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And it came to pass, as she spake to Joseph day by day, that he hearkened not unto her, to lie by her, or to be with her. (KJV)

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וַיְהִ֕יvay.Hiand it was

Lemma: הָיָה (ha.yah) · Strong's: H1961

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

Meaning: to be

Used 3545 times. Also: Genesis 1:2, Genesis 1:3, Genesis 1:5, Genesis 1:6, Genesis 1:7, Genesis 1:8 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H1961; TAHOT Genesis 39:10 word 1

כְּדַבְּרָ֥הּke.da.be.Rahwhen spoke she

Lemma: דָבַר (da.var) · Strong's: H1696G

Parsing: Verb · Piel (hence Action · Active) · Infinitive · Construct (HVpcc)

Meaning: to speak: speak

Used 1056 times. Also: Genesis 8:15, Genesis 12:4, Genesis 16:13, Genesis 17:3, Genesis 17:22, Genesis 17:23 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H1696G; TAHOT Genesis 39:10 word 2

אֶל\־'el-to

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 39:10 word 3

יוֹסֵ֖ףyo.SefJoseph

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 39:10 word 4

י֣וֹם\׀Yomday

Lemma: יוֹם (yom) · Strong's: H3117J

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

Meaning: day: daily

Used 74 times. Also: Genesis 6:5, Exodus 5:13, Exodus 5:19, Exodus 16:5, Exodus 29:38, Leviticus 23:37 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H3117J; TAHOT Genesis 39:10 word 5

י֑וֹםYomday

Lemma: יוֹם (yom) · Strong's: H3117J

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

Meaning: day: daily

Used 74 times. Also: Genesis 6:5, Exodus 5:13, Exodus 5:19, Exodus 16:5, Exodus 29:38, Leviticus 23:37 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H3117J; TAHOT Genesis 39:10 word 6

וְלֹא\־ve.lo'-and not

Lemma: לֹא (lo) · Strong's: H3808

Parsing: Particle · Negative (HTn)

Meaning: not

Used 5165 times. Also: Genesis 2:5, Genesis 2:17, Genesis 2:18, Genesis 2:20, Genesis 2:25, Genesis 3:1 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H3808; TAHOT Genesis 39:10 word 7

שָׁמַ֥עsha.Ma'he listened

Lemma: שָׁמַע (sha.ma) · Strong's: H8085G

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Perfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVqp3ms)

Meaning: to hear: hear

Used 959 times. Also: Genesis 3:8, Genesis 3:10, Genesis 3:17, Genesis 4:23, Genesis 14:14, Genesis 16:2 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H8085G; TAHOT Genesis 39:10 word 8

אֵלֶ֛יהָ'e.Lei.hato her

Lemma: אֶל (el) · Strong's: H0413

Parsing: Preposition · Definite (HRd)

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 39:10 word 9

לִשְׁכַּ֥בlish.Kavto lie

Lemma: שָׁכַב (sha.khav) · Strong's: H7901I

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Infinitive · Construct (HVqcc)

Meaning: to lie down: have sex

Used 46 times. Also: Genesis 19:32, Genesis 19:33, Genesis 19:34, Genesis 19:35, Genesis 26:10, Genesis 30:15 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H7901I; TAHOT Genesis 39:10 word 10

אֶצְלָ֖הּ'etz.Lahbeside her

Lemma: אֵ֫צֶל (e.tsel) · Strong's: H0681

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

Meaning: beside

Used 61 times. Also: Genesis 39:15, Genesis 39:16, Genesis 39:18, Genesis 41:3, Leviticus 1:16, Leviticus 6:10 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0681; TAHOT Genesis 39:10 word 11

לִהְי֥וֹתlih.Yotto be

Lemma: הָיָה (ha.yah) · Strong's: H1961

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Infinitive · Construct (HVqcc)

Meaning: to be

Used 3545 times. Also: Genesis 1:2, Genesis 1:3, Genesis 1:5, Genesis 1:6, Genesis 1:7, Genesis 1:8 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H1961; TAHOT Genesis 39:10 word 12

עִמָּֽהּ\׃'i.Mahwith her

Lemma: עִם (im) · Strong's: H5973A

Parsing: Preposition · Definite (HRd)

Meaning: with

Used 980 times. Also: Genesis 3:6, Genesis 13:1, Genesis 18:16, Genesis 18:23, Genesis 18:25, Genesis 19:30 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H5973A; TAHOT Genesis 39:10 word 13

How the BSB renders it

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

Although	→	הָיָה H1961 to be
[Potiphar’s wife] spoke	→	דָבַר H1696G to speak: speak
to	→	אֶל H0413 to(wards)
Joseph	→	יוֹסֵף H3130G Joseph
day	→	יוֹם H3117J day: daily
after day	→	יוֹם H3117J day: daily
he refused	→	לֹא H3808 not
. . .	→	שָׁמַע H8085G to hear: hear
. . .	→	אֶל H0413 to(wards)
to go to bed	→	שָׁכַב H7901I to lie down: have sex
with her	→	אֵ֫צֶל H0681 beside
[or even] be	→	הָיָה H1961 to be
near her	→	עִם H5973A with

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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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