Genesis

Genesis 39:11

¹¹One day, however, Joseph went into the house to attend to his work, and not a single household servant was inside.

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English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
One day	כְּהַיּ֣וֹם	kə·hay·yō·wm	Preposition-k, Article; Noun - masculine singular	H3117 day
however	וַיְהִי֙	way·hî	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H1961 fall out, come to pass, become, be
went	וַיָּבֹ֥א	way·yā·ḇō	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H935 come in, come, go in, go
into the house	הַבַּ֖יְתָה	hab·bay·ṯāh	Article; Noun - masculine singular; third person feminine singular	H1004 house
to attend to	לַעֲשׂ֣וֹת	la·‘ă·śō·wṯ	Preposition-l; Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct	H6213 do, make
his work	מְלַאכְתּ֑וֹ	mə·laḵ·tōw	Noun - feminine singular construct; third person masculine singular	H4399 occupation, work
and not	וְאֵ֨ין	wə·’ên	Conjunctive waw; Adverb	H369 nothing, nought
a single	אִ֜ישׁ	’îš	Noun - masculine singular	H376 man
household	הַבַּ֛יִת	hab·ba·yiṯ	Article; Noun - masculine singular	H1004 house
servant	מֵאַנְשֵׁ֥י	mê·’an·šê	Preposition-m; Noun - masculine plural construct	H582 man, mankind
inside	בַּבָּֽיִת׃	bab·bā·yiṯ	Preposition-b, Article; Noun - masculine singular	H1004 house

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