Genesis

Genesis 39:19

¹⁹When his master heard the story his wife told him, saying, “This is what your slave did to me,” he burned with anger.

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English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
When	וַיְהִי֩	way·hî	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H1961 fall out, come to pass, become, be
his master	אֲדֹנָ֜יו	’ă·ḏō·nāw	Noun - masculine plural construct; third person masculine singular	H113 lord
heard	כִשְׁמֹ֨עַ	ḵiš·mō·a‘	Preposition-k; Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct	H8085 hear
the story	דִּבְרֵ֣י	diḇ·rê	Noun - masculine plural construct	H1697 speech, word
his wife	אִשְׁתּ֗וֹ	’iš·tōw	Noun - feminine singular construct; third person masculine singular	H802 woman, wife, female
told	דִּבְּרָ֤ה	dib·bə·rāh	Verb - Piel - Perfect - third person feminine singular	H1696 speak
him	אֵלָיו֙	’ê·lāw	Preposition; third person masculine singular	H413 motion to
saying	לֵאמֹ֔ר	lê·mōr	Preposition-l; Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct	H559 utter, say
This	הָאֵ֔לֶּה	hā·’êl·leh	Article; Pronoun - common plural	H428 these
is what	כַּדְּבָרִ֣ים	kad·də·ḇā·rîm	Preposition-k, Article; Noun - masculine plural	H1697 speech, word
your slave	עַבְדֶּ֑ךָ	‘aḇ·de·ḵā	Noun - masculine singular construct; second person masculine singular	H5650 slave, servant
did	עָ֥שָׂהּ	ʿå̄·śå̄h	Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular	H6213 do, make
to me	לִ֖י	lî	Preposition; first person common singular
he burned	וַיִּ֖חַר	way·yi·ḥar	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H2734 burn, be kindled
with anger	אַפּֽוֹ׃	’ap·pōw	Noun - masculine singular construct; third person masculine singular	H639 nostril, nose, face, anger

Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.