4 {
"verseID": "Genesis.39.4",
"source": "וַיִּמְצָ֨א יוֹסֵ֥ף חֵ֛ן בְּעֵינָ֖יו וַיְשָׁ֣רֶת אֹת֑וֹ וַיַּפְקִדֵ֙הוּ֙ עַל־בֵּית֔וֹ וְכָל־יֶשׁ־ל֖וֹ נָתַ֥ן בְּיָדֽוֹ׃",
"text": "And *wayyimṣāʾ* *Yôsēp̄* *ḥēn* in *ʿênāyw* and *wayĕšāret* *ʾōtô* and *wayyap̄qiḏēhû* over-*bêtô* and all-that *yeš*-to him *nātan* in *yāḏô*.",
"grammar": {
"*wayyimṣāʾ*": "waw consecutive + qal imperfect, 3rd masculine singular - and he found",
"*Yôsēp̄*": "proper noun, masculine singular - Joseph",
"*ḥēn*": "noun, masculine singular - favor/grace",
"*ʿênāyw*": "noun, feminine dual construct with 3rd masculine singular suffix - his eyes",
"*wayĕšāret*": "waw consecutive + piel imperfect, 3rd masculine singular - and he served/ministered to",
"*ʾōtô*": "direct object marker with 3rd masculine singular suffix - him",
"*wayyap̄qiḏēhû*": "waw consecutive + hiphil imperfect, 3rd masculine singular with 3rd masculine singular object suffix - and he appointed him/put him in charge",
"*bêtô*": "noun, masculine singular construct with 3rd masculine singular suffix - his house",
"*yeš*": "existential particle - there is/exists",
"*nātan*": "qal perfect, 3rd masculine singular - he gave/placed",
"*yāḏô*": "noun, feminine singular construct with 3rd masculine singular suffix - his hand"
},
"variants": {
"*ḥēn*": "favor/grace/approval",
"*wayĕšāret*": "served/ministered to/attended",
"*wayyap̄qiḏēhû*": "appointed him/put him in charge/made him overseer"
}
}
5 {
"verseID": "Genesis.39.5",
"source": "וַיְהִ֡י מֵאָז֩ הִפְקִ֨יד אֹת֜וֹ בְּבֵית֗וֹ וְעַל֙ כָּל־אֲשֶׁ֣ר יֶשׁ־ל֔וֹ וַיְבָ֧רֶךְ יְהוָ֛ה אֶת־בֵּ֥ית הַמִּצְרִ֖י בִּגְלַ֣ל יוֹסֵ֑ף וַיְהִ֞י בִּרְכַּ֤ת יְהוָה֙ בְּכָל־אֲשֶׁ֣ר יֶשׁ־ל֔וֹ בַּבַּ֖יִת וּבַשָּׂדֶֽה׃",
"text": "And *wayĕhî* from *mēʾāz* *hip̄qîḏ* *ʾōtô* in *bêtô* and over all-that *yeš*-to him, and *wayĕḇārek* *YHWH* *ʾet*-*bêt* the *hammiṣrî* for the *biḡĕlal* of *Yôsēp̄*; and *wayĕhî* *birkat* *YHWH* in all-that *yeš*-to him in the *babbayit* and in the *baśśāḏeh*.",
"grammar": {
"*wayĕhî*": "waw consecutive + qal imperfect, 3rd masculine singular of היה - and it was/happened",
"*mēʾāz*": "preposition + adverb - from when/since",
"*hip̄qîḏ*": "hiphil perfect, 3rd masculine singular - he appointed/put in charge",
"*ʾōtô*": "direct object marker with 3rd masculine singular suffix - him",
"*bêtô*": "noun, masculine singular construct with 3rd masculine singular suffix - his house",
"*yeš*": "existential particle - there is/exists",
"*wayĕḇārek*": "waw consecutive + piel imperfect, 3rd masculine singular - and he blessed",
"*YHWH*": "proper noun, divine name - LORD",
"*ʾet*": "direct object marker",
"*bêt*": "noun, masculine singular construct - house of",
"*hammiṣrî*": "definite article + adjective, masculine singular - the Egyptian",
"*biḡĕlal*": "preposition + noun, masculine singular - on account of/because of",
"*Yôsēp̄*": "proper noun, masculine singular - Joseph",
"*birkat*": "noun, feminine singular construct - blessing of",
"*babbayit*": "preposition + definite article + noun, masculine singular - in the house",
"*baśśāḏeh*": "preposition + definite article + noun, masculine singular - in the field"
},
"variants": {
"*hip̄qîḏ*": "appointed/made overseer/put in charge",
