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And Joseph was brought down to Egypt; and Potiphar, an officer of Pharaoh, captain of the guard, an Egyptian, bought him of the hands of the Ishmeelites, which had brought him down thither. (KJV)

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וְיוֹסֵ֖ףve.yo.Sefand Joseph

Lemma: יוֹסֵף (yo.seph) · Strong's: H3130G

Parsing: Noun · Proper · Masculine (HNpm)

Meaning: Joseph

Used 208 times. Also: Genesis 30:24, Genesis 30:25, Genesis 33:2, Genesis 33:7, Genesis 35:24, Genesis 37:2 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H3130G; TAHOT Genesis 39:1 word 1

הוּרַ֣דhu.Radhe had been brought down

Lemma: יָרַד (ya.rad) · Strong's: H3381

Parsing: Verb · Hophal (hence Action · Passive) · Perfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVHp3ms)

Meaning: to go down

Used 378 times. Also: Genesis 11:5, Genesis 11:7, Genesis 12:10, Genesis 15:11, Genesis 18:21, Genesis 24:16 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H3381; TAHOT Genesis 39:1 word 2

מִצְרָ֑יְמָהmitz.Ra.ye.mahEgypt towards

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 39:1 word 3

וַיִּקְנֵ֡הוּvai.yik.Ne.huand he bought him

Lemma: קָנָה (qa.nah) · Strong's: H7069

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Consecutive Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVqw3ms)

Meaning: to buy

Used 83 times. Also: Genesis 4:1, Genesis 14:19, Genesis 14:22, Genesis 25:10, Genesis 33:19, Genesis 47:19 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H7069; TAHOT Genesis 39:1 word 4

פּוֹטִיפַר֩po.ti.FarPotiphar

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

Parsing: Noun · Proper · Masculine (HNpm)

Meaning: Potiphar

Used 2 times. Also: Genesis 37:36 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H6318; TAHOT Genesis 39:1 word 5

סְרִ֨יסse.Ris[the] official of

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

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

Meaning: eunuch

Used 42 times. Also: Genesis 37:36, 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 39:1 word 6

פַּרְעֹ֜הpar.'OhPharaoh

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

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

Meaning: Pharaoh

Used 88 times. Also: Genesis 37:36, Genesis 40:2, Genesis 40:7, Genesis 40:11, Genesis 40:13, Genesis 40:14 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H6547H; TAHOT Genesis 39:1 word 7

שַׂ֤רsar[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 37:36, Genesis 39:21 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H8269; TAHOT Genesis 39:1 word 8

הַטַּבָּחִים֙ha.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 37:36, Genesis 40:3, Genesis 40:4, Genesis 41:10, Genesis 41:12, 1 Samuel 9:23 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H2876; TAHOT Genesis 39:1 word 9

אִ֣ישׁ'isha man

Lemma: אִישׁ (ish) · Strong's: H0376G

Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)

Meaning: man

Used 1047 times. Also: Genesis 2:23, Genesis 2:24, Genesis 4:1, Genesis 4:23, Genesis 6:9, Genesis 7:2 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0376G; TAHOT Genesis 39:1 word 10

מִצְרִ֔יmitz.Rian Egyptian

Lemma: מִצְרִי (mits.ri) · Strong's: H4713

Parsing: Noun · Gentilic · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNgmsa)

Meaning: Egyptian

Used 70 times. Also: Genesis 12:12, Genesis 12:14, Genesis 16:1, Genesis 16:3, Genesis 21:9, Genesis 25:12 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H4713; TAHOT Genesis 39:1 word 11

מִיַּד֙mi.Yadfrom [the] hand of

Lemma: יָד (yad) · Strong's: H3027K

Parsing: Noun · Common · Either gender · Singular · Construct (HNcbsc)

Meaning: hand: to

Used 70 times. Also: Genesis 9:5, Genesis 16:9, Genesis 24:10, Genesis 32:13, Genesis 32:16, Genesis 33:19 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H3027K; TAHOT Genesis 39:1 word 12

הַיִּשְׁמְעֵאלִ֔יםhai.yish.me.'e.Limthe Ishmaelites

Lemma: יִשְׁמְעֵאלִי (yish.ma.e.li) · Strong's: H3459

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

Meaning: Ishmaelite

Used 8 times. Also: Genesis 37:25, Genesis 37:27, Genesis 37:28, Judges 8:24, 1 Chronicles 2:17, 1 Chronicles 27:30 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H3459; TAHOT Genesis 39:1 word 13

אֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.Sherwho

Lemma: אֲשֶׁר (a.sher) · Strong's: H0834A

Parsing: Particle · Relative (HTr)

Meaning: which

Used 4952 times. Also: Genesis 1:7, Genesis 1:11, Genesis 1:12, Genesis 1:21, Genesis 1:29, Genesis 1:30 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0834A; TAHOT Genesis 39:1 word 14

הוֹרִדֻ֖הוּho.ri.Du.huthey had brought down him

Lemma: יָרַד (ya.rad) · Strong's: H3381

Parsing: Verb · Hiphil (hence Action · Active) · Perfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Either gender · Plural (HVhp3cp)

Meaning: to go down

Used 378 times. Also: Genesis 11:5, Genesis 11:7, Genesis 12:10, Genesis 15:11, Genesis 18:21, Genesis 24:16 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H3381; TAHOT Genesis 39:1 word 15

שָֽׁמָּה\׃Sha.mahthere towards

Lemma: שָׁם (sham) · Strong's: H8033G

Parsing: Adverb (HD)

Meaning: there

Used 832 times. Also: Genesis 2:8, Genesis 2:10, Genesis 2:11, Genesis 2:12, Genesis 3:23, Genesis 10:14 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H8033G; TAHOT Genesis 39:1 word 16

How the BSB renders it

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

Meanwhile, Joseph	→	יוֹסֵף H3130G Joseph
had been taken down	→	יָרַד H3381 to go down
to Egypt	→	מִצְרַ֫יִם H4714G Egypt
where an Egyptian	→	מִצְרִי H4713 Egyptian
named 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
. . .	→	אִישׁ H0376G man
bought him	→	קָנָה H7069 to buy
from	→	יָד H3027K hand: to
the Ishmaelites	→	יִשְׁמְעֵאלִי H3459 Ishmaelite
who	→	אֲשֶׁר H0834A which
had taken him	→	יָרַד H3381 to go down
there	→	שָׁם H8033G there

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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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