Genesis
Genesis 39:9
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?”
Word by word
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| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| No | אֵינֶ֨נּוּ | ’ê·nen·nū | Adverb; third person masculine singular | H369 nothing, nought |
| one in this | הַזֶּה֮ | haz·zeh | Article; Pronoun - masculine singular | H2088 this, that |
| house | בַּבַּ֣יִת | bab·ba·yiṯ | Preposition-b, Article; Noun - masculine singular | H1004 house |
| is greater | גָד֜וֹל | ḡā·ḏō·wl | Adjective - masculine singular | H1419 great |
| than I am | מִמֶּנִּי֒ | mim·men·nî | Preposition; first person common singular | H4480 out of, from, on account of, off, on the side of, since, above, than, so that not |
| He has withheld | חָשַׂ֤ךְ | ḥā·śaḵ | Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular | H2820 withhold, refrain |
| nothing | וְלֹֽא־ | wə·lō- | Conjunctive waw; Adverb - Negative particle | H3808 not |
| from me | מִמֶּ֙נִּי֙ | mim·men·nî | Preposition; first person common singular | H4480 out of, from, on account of, off, on the side of, since, above, than, so that not |
| except | כִּ֥י | kî | Conjunction | H3588 burning, branding |
| you | אִם־ | ’im- | Conjunction | H518 if |
| because | בַּאֲשֶׁ֣ר | ba·’ă·šer | Preposition-b; Pronoun - relative | H834 particle of relation |
| you | אַתְּ־ | ’at- | Pronoun - second person feminine singular | H859 thou |
| are his wife | אִשְׁתּ֑וֹ | ’iš·tōw | Noun - feminine singular construct; third person masculine singular | H802 woman, wife, female |
| So how | וְאֵ֨יךְ | wə·’êḵ | Conjunctive waw; Interjection | H349 How? |
| could I do | אֶֽעֱשֶׂ֜ה | ’e·‘ĕ·śeh | Verb - Qal - Imperfect - first person common singular | H6213 do, make |
| such | הַזֹּ֔את | haz·zōṯ | Article; Pronoun - feminine singular | H2063 this |
| a great | הַגְּדֹלָה֙ | hag·gə·ḏō·lāh | Article; Adjective - feminine singular | H1419 great |
| evil | הָרָעָ֤ה | hā·rā·‘āh | Article; Adjective - feminine singular | H7451 bad, evil |
| and sin | וְחָטָ֖אתִי | wə·ḥā·ṭā·ṯî | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - first person common singular | H2398 miss |
| against God | לֵֽאלֹהִֽים׃ | lê·lō·hîm | Preposition-l; Noun - masculine plural | H430 God |
Cross-references
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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.