Genesis 39:4 — compare English translations
Compare translationsGenesis 39:4 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 →
וַיִּמְצָ֨א
mâtsâʼ
H4672
to find
יוֹסֵ֥ף
Yôwçêph
H3130
Joseph
חֵ֛ן
chên
H2580
grace
בְּעֵינָ֖יו
ʻayin
H5869
eye
וַיְשָׁ֣רֶת
shârath
H8334
to minister
אֹת֑וֹ
ʼêth
H853
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וַיַּפְקִדֵ֨הוּ֙
pâqad
H6485
to visit
עַל
ʻal
H5921
upon
בֵּית֔וֹ
bayith
H1004
house
וְכָל
kôl
H3605
all
יֶשׁ
yêsh
H3426
there is
ל֖וֹ
נָתַ֥ן
nâthan
H5414
to give
בְּיָדֽוֹ
yâd
H3027
hand
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
Joseph found favor in his sight. He ministered to him, and he made him overseer over his house, and all that he had he put into his hand.
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King James Version Public Domain
And Joseph found grace in his sight, and he served him: and he made him overseer over his house, and all that he had he put into his hand.
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
So Joseph found favor in his eyes, and he served him. And he put him in charge over his house and gave into his hand all was his.
unfoldingWord Literal Text — © unfoldingWord, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Word-aligned USFM3 via Door43 (git.door43.org/unfoldingWord/en_ult).