Genesis

Genesis 39:8–9

8But he refused. “Look,” he said to his master’s wife, “with me here, my master does not concern himself with anything in his house, and he has entrusted everything he owns to my care. 9No one in this house is greater than I am. He has withheld nothing from me except you, because you are his wife. So how could I do such a great evil and sin against God?”

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Genesis 39:8

EnglishHebrewSounds likeGrammarWord study
But he refusedוַיְמָאֵ֓ן׀way·mā·’ênConjunctive waw; Verb - Piel - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singularH3985 refuse
Lookהֵ֣ןhênInterjectionH2005 lo! behold
he saidוַיֹּ֙אמֶר֙way·yō·merConjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singularH559 utter, say
toאֶל־’el-PrepositionH413 motion to
his master’sאֲדֹנָ֔יו’ă·ḏō·nāwNoun - masculine plural construct; third person masculine singularH113 lord
wifeאֵ֣שֶׁת’ê·šeṯNoun - feminine singular constructH802 woman, wife, female
with me hereאִתִּ֖י’it·tîPreposition; first person common singularH854 with
my masterאֲדֹנִ֔י’ă·ḏō·nîNoun - masculine singular construct; first person common singularH113 lord
does notלֹא־lō-Adverb - Negative particleH3808 not
concern himselfיָדַ֥עyā·ḏa‘Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singularH3045 know
with anythingמַה־mah-InterrogativeH4100 what? how? aught
in his houseבַּבָּ֑יִתbab·bā·yiṯPreposition-b, Article; Noun - masculine singularH1004 house
and he has entrustedנָתַ֥ןnā·ṯanVerb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singularH5414 give, put, set
everythingוְכֹ֥לwə·ḵōlConjunctive waw; Noun - masculine singularH3605 the whole, all
he ownsיֶשׁ־yeš-AdverbH3426 being, substance, existence
toל֖וֹlōwPreposition; third person masculine singular
my careבְּיָדִֽי׃bə·yā·ḏîPreposition-b; Noun - feminine singular construct; first person common singularH3027 hand

Genesis 39:9

EnglishHebrewSounds likeGrammarWord study
Noאֵינֶ֨נּוּ’ê·nen·nūAdverb; third person masculine singularH369 nothing, nought
one in thisהַזֶּה֮haz·zehArticle; Pronoun - masculine singularH2088 this, that
houseבַּבַּ֣יִתbab·ba·yiṯPreposition-b, Article; Noun - masculine singularH1004 house
is greaterגָד֜וֹלḡā·ḏō·wlAdjective - masculine singularH1419 great
than I amמִמֶּנִּי֒mim·men·nîPreposition; first person common singularH4480 out of, from, on account of, off, on the side of, since, above, than, so that not
He has withheldחָשַׂ֤ךְḥā·śaḵVerb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singularH2820 withhold, refrain
nothingוְלֹֽא־wə·lō-Conjunctive waw; Adverb - Negative particleH3808 not
from meמִמֶּ֙נִּי֙mim·men·nîPreposition; first person common singularH4480 out of, from, on account of, off, on the side of, since, above, than, so that not
exceptכִּ֥יkîConjunctionH3588 burning, branding
youאִם־’im-ConjunctionH518 if
becauseבַּאֲשֶׁ֣רba·’ă·šerPreposition-b; Pronoun - relativeH834 particle of relation
youאַתְּ־’at-Pronoun - second person feminine singularH859 thou
are his wifeאִשְׁתּ֑וֹ’iš·tōwNoun - feminine singular construct; third person masculine singularH802 woman, wife, female
So howוְאֵ֨יךְwə·’êḵConjunctive waw; InterjectionH349 How?
could I doאֶֽעֱשֶׂ֜ה’e·‘ĕ·śehVerb - Qal - Imperfect - first person common singularH6213 do, make
suchהַזֹּ֔אתhaz·zōṯArticle; Pronoun - feminine singularH2063 this
a greatהַגְּדֹלָה֙hag·gə·ḏō·lāhArticle; Adjective - feminine singularH1419 great
evilהָרָעָ֤הhā·rā·‘āhArticle; Adjective - feminine singularH7451 bad, evil
and sinוְחָטָ֖אתִיwə·ḥā·ṭā·ṯîConjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - first person common singularH2398 miss
against Godלֵֽאלֹהִֽים׃lê·lō·hîmPreposition-l; Noun - masculine pluralH430 God

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Genesis 39:8 Proverbs 22:14 · Proverbs 23:26–28 · Proverbs 1:10 · Proverbs 9:13–18 · Proverbs 7:5

Genesis 39:9 2 Samuel 12:13 · Genesis 42:18 · Genesis 20:6 · Luke 12:48 · 1 John 3:9 · Galatians 5:19–21 · Psalm 51:4 · Jeremiah 50:7 · Numbers 32:23 · Jeremiah 28:16 · Leviticus 6:2 · Job 31:23

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.