקְרָ֣א אֶת־יוֹסֵ֔ף וַיְרִיצֻ֖הוּ מִן־הַבּ֑וֹר וַיְגַלַּח֙ וַיְחַלֵּ֣ף שִׂמְלֹתָ֔יו וַיָּבֹ֖א אֶל־פַּרְעֹֽה

Transliteration

And wa-yishlaḥ parʿōh and wa-yiqrāʾ ʾet-yôsēp, and wa-yĕrîṣuhū from min-ha-bôr; and wa-yĕgallaḥ and wa-yĕḥallēp his garments śimlōtāyw, and wa-yābōʾ to ʾel-parʿōh

Grammar Details

• *wa-yishlaḥ*: waw-consecutive + qal imperfect 3ms - and he sent
• *parʿōh*: proper noun - Pharaoh
• *wa-yiqrāʾ*: waw-consecutive + qal imperfect 3ms - and he called
• *ʾet-yôsēp*: direct object marker + proper noun - Joseph
• *wa-yĕrîṣuhū*: waw-consecutive + hiphil imperfect 3mp + 3ms suffix - and they brought him quickly
• *min-ha-bôr*: preposition + definite article + noun masculine singular - from the pit/prison
• *wa-yĕgallaḥ*: waw-consecutive + piel imperfect 3ms - and he shaved
• *wa-yĕḥallēp*: waw-consecutive + piel imperfect 3ms - and he changed
• *śimlōtāyw*: noun feminine plural + 3ms suffix - his garments/clothes
• *wa-yābōʾ*: waw-consecutive + qal imperfect 3ms - and he came/entered
• *ʾel-parʿōh*: preposition + proper noun - to Pharaoh

Word Meanings

• *yĕrîṣuhū*: they brought him quickly/they rushed him/they hurried him
• *bôr*: pit/dungeon/prison
• *yĕgallaḥ*: he shaved/he was shaved
• *yĕḥallēp śimlōtāyw*: he changed his clothes/he exchanged his garments

Other Translations

• King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

  Then Pharaoh sent and called Joseph, and they brought him hastily out of the dunon: and he shaved himself, and chand his raiment, and came in unto Pharaoh.

• KJV1611 – Modern English

  Then Pharaoh sent and called Joseph, and they brought him quickly out of the dungeon; and he shaved, changed his clothes, and came to Pharaoh.

• King James Version 1611 (Original)

  Then Pharaoh sent and called Joseph, and they brought him hastily out of the dungeon: and he shaved himself, and changed his raiment, and came in unto Pharaoh.

• American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

  Then Pharaoh{H6547} sent{H7971} and called{H7121} Joseph,{H3130} and they brought him hastily{H7323} out of the dungeon:{H953} and he shaved{H1548} himself, and changed{H2498} his raiment,{H8071} and came in{H935} unto Pharaoh.{H6547}

• King James Version with Strong's Numbers

  Then Pharaoh{H6547} sent{H7971}{(H8799)} and called{H7121}{(H8799)} Joseph{H3130}, and they brought him hastily{H7323}{(H8686)} out of the dungeon{H953}: and he shaved{H1548}{(H8762)} himself, and changed{H2498}{(H8762)} his raiment{H8071}, and came in{H935}{(H8804)} unto Pharaoh{H6547}.

• Tyndale Bible (1526/1534)

  Than Pharao sent and called Ioseph. And they made him haste out of preson. And he shaued him self and chaunged his rayment and went in to Pharao.

• Coverdale Bible (1535)

  Then Pharao sent and called for Ioseph and they let him out of the dongeon. And he let himself be shauen, and chaunged his clothes, and came in vnto Pharao.

• Geneva Bible (1560)

  Then sent Pharaoh, and called Ioseph, and they brought him hastily out of prison, and he shaued him, and chaunged his rayment, and came to Pharaoh.

• Bishops' Bible (1568)

  Pharao sent therfore and called Ioseph: and they brought him hastyly out of the dungeon. And he shaued himselfe and chaunged his rayment, and came vnto Pharao.

• Authorized King James Version (1611)

  Then Pharaoh sent and called Joseph, and they brought him hastily out of the dungeon: and he shaved [himself], and changed his raiment, and came in unto Pharaoh.

