Genesis 39:1
King James Version
6 Jun 2026
“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 Ishmeelites, which had brought him down thither.”
יָרַד
to descend (literally, to go downwards; or conventionally to a lower region, as the shore, a boundary, the enemy, etc.; or figuratively, to fall); causatively, to bring down (in all the above applications)
סָרִיס
the official of
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סָרִיס
a eunuch; by implication, valet (especially of the female apartments), and thus, a minister of state
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שָׁם
there/ towards
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שָׁם
there (transferring to time) then; often thither, or thence
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פַּרְעֹה
Pharaoh
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פַּרְעֹה
Paroh, a general title of Egyptian kings
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מִצְרִי
an Egyptian
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מִצְרִי
a Mitsrite, or inhabitant of Mitsrajim
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מִצְרַיִם
Egypt/ towards
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מִצְרַיִם
Mitsrajim, i.e. Upper and Lower Egypt
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שַׂר
the commander of
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שַׂר
a head person (of any rank or class)
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פּוֹטִיפַר
Potiphar
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פּוֹטִיפַר
Potiphar, an Egyptian
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