Genesis 39:20 — compare English translations
Compare translationsGenesis 39:20 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 →
וַיִּקַּח֩
lâqach
H3947
to take
אֲדֹנֵ֨י
ʼâdôwn
H113
lord
יוֹסֵ֜ף
Yôwçêph
H3130
Joseph
אֹת֗וֹ
ʼêth
H853
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וַֽיִּתְּנֵ֨הוּ֙
nâthan
H5414
to give
אֶל
ʼêl
H413
to
בֵּ֣ית
bayith
H1004
house
הַסֹּ֔הַר
çôhar
H5470
roundhouse
מְק֕וֹם
mâqôwm
H4725
place
אֲשֶׁר
ʼăsher
H834
which
אסורי
ʼâçar
H631
to bind
אֲסִירֵ֥י
ʼâçîyr
H615
captive
הַמֶּ֖לֶךְ
melek
H4428
king
אֲסוּרִ֑ים
ʼâçar
H631
to bind
וַֽיְהִי
hâyâh
H1961
to be
שָׁ֖ם
shâm
H8033
there
בְּבֵ֥ית
bayith
H1004
house
הַסֹּֽהַר
çôhar
H5470
roundhouse
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World English Bible Public Domain
Joseph's master took him, and put him into the prison, the place where the king's prisoners were bound, and he was there in custody.
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King James Version Public Domain
And Joseph's master took him, and put him into the prison, a place where the king's prisoners were bound: and he was there in the prison.
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
Then Joseph’s master took him and put him in the round-house, the place where the prisoners of the king were bound. So he was there in the round-house,
unfoldingWord Literal Text — © unfoldingWord, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Word-aligned USFM3 via Door43 (git.door43.org/unfoldingWord/en_ult).