Genesis 39:11 — compare English translations
Compare translationsGenesis 39:11 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 →
וַיְהִי֙
hâyâh
H1961
to be
כְּהַיּ֣וֹם
yôwm
H3117
day
הַזֶּ֔ה
zeh
H2088
this
וַיָּבֹ֥א
bôwʼ
H935
to enter
הַבַּ֖יְתָה
bayith
H1004
house
לַעֲשׂ֣וֹת
ʻâsâh
H6213
to do
מְלַאכְתּ֑וֹ
mᵉlâʼkâh
H4399
work
וְאֵ֨ין
ʼayin
H369
nothing
אִ֜ישׁ
ʼîysh
H376
man
מֵאַנְשֵׁ֥י
ʼîysh
H376
man
הַבַּ֛יִת
bayith
H1004
house
שָׁ֖ם
shâm
H8033
there
בַּבָּֽיִת
bayith
H1004
house
Each is an independent rendering of the whole verse — the interlinear is not word-aligned to these translations.
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World English Bible Public Domain
It happened about this time, that he went into the house to do his work, and there were none of the men of the house inside.
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King James Version Public Domain
And it came to pass about this time, that Joseph went into the house to do his business; and there was none of the men of the house there within.
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
Then it happened on such a day that he went into the house to do his work, and there were no other men of the house there in the house.
unfoldingWord Literal Text — © unfoldingWord, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Word-aligned USFM3 via Door43 (git.door43.org/unfoldingWord/en_ult).