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Then she spokeוַתְּדַבֵּרto himאֵלָיוaccording to theseכַּ הָאֵלֶּהwords,דְּבָרִיםsaying,לֵאמֹר“The Hebrewהָעִבְרִיslave,הָעֶבֶדwhomאֲשֶׁרyou broughtהֵבֵאתָto us,לָּנוּcameבָּאto meאֵלַיto mockלְצַחֶקme.בִּי
Genesis 39:17
Study it in the app“Then she spoke to him according to these words, saying, “The Hebrew slave, whom you brought to us, came to me to mock me.”
With the Hebrew beneath
Genesis 39:17, word by word
- Then she spokeתְּדַבֵּרtedaber
speak
To speak, say something; above all God to his people.
Where else “tedaber” appears- wordsדְּבָרִיםdevarim
thing
A matter, a thing; with "not", nothing.
Where else “devarim” appears- sayingאמֹרmor
say
To say with the mouth to someone what one thinks or wants, or to answer him.
Where else “mor” appears- “The Hebrewעִבְרִיivri
Hebrew
Hebrew: a descendant of Eber; the name that other peoples gave to Abram and to the Israelites.
Where else “ivri” appears- slaveעֶבֶדeved
slave
A person who belongs to a master and works for him, without freedom of his own.
Where else “eved” appears- you broughtהֵבֵאתָheveta
bring
To bring something or someone.
Where else “heveta” appears- to mockצַחֶקtsachek
mock
To mock someone.
Where else “tsachek” appears
The context
16She laid his garment beside her until his lord came home.
17 · This verse (above)
18But when I raised my voice and cried out, he left his garment beside me and fled outside.”
To study Genesis 39 in a group
1. What it says
What happened to Joseph in Potiphar’s house, and why did he end up in prison (vv. 2-20)?
2. What it means
What does it mean that YHWH was with Joseph even in prison (vv. 21-23)?
3. How I live it
How can you keep your integrity when doing the right thing costs you?