Genesis

Genesis 39:8

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.

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English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
But he refused	וַיְמָאֵ֓ן׀	way·mā·’ên	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Piel - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H3985 refuse
Look	הֵ֣ן	hên	Interjection	H2005 lo! behold
he said	וַיֹּ֙אמֶר֙	way·yō·mer	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H559 utter, say
to	אֶל־	’el-	Preposition	H413 motion to
his master’s	אֲדֹנָ֔יו	’ă·ḏō·nāw	Noun - masculine plural construct; third person masculine singular	H113 lord
wife	אֵ֣שֶׁת	’ê·šeṯ	Noun - feminine singular construct	H802 woman, wife, female
with me here	אִתִּ֖י	’it·tî	Preposition; first person common singular	H854 with
my master	אֲדֹנִ֔י	’ă·ḏō·nî	Noun - masculine singular construct; first person common singular	H113 lord
does not	לֹא־	lō-	Adverb - Negative particle	H3808 not
concern himself	יָדַ֥ע	yā·ḏa‘	Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular	H3045 know
with anything	מַה־	mah-	Interrogative	H4100 what? how? aught
in his house	בַּבָּ֑יִת	bab·bā·yiṯ	Preposition-b, Article; Noun - masculine singular	H1004 house
and he has entrusted	נָתַ֥ן	nā·ṯan	Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular	H5414 give, put, set
everything	וְכֹ֥ל	wə·ḵōl	Conjunctive waw; Noun - masculine singular	H3605 the whole, all
he owns	יֶשׁ־	yeš-	Adverb	H3426 being, substance, existence
to	ל֖וֹ	lōw	Preposition; third person masculine singular
my care	בְּיָדִֽי׃	bə·yā·ḏî	Preposition-b; Noun - feminine singular construct; first person common singular	H3027 hand

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.