Genesis

Genesis 39:20

²⁰So Joseph’s master took him and had him thrown into the prison where the king’s prisoners were confined.

While Joseph was there in the prison,

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English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
So Joseph’s	יוֹסֵ֜ף	yō·w·sêp̄	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3130 Joseph
master	אֲדֹנֵ֨י	’ă·ḏō·nê	Noun - masculine plural construct	H113 lord
took	וַיִּקַּח֩	way·yiq·qaḥ	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H3947 take
him	אֹת֗וֹ	’ō·ṯōw	Direct object marker; third person masculine singular	H853 mark of the accusative
and had him thrown	וַֽיִּתְּנֵ֙הוּ֙	way·yit·tə·nê·hū	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular; third person masculine singular	H5414 give, put, set
into	אֶל־	’el-	Preposition	H413 motion to
the prison	בֵּ֣ית	bêṯ	Noun - masculine singular construct	H1004 house
where	מְק֕וֹם	mə·qō·wm	Noun - masculine singular construct	H4725 standing, spot, condition
the king’s	הַמֶּ֖לֶךְ	ham·me·leḵ	Article; Noun - masculine singular	H4428 king
prisoners	אֲסוּרִ֑ים	’ă·sū·rîm	Verb - Qal - QalPassParticiple - masculine plural	H631 tie, bind, imprison
were confined	אֲסוּרֵי	ʾă·sū·rē	Noun - masculine plural construct	H631 tie, bind, imprison
While	וַֽיְהִי־	way·hî-	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H1961 fall out, come to pass, become, be
there	שָׁ֖ם	šām	Adverb	H8033 there, thither
in the prison	בְּבֵ֥ית	bə·ḇêṯ	Preposition-b; Noun - masculine singular construct	H1004 house

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.