Genesis 39
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וְיוֹסֵ֖ףand Josephהוּרַ֣דhe had been brought downמִצְרָ֑יְמָהEgypt towardsוַיִּקְנֵ֡הוּand he bought himפּוֹטִיפַר֩Potipharסְרִ֨יסthe official ofפַּרְעֹ֜הPharaohשַׂ֤רthe commander ofהַטַּבָּחִים֙the bodyguardsאִ֣ישׁa manמִצְרִ֔יan Egyptianמִיַּד֙from the hand ofהַיִּשְׁמְעֵאלִ֔יםthe Ishmaelitesאֲשֶׁ֥רwhoהוֹרִדֻ֖הוּthey had brought down himשָֽׁמָּה׃there towards
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וַיְהִ֡יand it wasמֵאָז֩from thenהִפְקִ֨ידhe appointedאֹת֜וֹobj. himבְּבֵית֗וֹin household hisוְעַל֙and overכָּל־allאֲשֶׁ֣רthatיֶשׁ־thereל֔וֹbelonged to the himוַיְבָ֧רֶךְand he blessedיְהוָ֛הYahwehאֶת־obj.בֵּ֥יתthe household ofהַמִּצְרִ֖יthe Egyptianבִּגְלַ֣לon account ofיוֹסֵ֑ףJosephוַיְהִ֞יand it wasבִּרְכַּ֤תthe blessing ofיְהוָה֙Yahwehבְּכָל־on allאֲשֶׁ֣רthatיֶשׁ־thereל֔וֹbelonged to the himבַּבַּ֖יִתin the houseוּבַשָּׂדֶֽה׃and in the field
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וַיַּעֲזֹ֣בand he leftכָּל־allאֲשֶׁר־thatלוֹ֮belonged to the himבְּיַד־in the hand ofיוֹסֵף֒Josephוְלֹא־and notיָדַ֤עhe knewאִתּוֹ֙with himמְא֔וּמָהanythingכִּ֥יthatאִם־exceptהַלֶּ֖חֶםthe foodאֲשֶׁר־whichה֣וּאheאוֹכֵ֑לwas eatingוַיְהִ֣יand he wasיוֹסֵ֔ףJosephיְפֵה־handsome ofתֹ֖אַרformוִיפֵ֥הand handsome ofמַרְאֶֽה׃appearance
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אֵינֶ֨נּוּnot is heגָד֜וֹלgreatבַּבַּ֣יִתin the householdהַזֶּה֮the thisמִמֶּנִּי֒more than meוְלֹֽא־and notחָשַׂ֤ךְhe has withheldמִמֶּ֙נִּי֙from meמְא֔וּמָהanythingכִּ֥יthatאִם־exceptאוֹתָ֖ךְobj. youבַּאֲשֶׁ֣רin thatאַתְּ־youאִשְׁתּ֑וֹare wife hisוְאֵ֨יךְand how?אֶֽעֱשֶׂ֜הwill I doהָרָעָ֤הthe evilהַגְּדֹלָה֙the greatהַזֹּ֔אתthe thisוְחָטָ֖אתִיand I will sinלֵֽאלֹהִֽים׃to God
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וַתִּקְרָ֞אand she called outלְאַנְשֵׁ֣יto the men ofבֵיתָ֗הּhousehold herוַתֹּ֤אמֶרand she saidלָהֶם֙to the themלֵאמֹ֔רto sayingרְא֗וּseeהֵ֥בִיאhe has broughtלָ֛נוּto the usאִ֥ישׁa manעִבְרִ֖יa Hebrewלְצַ֣חֶקto mockבָּ֑נוּin the usבָּ֤אhe cameאֵלַי֙to meלִשְׁכַּ֣בto lieעִמִּ֔יwith meוָאֶקְרָ֖אand I called outבְּק֥וֹלwith a voiceגָּדֽוֹל׃great
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וַיְהִי֩and it wasכִשְׁמֹ֨עַwhen heardאֲדֹנָ֜יוmasters hisאֶת־obj.דִּבְרֵ֣יthe words ofאִשְׁתּ֗וֹwife hisאֲשֶׁ֨רwhichדִּבְּרָ֤הshe spokeאֵלָיו֙to himלֵאמֹ֔רto sayingכַּדְּבָרִ֣יםaccording to the thingsהָאֵ֔לֶּהthe theseעָ֥שָׂהּhe didלִ֖יto the meעַבְדֶּ֑ךָservant yourוַיִּ֖חַרand it burnedאַפּֽוֹ׃anger his
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וַיִּקַּח֩and he tookאֲדֹנֵ֨יthe masters ofיוֹסֵ֜ףJosephאֹת֗וֹobj. himוַֽיִּתְּנֵ֙הוּ֙and he put himאֶל־intoבֵּ֣יתthe house ofהַסֹּ֔הַרthe prisonמְק֕וֹםthe placeאֲשֶׁר־of whereאֲסִירֵ֥יthe prisoners ofהַמֶּ֖לֶךְthe kingאֲסוּרִ֑יםwere imprisonedוַֽיְהִי־and he wasשָׁ֖םthereבְּבֵ֥יתin the house ofהַסֹּֽהַר׃the prison
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וַיִּתֵּ֞ןand he gaveשַׂ֤רthe commander ofבֵּית־the house ofהַסֹּ֙הַר֙the prisonבְּיַד־in the hand ofיוֹסֵ֔ףJosephאֵ֚תobj.כָּל־allהָ֣אֲסִירִ֔םthe prisonersאֲשֶׁ֖רwhoבְּבֵ֣יתwere in the house ofהַסֹּ֑הַרthe prisonוְאֵ֨תand obj.כָּל־allאֲשֶׁ֤רthatעֹשִׂים֙they were doingשָׁ֔םthereה֖וּאheהָיָ֥הhe wasעֹשֶֽׂה׃doing
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