Genesis

Genesis 39:6

⁶So Potiphar left all that he owned in Joseph’s care; he did not concern himself with anything except the food he ate.

Now Joseph was well-built and handsome,

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English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
So	וַיַּעֲזֹ֣ב	way·ya·‘ă·zōḇ	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H5800 leave, forsake, loose
all	כָּל־	kāl-	Noun - masculine singular construct	H3605 the whole, all
that	אֲשֶׁר־	’ă·šer-	Pronoun - relative	H834 particle of relation
he owned	לוֹ֮	lōw	Preposition; third person masculine singular
in Joseph’s	יוֹסֵף֒	yō·w·sêp̄	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3130 Joseph
care	בְּיַד־	bə·yaḏ-	Preposition-b; Noun - feminine singular construct	H3027 hand
he did not	וְלֹא־	wə·lō-	Conjunctive waw; Adverb - Negative particle	H3808 not
concern himself	יָדַ֤ע	yā·ḏa‘	Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular	H3045 know
with anything	מְא֔וּמָה	mə·’ū·māh	Noun - masculine singular	H3972 anything
except	כִּ֥י	kî	Conjunction	H3588 burning, branding
the food	הַלֶּ֖חֶם	hal·le·ḥem	Article; Noun - masculine singular	H3899 bread, food
he	ה֣וּא	hū	Pronoun - third person masculine singular	H1931 he, she
ate	אוֹכֵ֑ל	’ō·w·ḵêl	Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular	H398 eat
Now Joseph	יוֹסֵ֔ף	yō·w·sêp̄	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3130 Joseph
was	וַיְהִ֣י	way·hî	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H1961 fall out, come to pass, become, be
well-built	יְפֵה־	yə·p̄êh-	Adjective - masculine singular construct	H3303 fair, beautiful
and handsome	וִיפֵ֥ה	wî·p̄êh	Conjunctive waw; Adjective - masculine singular construct	H3303 fair, beautiful

Cross-references

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1 Samuel 16:12 · Luke 19:17 · Genesis 29:17 · Proverbs 31:11 · Luke 16:10 · Acts 7:20 · Genesis 43:32 · Genesis 39:8 · Genesis 39:4 · Genesis 39:23 · Genesis 12:14–15

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.