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And he put them in ward in the house of the captain of the guard, into the prison, the place where Joseph was bound. (KJV)

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וַיִּתֵּ֨ןvai.yi.Tenand he put

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 40:3 word 1

אֹתָ֜ם'o.Tam<obj.> them

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 40:3 word 2

בְּמִשְׁמַ֗רbe.mish.Marin [the] custody of

Lemma: מִשְׁמָר (mish.mar) · Strong's: H4929

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

Meaning: custody

Used 22 times. Also: Genesis 40:4, Genesis 40:7, Genesis 41:10, Genesis 42:17, Genesis 42:19, Leviticus 24:12 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H4929; TAHOT Genesis 40:3 word 3

בֵּ֛יתbeit[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 40:3 word 4

שַׂ֥רsar[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 39:1 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H8269; TAHOT Genesis 40:3 word 5

הַטַבָּחִ֖יםha.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 39:1, Genesis 40:4, Genesis 41:10, Genesis 41:12, 1 Samuel 9:23 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H2876; TAHOT Genesis 40:3 word 6

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 40:3 word 7

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 40:3 word 8

הַסֹּ֑הַרha.So.harthe prison

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

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

Meaning: prison

Used 8 times. Also: Genesis 39:20, Genesis 39:21, Genesis 39:22, Genesis 39:23, Genesis 40:5 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H5470; TAHOT Genesis 40:3 word 9

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 40:3 word 10

אֲשֶׁ֥ר'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 40:3 word 11

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 40:3 word 12

אָס֥וּר'a.Sur[was] imprisoned

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

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Passive) · Participle passive · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HVqsmsa)

Meaning: to bind

Used 70 times. Also: Genesis 39:20, Genesis 40:5, Genesis 42:16, Genesis 42:19, Genesis 42:24, Genesis 46:29 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0631; TAHOT Genesis 40:3 word 13

שָֽׁם\׃Shamthere

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 40:3 word 14

How the BSB renders it

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

and imprisoned them	→	נָתַן H5414H to give: put
in the house	→	בַּ֫יִת H1004B house: home
of the captain	→	שַׂר H8269 ruler
of the guard	→	טַבָּח H2876 guard
the same prison	→	בַּ֫יִת H1004B house: home
. . .	→	סֹ֫הַר H5470 prison
. . .	→	אֶל H0413 to(wards)
. . .	→	מָקוֹם H4725 place
where	→	אֲשֶׁר H0834A which
Joseph	→	יוֹסֵף H3130G Joseph
was confined	→	אָסַר H0631 to bind
. . .	→	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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