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And Joseph’s master took him, and put him into the prison, a place where the king’s prisoners were bound: and he was there in the prison. (KJV)

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וַיִּקַּח֩vai.yi.Kachand he took

Lemma: לָקַח (la.qach) · Strong's: H3947G

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

Meaning: to take: take

Used 770 times. Also: Genesis 2:15, Genesis 2:21, Genesis 2:22, Genesis 2:23, Genesis 3:6, Genesis 3:19 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H3947G; TAHOT Genesis 39:20 word 1

אֲדֹנֵ֨י'a.do.Nei[the] master<s> of

Lemma: אָדוֹן (a.don) · Strong's: H0113

Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Plural · Construct (HNcmpc)

Meaning: lord

Used 332 times. Also: Genesis 18:3, Genesis 18:12, Genesis 19:2, Genesis 23:6, Genesis 23:11, Genesis 23:15 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0113; TAHOT Genesis 39:20 word 2

יוֹסֵ֜ףyo.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 39:20 word 3

אֹת֗וֹ'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 39:20 word 4

וַֽיִּתְּנֵ֙הוּ֙vai.yi.te.Ne.huand he put him

Lemma: נָתַן (na.tan) · Strong's: H5414H

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

Meaning: to give: put

Used 395 times. Also: Genesis 1:17, Genesis 9:13, Genesis 15:10, Genesis 18:8, Genesis 27:17, Genesis 30:35 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H5414H; TAHOT Genesis 39:20 word 5

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 39:20 word 6

בֵּ֣יתbeit[the] house of

Lemma: בַּ֫יִת (ba.yit) · Strong's: H1004B

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

Meaning: house: home

Used 896 times. Also: Genesis 19:2, Genesis 19:3, Genesis 19:4, Genesis 19:10, Genesis 19:11, Genesis 20:13 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H1004B; TAHOT Genesis 39:20 word 7

הַסֹּ֔הַרha.So.harthe prison

Lemma: סֹ֫הַר (so.har) · Strong's: H5470

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

Meaning: prison

Used 8 times. Also: Genesis 39:21, Genesis 39:22, Genesis 39:23, Genesis 40:3, Genesis 40:5 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H5470; TAHOT Genesis 39:20 word 8

מְק֕וֹםme.Kom[the] place

Lemma: מָקוֹם (ma.qom) · Strong's: H4725

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

Meaning: place

Used 401 times. Also: Genesis 1:9, Genesis 12:6, Genesis 13:3, Genesis 13:4, Genesis 13:14, Genesis 18:24 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H4725; TAHOT Genesis 39:20 word 9

אֲשֶׁר\־'a.Sher-<of> where

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 39:20 word 10

הַמֶּ֖לֶךְha.Me.lekhthe king

Lemma: מֶ֫לֶךְ (me.lekh) · Strong's: H4428G

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

Meaning: king

Used 2508 times. Also: Genesis 14:1, Genesis 14:2, Genesis 14:5, Genesis 14:8, Genesis 14:9, Genesis 14:10 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H4428G; TAHOT Genesis 39:20 word 11

אֲסוּרִ֑ים'a.su.Rim[were] imprisoned

Lemma: אָסַר (a.sar) · Strong's: H0631

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Passive) · Participle passive · Masculine · Plural · Absolute (HVqsmpa)

Meaning: to bind

Used 70 times. Also: Genesis 40:3, Genesis 40:5, Genesis 42:16, Genesis 42:19, Genesis 42:24, Genesis 46:29 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0631; TAHOT Genesis 39:20 word 12

וַֽיְהִי\־vay.hi-and he 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 39:20 word 13

שָׁ֖םshamthere

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 39:20 word 14

בְּבֵ֥יתbe.Veitin [the] house of

Lemma: בַּ֫יִת (ba.yit) · Strong's: H1004B

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

Meaning: house: home

Used 896 times. Also: Genesis 19:2, Genesis 19:3, Genesis 19:4, Genesis 19:10, Genesis 19:11, Genesis 20:13 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H1004B; TAHOT Genesis 39:20 word 15

הַסֹּֽהַר\׃ha.So.harthe prison

Lemma: סֹ֫הַר (so.har) · Strong's: H5470

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

Meaning: prison

Used 8 times. Also: Genesis 39:21, Genesis 39:22, Genesis 39:23, Genesis 40:3, Genesis 40:5 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H5470; TAHOT Genesis 39:20 word 16

How the BSB renders it

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

So Joseph’s	→	יוֹסֵף H3130G Joseph
master	→	אָדוֹן H0113 lord
took	→	לָקַח H3947G to take: take
him	→	אֵת H0853 [Obj.]
and had him thrown	→	נָתַן H5414H to give: put
into	→	אֶל H0413 to(wards)
the prison	→	בַּ֫יִת H1004B house: home
. . .	→	סֹ֫הַר H5470 prison
where	→	מָקוֹם H4725 place
the king’s	→	מֶ֫לֶךְ H4428G king
prisoners	→	אָסַר H0631 to bind
were confined	→	אָסַר H0631 to bind
While [Joseph] was	→	הָיָה H1961 to be
there	→	שָׁם H8033G there
in the prison	→	בַּ֫יִת H1004B house: home
. . .	→	סֹ֫הַר H5470 prison

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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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