"*biḡĕlal*": "on account of/because of/for the sake of",
"*birkat*": "blessing/prosperity/favorable influence"
}
}
6 {
"verseID": "Genesis.39.6",
"source": "וַיַּעֲזֹ֣ב כָּל־אֲשֶׁר־לוֹ֮ בְּיַד־יוֹסֵף֒ וְלֹא־יָדַ֤ע אִתּוֹ֙ מְא֔וּמָה כִּ֥י אִם־הַלֶּ֖חֶם אֲשֶׁר־ה֣וּא אוֹכֵ֑ל וַיְהִ֣י יוֹסֵ֔ף יְפֵה־תֹ֖אַר וִיפֵ֥ה מַרְאֶֽה׃",
"text": "And *wayyaʿăzōḇ* all-that-to him in *yaḏ*-*Yôsēp̄* and not-*yāḏaʿ* *ʾittô* *mĕʾûmâ* except the-*halleḥem* which-*hûʾ* *ʾôḵēl*; and *wayĕhî* *Yôsēp̄* *yĕp̄ēh*-*tōʾar* and *wîp̄ēh* *marʾeh*.",
"grammar": {
"*wayyaʿăzōḇ*": "waw consecutive + qal imperfect, 3rd masculine singular - and he left/abandoned",
"*yaḏ*": "noun, feminine singular construct - hand of",
"*Yôsēp̄*": "proper noun, masculine singular - Joseph",
"*yāḏaʿ*": "qal perfect, 3rd masculine singular - he knew",
"*ʾittô*": "preposition with 3rd masculine singular suffix - with him",
"*mĕʾûmâ*": "noun, feminine singular - anything",
"*halleḥem*": "definite article + noun, masculine singular - the bread/food",
"*hûʾ*": "independent personal pronoun, 3rd masculine singular - he",
"*ʾôḵēl*": "qal participle, masculine singular - eating",
"*wayĕhî*": "waw consecutive + qal imperfect, 3rd masculine singular of היה - and he was",
"*yĕp̄ēh*": "adjective, masculine singular construct - beautiful/handsome of",
"*tōʾar*": "noun, masculine singular - form/appearance",
"*wîp̄ēh*": "conjunction + adjective, masculine singular construct - and beautiful/handsome of",
"*marʾeh*": "noun, masculine singular - appearance/sight"
},
"variants": {
"*wayyaʿăzōḇ*": "left/entrusted/abandoned to care of",
"*yāḏaʿ*": "knew/was concerned with/paid attention to",
"*mĕʾûmâ*": "anything/something/nothing [with negative]",
"*halleḥem*": "bread/food/meal"
}
}
7 {
"verseID": "Genesis.39.7",
"source": "וַיְהִ֗י אַחַר֙ הַדְּבָרִ֣ים הָאֵ֔לֶּה וַתִּשָּׂ֧א אֵֽשֶׁת־אֲדֹנָ֛יו אֶת־עֵינֶ֖יהָ אֶל־יוֹסֵ֑ף וַתֹּ֖אמֶר שִׁכְבָ֥ה עִמִּֽי׃",
"text": "And *wayĕhî* after the *haddĕḇārîm* the *hāʾēlleh*, and *wattiśśāʾ* *ʾēšet*-*ʾăḏōnāyw* *ʾet*-her *ʿênehā* to-*Yôsēp̄*; and *wattōʾmer* *šiḵĕḇâ* with me.",
"grammar": {
"*wayĕhî*": "waw consecutive + qal imperfect, 3rd masculine singular of היה - and it was/happened",
"*haddĕḇārîm*": "definite article + noun, masculine plural - the things/matters/words",
"*hāʾēlleh*": "definite article + demonstrative pronoun, common plural - these",
"*wattiśśāʾ*": "waw consecutive + qal imperfect, 3rd feminine singular - and she lifted",
"*ʾēšet*": "noun, feminine singular construct - wife of",
"*ʾăḏōnāyw*": "noun, masculine plural construct with 3rd masculine singular suffix - his master/lord",
"*ʾet*": "direct object marker",
"*ʿênehā*": "noun, feminine dual construct with 3rd feminine singular suffix - her eyes",
"*Yôsēp̄*": "proper noun, masculine singular - Joseph",
"*wattōʾmer*": "waw consecutive + qal imperfect, 3rd feminine singular - and she said",
"*šiḵĕḇâ*": "qal imperative, masculine singular - lie down"
},
"variants": {
"*haddĕḇārîm*": "things/matters/words/events",
"*wattiśśāʾ* *ʿênehā*": "lifted her eyes/looked with desire/cast looks at",
"*šiḵĕḇâ*": "lie down/have sexual relations with"
}
}
8 {
"verseID": "Genesis.39.8",