• Webster's Bible (1833)

  Then Pharaoh sent and called Joseph, and they brought him hastily out of the dungeon. He shaved himself, changed his clothing, and came in to Pharaoh.

• Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

  And Pharaoh sendeth and calleth Joseph, and they cause him to run out of the pit, and he shaveth, and changeth his garments, and cometh in unto Pharaoh.

• American Standard Version (1901)

  Then Pharaoh sent and called Joseph, and they brought him hastily out of the dungeon: and he shaved himself, and changed his raiment, and came in unto Pharaoh.

• American Standard Version (1901)

  Then Pharaoh sent and called Joseph, and they brought him hastily out of the dungeon: and he shaved himself, and changed his raiment, and came in unto Pharaoh.

• Bible in Basic English (1941)

  Then Pharaoh sent for Joseph, and they took him quickly out of prison; and when his hair had been cut and his dress changed, he came before Pharaoh.

• World English Bible (2000)

  Then Pharaoh sent and called Joseph, and they brought him hastily out of the dungeon. He shaved himself, changed his clothing, and came in to Pharaoh.

• NET Bible® (New English Translation)

  Then Pharaoh summoned Joseph. So they brought him quickly out of the dungeon; he shaved himself, changed his clothes, and came before Pharaoh.

Referenced Verses

• Dan 2:25 : 25 Then Arioch hurriedly brought Daniel before the king and said to him, "I have found a man from among the exiles of Judah who will reveal the interpretation to the king."
• Ps 113:7-8 : 7 He raises the poor from the dust and lifts the needy from the ash heap. 8 He seats them with princes, with the princes of His people.
• Isa 61:3 : 3 To provide for those who mourn in Zion—giving them a crown of beauty instead of ashes, the oil of gladness instead of mourning, a garment of praise instead of a spirit of faintness. They will be called oaks of righteousness, a planting of the Lord to display His splendor.
• Isa 61:10 : 10 I will greatly rejoice in the Lord, my soul will be joyful in my God, for He has clothed me with garments of salvation and covered me with a robe of righteousness, like a bridegroom adorned with a headdress, and like a bride adorned with her jewels.
• Jer 52:32-33 : 32 He spoke kindly to him and set his throne above the thrones of the kings who were with him in Babylon. 33 Jehoiachin changed out of his prison clothes and regularly ate at the king’s table for the rest of his life.
• Exod 10:16 : 16 Pharaoh quickly summoned Moses and Aaron and said, "I have sinned against the LORD your God and against you.
• 1 Sam 2:7-8 : 7 'The LORD makes poor and makes rich; He humbles and He exalts.' 8 'He raises the poor from the dust and lifts the needy from the ash heap to sit with nobles and inherit a seat of honor. For the foundations of the earth are the LORD’s; upon them He has set the world.'
• 2 Sam 19:24 : 24 The king said to Shimei, 'You shall not die.' And the king gave him his oath.
• 2 Kgs 25:29 : 29 Jehoiachin changed out of his prison clothes and ate regularly at the king's table for the rest of his life.
• Esth 4:1-4 : 1 When Mordecai learned about everything that had happened, he tore his clothes, put on sackcloth and ashes, and went out into the middle of the city, wailing loudly and bitterly. 2 He went as far as the king’s gate, but no one was allowed to enter the king's gate wearing sackcloth. 3 In every province where the king’s command and decree had reached, there was great mourning among the Jews, with fasting, weeping, and wailing. Many lay in sackcloth and ashes. 4 When Esther’s attendants and eunuchs came and told her, the queen was deeply distressed. She sent clothes for Mordecai to wear so he could remove his sackcloth, but he refused them.
• Esth 5:1 : 1 On the third day, Esther put on her royal robes and stood in the inner courtyard of the king’s palace, facing the king's hall. The king was sitting on his royal throne in the hall, directly across from the entrance.
• Ps 105:19-22 : 19 Until the time his word came to pass, the word of the LORD tested him. 20 The king sent and released him; the ruler of the nations set him free. 21 He made him lord of his household and ruler of all his possessions. 22 To bind his officials as he desired and to teach his elders wisdom.