Psalms

Psalm 105:17–18

¹⁷He sent a man before them—

Joseph, sold as a slave.

¹⁸They bruised his feet with shackles

and placed his neck in irons,

Word by word

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English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
He sent	שָׁלַ֣ח	šā·laḥ	Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular	H7971 send
a man	אִ֑ישׁ	’îš	Noun - masculine singular	H376 man
before them	לִפְנֵיהֶ֣ם	lip̄·nê·hem	Preposition-l; Noun - masculine plural construct; third person masculine plural	H6440 face, before
Joseph	יוֹסֵֽף׃	yō·w·sêp̄	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3130 Joseph
sold	נִמְכַּ֥ר	nim·kar	Verb - Nifal - Perfect - third person masculine singular	H4376 sell
as a slave	לְ֝עֶ֗בֶד	lə·‘e·ḇeḏ	Preposition-l; Noun - masculine singular	H5650 slave, servant

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
They bruised	עִנּ֣וּ	‘in·nū	Verb - Piel - Perfect - third person common plural	H6031 be occupied, busied with
his feet	רַגְלָיו	raḡ·lå̄w	Noun - feminine dual construct; third person masculine singular	H7272 foot
with shackles	בַכֶּ֣בֶל	ḇak·ke·ḇel	Preposition-b, Article; Noun - masculine singular	H3525 fetter(s)
placed	בָּ֣אָה	bā·’āh	Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person feminine singular	H935 come in, come, go in, go
his neck	נַפְשֽׁוֹ׃	nap̄·šōw	Noun - feminine singular construct; third person masculine singular	H5315 soul, living being, life, self, person, desire, appetite, emotion, and passion
in irons	בַּ֝רְזֶ֗ל	bar·zel	Noun - masculine singular	H1270 iron

Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.

Psalm 105:17 Acts 7:9 · Genesis 37:36 · Genesis 50:20 · Genesis 45:4–5 · Genesis 37:27–28 · Genesis 39:1 · Genesis 45:7–8

Psalm 105:18 Genesis 39:20 · Genesis 40:15 · Acts 16:24

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.