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And the Midianites sold him into Egypt unto Potiphar, an officer of Pharaoh’s, and captain of the guard. (KJV)

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וְהַ֨מְּדָנִ֔יםve.Ha.me.da.Nimand the Medanites

Lemma: מְדָנִי (me.da.ni) · Strong's: H4092

Parsing: Noun · Gentilic · Masculine · Plural · Absolute (HNgmpa)

Meaning: Midianite

Used 1 time. All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H4092; TAHOT Genesis 37:36 word 1

מָכְר֥וּma.khe.Ruthey sold

Lemma: מָכַר (ma.khar) · Strong's: H4376

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Perfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Either gender · Plural (HVqp3cp)

Meaning: to sell

Used 80 times. Also: Genesis 25:31, Genesis 25:33, Genesis 31:15, Genesis 37:27, Genesis 37:28, Genesis 45:4 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H4376; TAHOT Genesis 37:36 word 2

אֹת֖וֹ'o.To<obj.> him

Lemma: אֵת (et) · Strong's: H0853

Parsing: Particle · Object indicator (HTo)

Meaning: [Obj.]

Used 10927 times. Also: Genesis 1:1, Genesis 1:4, Genesis 1:7, Genesis 1:16, Genesis 1:17, Genesis 1:21 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0853; TAHOT Genesis 37:36 word 3

אֶל\־'el-into

Lemma: אֶל (el) · Strong's: H0413

Parsing: Preposition (HR)

Meaning: to(wards)

Used 5509 times. Also: Genesis 1:9, Genesis 2:19, Genesis 2:22, Genesis 3:1, Genesis 3:2, Genesis 3:4 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0413; TAHOT Genesis 37:36 word 4

מִצְרָ֑יִםmitz.Ra.yimEgypt

Lemma: מִצְרַ֫יִם (mits.ra.yim) · Strong's: H4714G

Parsing: Noun · Proper · Location (HNpl)

Meaning: Egypt

Used 630 times. Also: Genesis 12:10, Genesis 12:11, Genesis 12:14, Genesis 13:1, Genesis 13:10, Genesis 15:18 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H4714G; TAHOT Genesis 37:36 word 5

לְפֽוֹטִיפַר֙le.fo.ti.Farto Potiphar

Lemma: פּוֹטִיפַר (po.ti.phar) · Strong's: H6318

Parsing: Noun · Proper · Masculine (HNpm)

Meaning: Potiphar

Used 2 times. Also: Genesis 39:1 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H6318; TAHOT Genesis 37:36 word 6

סְרִ֣יסse.Risan official of

Lemma: סָרִיס (sa.ris) · Strong's: H5631

Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HNcmsc)

Meaning: eunuch

Used 42 times. Also: Genesis 39:1, Genesis 40:2, Genesis 40:7, 1 Samuel 8:15, 1 Kings 22:9, 2 Kings 8:6 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H5631; TAHOT Genesis 37:36 word 7

פַּרְעֹ֔הpar.'OhPharaoh

Lemma: פַּרְעֹה (par.oh) · Strong's: H6547H

Parsing: Noun · Title · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNtmsa)

Meaning: Pharaoh

Used 88 times. Also: Genesis 39:1, Genesis 40:2, Genesis 40:7, Genesis 40:11, Genesis 40:13, Genesis 40:14 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H6547H; TAHOT Genesis 37:36 word 8

שַׂ֖רsar[the] commander of

Lemma: שַׂר (sar) · Strong's: H8269

Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HNcmsc)

Meaning: ruler

Used 421 times. Also: Genesis 12:15, Genesis 21:22, Genesis 21:32, Genesis 26:26, Genesis 39:1, Genesis 39:21 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H8269; TAHOT Genesis 37:36 word 9

הַטַּבָּחִֽים\׃\ \פha.ta.ba.Chimthe bodyguards

Lemma: טַבָּח (tab.bach) · Strong's: H2876

Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Plural · Absolute (HNcmpa)

Meaning: guard

Used 32 times. Also: Genesis 39:1, Genesis 40:3, Genesis 40:4, Genesis 41:10, Genesis 41:12, 1 Samuel 9:23 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H2876; TAHOT Genesis 37:36 word 10

How the BSB renders it

Each English phrase in the Berean Standard Bible and the original word behind it.

Meanwhile, the Midianites	→	מְדָנִי H4092 Midianite
sold	→	מָכַר H4376 to sell
[Joseph]	→	אֵת H0853 [Obj.]
in	→	אֶל H0413 to(wards)
Egypt	→	מִצְרַ֫יִם H4714G Egypt
to Potiphar	→	פּוֹטִיפַר H6318 Potiphar
an officer	→	סָרִיס H5631 eunuch
of Pharaoh	→	פַּרְעֹה H6547H Pharaoh
[and] captain	→	שַׂר H8269 ruler
of the guard	→	טַבָּח H2876 guard

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Original-language words, glosses, parsing and lexicon entries: STEPBible data by Tyndale House, Cambridge (TAHOT, TAGNT, TBESH, TBESG, TFLSJ, TEHMC, TEGMC), CC BY 4.0, with changes. Hebrew text from the Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible. English alignment: Berean Standard Bible tables (public domain).

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