Genesis 39:1 — compare English translations
Compare translationsGenesis 39:1 in 3 English versions, beneath the original-language interlinear. Each original word links to its lexicon entry, so you can weigh the renderings against the morphology yourself. Full word study →
וְיוֹסֵ֖ף
Yôwçêph
H3130
Joseph
הוּרַ֣ד
yârad
H3381
to go down
מִצְרָ֑יְמָה
Mitsrayim
H4714
Egypt
וַיִּקְנֵ֡הוּ
qânâh
H7069
to acquire
פּוֹטִיפַר֩
Pôwṭîyphar
H6318
Potiphar
סְרִ֨יס
çârîyç
H5631
eunuch
פַּרְעֹ֜ה
Parʻôh
H6547
Pharaoh
שַׂ֤ר
sar
H8269
prince
הַטַּבָּחִים֙
ṭabbâch
H2876
executioner
אִ֣ישׁ
ʼîysh
H376
man
מִצְרִ֔י
Mitsrîy
H4713
Egyptian
מִיַּד֙
yâd
H3027
hand
הַיִּשְׁמְעֵאלִ֔ים
Yishmâʻêʼlîy
H3459
Ishmaelite
אֲשֶׁ֥ר
ʼăsher
H834
which
הוֹרִדֻ֖הוּ
yârad
H3381
to go down
שָֽׁמָּה
shâm
H8033
there
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World English Bible Public Domain
Joseph was brought down to Egypt. Potiphar, an officer of Pharaoh's, the captain of the guard, an Egyptian, bought him from the hand of the Ishmaelites that had brought him down there.
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King James Version Public Domain
And Joseph was brought down to Egypt; and Potiphar, an officer of Pharaoh, captain of the guard, an Egyptian, bought him of the hands of the Ishmaelites, which had brought him down thither.
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
Now Joseph had been taken down to Egypt, and Potiphar, an Egyptian man, an official of Pharaoh, the chief of the guards, had bought him from the hand of the Ishmaelites who had taken him down there.
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