Genesis

Genesis 39:14

14she called her household servants. “Look,” she said, “this Hebrew has been brought to us to make sport of us. He came to me so he could sleep with me, but I screamed as loud as I could.

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EnglishHebrewSounds likeGrammarWord study
she calledוַתִּקְרָ֞אwat·tiq·rāConjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person feminine singularH7121 call, proclaim, read
her householdבֵיתָ֗הּḇê·ṯāhNoun - masculine singular construct; third person feminine singularH1004 house
servantsלְאַנְשֵׁ֣יlə·’an·šêPreposition-l; Noun - masculine plural constructH582 man, mankind
Lookרְא֗וּrə·’ūVerb - Qal - Imperative - masculine pluralH7200 see
she saidוַתֹּ֤אמֶרwat·tō·merConjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person feminine singularH559 utter, say
this Hebrewעִבְרִ֖י‘iḇ·rîNoun - proper - masculine singularH5680 Hebrew
has been broughtהֵ֥בִיאhê·ḇîVerb - Hifil - Perfect - third person masculine singularH935 come in, come, go in, go
to usלָ֛נוּlā·nūPreposition; first person common plural
to make sportלְצַ֣חֶקlə·ṣa·ḥeqPreposition-l; Verb - Piel - Infinitive constructH6711 laugh
of usבָּ֑נוּbā·nūPreposition; first person common plural
He cameבָּ֤אbāVerb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singularH935 come in, come, go in, go
to meאֵלַי֙’ê·layPreposition; first person common singularH413 motion to
so he could sleepלִשְׁכַּ֣בliš·kaḇPreposition-l; Verb - Qal - Infinitive constructH7901 lie down
with meעִמִּ֔י‘im·mîPreposition; first person common singularH5973 with
but I screamedוָאֶקְרָ֖אwā·’eq·rāConjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - first person common singularH7121 call, proclaim, read
as loudבְּק֥וֹלbə·qō·wlPreposition-b; Noun - masculine singularH6963 sound, voice
as I couldגָּדֽוֹל׃gā·ḏō·wlAdjective - masculine singularH1419 great

Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.