"source": "וַיְמָאֵ֓ן ׀ וַיֹּ֙אמֶר֙ אֶל־אֵ֣שֶׁת אֲדֹנָ֔יו הֵ֣ן אֲדֹנִ֔י לֹא־יָדַ֥ע אִתִּ֖י מַה־בַּבָּ֑יִת וְכֹ֥ל אֲשֶׁר־יֶשׁ־ל֖וֹ נָתַ֥ן בְּיָדִֽי׃",
"text": "And *wayĕmāʾēn* and *wayyōʾmer* to-*ʾēšet* *ʾăḏōnāyw*, *hēn* *ʾăḏōnî* not-*yāḏaʿ* *ʾittî* what-in the *babbāyit*; and all-that *yeš*-to him *nātan* in *yāḏî*.",
"grammar": {
"*wayĕmāʾēn*": "waw consecutive + piel imperfect, 3rd masculine singular - and he refused",
"*wayyōʾmer*": "waw consecutive + qal imperfect, 3rd masculine singular - and he said",
"*ʾēšet*": "noun, feminine singular construct - wife of",
"*ʾăḏōnāyw*": "noun, masculine plural construct with 3rd masculine singular suffix - his master/lord",
"*hēn*": "demonstrative particle - behold/look",
"*ʾăḏōnî*": "noun, masculine singular construct with 1st common singular suffix - my master/lord",
"*yāḏaʿ*": "qal perfect, 3rd masculine singular - he knows",
"*ʾittî*": "preposition with 1st common singular suffix - with me",
"*babbāyit*": "preposition + definite article + noun, masculine singular - in the house",
"*yeš*": "existential particle - there is/exists",
"*nātan*": "qal perfect, 3rd masculine singular - he gave/placed",
"*yāḏî*": "noun, feminine singular construct with 1st common singular suffix - my hand"
},
"variants": {
"*wayĕmāʾēn*": "refused/declined/was unwilling",
"*hēn*": "behold/look/indeed/certainly",
"*yāḏaʿ*": "knows/is concerned with/pays attention to"
}
}
9 {
"verseID": "Genesis.39.9",
"source": "אֵינֶ֨נּוּ גָד֜וֹל בַּבַּ֣יִת הַזֶּה֮ מִמֶּנִּי֒ וְלֹֽא־חָשַׂ֤ךְ מִמֶּ֙נִּי֙ מְא֔וּמָה כִּ֥י אִם־אוֹתָ֖ךְ בַּאֲשֶׁ֣ר אַתְּ־אִשְׁתּ֑וֹ וְאֵ֨יךְ אֶֽעֱשֶׂ֜ה הָרָעָ֤ה הַגְּדֹלָה֙ הַזֹּ֔את וְחָטָ֖אתִי לֵֽאלֹהִֽים׃",
"text": "*ʾênennû* *gāḏôl* in the *babbayit* the *hazzeh* than me, and not-*ḥāśaḵ* from me *mĕʾûmâ* except-*ʾôtāḵ* because *ʾattĕ*-*ʾištô*; and how *ʾeʿĕśeh* the *hārāʿâ* the *haggĕḏōlâ* the *hazzōʾt* and *ḥāṭāʾtî* to *lēʾlōhîm*.",
"grammar": {
"*ʾênennû*": "negative particle with 3rd masculine singular suffix - he is not",
"*gāḏôl*": "adjective, masculine singular - great/greater",
"*babbayit*": "preposition + definite article + noun, masculine singular - in the house",
"*hazzeh*": "definite article + demonstrative pronoun, masculine singular - this",
"*ḥāśaḵ*": "qal perfect, 3rd masculine singular - he withheld/kept back",
"*mĕʾûmâ*": "noun, feminine singular - anything",
"*ʾôtāḵ*": "direct object marker with 2nd feminine singular suffix - you",
"*ʾattĕ*": "independent personal pronoun, 2nd feminine singular - you",
"*ʾištô*": "noun, feminine singular construct with 3rd masculine singular suffix - his wife",
"*ʾeʿĕśeh*": "qal imperfect, 1st common singular - I will do/make",
"*hārāʿâ*": "definite article + noun, feminine singular - the evil/wickedness",
"*haggĕḏōlâ*": "definite article + adjective, feminine singular - the great",
"*hazzōʾt*": "definite article + demonstrative pronoun, feminine singular - this",
"*ḥāṭāʾtî*": "qal perfect, 1st common singular - I have sinned",
"*lēʾlōhîm*": "preposition + noun, masculine plural - to God"
},
"variants": {
"*ʾênennû* *gāḏôl*": "he is not greater/no one has greater authority",
"*ḥāśaḵ*": "withheld/kept back/restrained",
"*ḥāṭāʾtî*": "sinned/missed the mark/offended",
"*ʾĕlōhîm*": "God/gods/divine beings [plural form with singular meaning]"
}
}