Genesis
Genesis 39:17
17Then she told him the same story: “The Hebrew slave you brought us came to me to make sport of me,
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| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Then she told him | וַתְּדַבֵּ֣ר | wat·tə·ḏab·bêr | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Piel - Consecutive imperfect - third person feminine singular | H1696 speak |
| the same | הָאֵ֖לֶּה | hā·’êl·leh | Article; Pronoun - common plural | H428 these |
| story | כַּדְּבָרִ֥ים | kad·də·ḇā·rîm | Preposition-k, Article; Noun - masculine plural | H1697 speech, word |
| The Hebrew | הָֽעִבְרִ֛י | hā·‘iḇ·rî | Article; Noun - proper - masculine singular | H5680 Hebrew |
| slave | הָעֶ֧בֶד | hā·‘e·ḇeḏ | Article; Noun - masculine singular | H5650 slave, servant |
| you brought | בָּֽא־ | bā- | Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular | H935 come in, come, go in, go |
| us | אֵלַ֞י | ’ê·lay | Preposition; first person common singular | H413 motion to |
| came | הֵבֵ֥אתָ | hê·ḇê·ṯā | Verb - Hifil - Perfect - second person masculine singular | H935 come in, come, go in, go |
| to me | לָּ֖נוּ | lā·nū | Preposition; first person common plural | |
| to make sport | לְצַ֥חֶק | lə·ṣa·ḥeq | Preposition-l; Verb - Piel - Infinitive construct | H6711 laugh |
| of me | בִּֽי׃ | bî | Preposition; first person common singular |
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.