Genesis 39:1
Meanwhile, Joseph had been taken down to Egypt, where an Egyptian named Potiphar, an officer of Pharaoh and captain of the guard, bought him from the Ishmaelites who had taken him there.
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ASV
And Joseph was brought down to Egypt; and Potiphar, an officer of Pharaoh’s, the captain of the guard, an Egyptian, bought him of the hand of the Ishmaelites, that had brought him down thither.
KJV
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.
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16 tagged words| Original | Transliteration | Meaning | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|
| וְיוֹסֵ֖ף | ve.yo.Sef | and Joseph | H3130 → |
| הוּרַ֣ד | hu.Rad | he had been brought down | H3381 → |
| מִצְרָ֑יְמָה | mitz.Ra.ye.mah | Egypt towards | H4714 → |
| וַיִּקְנֵ֡הוּ | vai.yik.Ne.hu | and he bought him | H7069 → |
| פּוֹטִיפַר֩ | po.ti.Far | Potiphar | H6318 → |
| סְרִ֨יס | se.Ris | [the] official of | H5631 → |
| פַּרְעֹ֜ה | par.'Oh | Pharaoh | H6547 → |
| שַׂ֤ר | sar | [the] commander of | H8269 → |
| הַטַּבָּחִים֙ | ha.ta.ba.Chim | the bodyguards | H2876 → |
| אִ֣ישׁ | 'ish | a man | H376 → |
| מִצְרִ֔י | mitz.Ri | an Egyptian | H4713 → |
| מִיַּד֙ | mi.Yad | from [the] hand of | H3027 → |
| הַיִּשְׁמְעֵאלִ֔ים | hai.yish.me.'e.Lim | the Ishmaelites | H3459 → |
| אֲשֶׁ֥ר | 'a.Sher | who | H834 → |
| הוֹרִדֻ֖הוּ | ho.ri.Du.hu | they had brought down him | H3381 → |
| שָֽׁמָּה׃ | Sha.mah | there towards | H8033 → |
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