Genesis
Genesis 40:15
15For I was kidnapped from the land of the Hebrews, and even here I have done nothing for which they should have put me in this dungeon.”
Word by word
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| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| For | כִּֽי־ | kî- | Conjunction | H3588 burning, branding |
| I was kidnapped | גֻנֹּ֣ב | ḡun·nōḇ | Verb - Pual - Infinitive absolute | H1589 steal |
| from the land | מֵאֶ֖רֶץ | mê·’e·reṣ | Preposition-m; Noun - feminine singular construct | H776 earth, land |
| of the Hebrews | הָעִבְרִ֑ים | hā·‘iḇ·rîm | Article; Noun - proper - masculine plural | H5680 Hebrew |
| and even | וְגַם־ | wə·ḡam- | Conjunction | H1571 also, moreover, yea |
| here | פֹּה֙ | pōh | Adverb | H6311 here, hither |
| I have done | עָשִׂ֣יתִֽי | ‘ā·śî·ṯî | Verb - Qal - Perfect - first person common singular | H6213 do, make |
| nothing | לֹא־ | lō- | Adverb - Negative particle | H3808 not |
| for which | כִּֽי־ | kî- | Conjunction | H3588 burning, branding |
| they should have put | שָׂמ֥וּ | śā·mū | Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural | H7760 put, place, set |
| me | אֹתִ֖י | ’ō·ṯî | Direct object marker; first person common singular | H853 mark of the accusative |
| in this dungeon | בַּבּֽוֹר׃ | bab·bō·wr | Preposition-b, Article; Noun - masculine singular | H953 pit, cistern, well |
Cross-references
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1 Peter 3:17–18 · Genesis 39:20
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.