Genesis 39:1
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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.Meanwhile, Joseph had been taken down to Egypt, where an Egyptian named Potiphar, an officer of Pharaoh and captain of the guard, bought him from the Ishmaelites who had taken him there.
In other translations
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.Meanwhile, Joseph had been taken down to Egypt, where an Egyptian named Potiphar, an officer of Pharaoh and captain of the guard, bought him from the Ishmaelites who had taken him there.
Hebrew words
וְיוֹסֵףveyosefand JosephH3130הוּרַדhuradhe had been brought downH3381מִצְרָיְמָהmitzrayemahEgypt towardsH4714וַיִּקְנֵהוּvaiyiknehuand he bought himH7069פּוֹטִיפַרpotifarPotipharH6318סְרִיסseris[the] official ofH5631פַּרְעֹהpar'ohPharaohH6547שַׂרsar[the] commander ofH8269הַטַּבָּחִיםhatabachimthe bodyguardsH2876אִישׁ'isha manH376מִצְרִיmitzrian EgyptianH4713מִיַּדmiyadfrom [the] hand ofH3027הַיִּשְׁמְעֵאלִיםhaiyishme'elimthe IshmaelitesH3459אֲשֶׁר'asherwhoH834הוֹרִדֻהוּhoriduhuthey had brought down himH3381שָׁמָּה׃shamahthere towardsH8033
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Related verses
- Psalm 105:17He sent a man before them, even Joseph, who was sold for a servant:He sent a man before them— Joseph, sold as a slave.
- Genesis 37:28Then there passed by Midianites merchantmen; and they drew and lifted up Joseph out of the pit, and sold Joseph to the Ishmeelites for twenty pieces of silver: and they brought Joseph into Egypt.So when the Midianite traders passed by, his brothers pulled Joseph out of the pit and sold him for twenty shekels of silver to the Ishmaelites, who took him to Egypt.
- Genesis 37:25And they sat down to eat bread: and they lifted up their eyes and looked, and, behold, a company of Ishmeelites came from Gilead with their camels bearing spicery and balm and myrrh, going to carry it down to Egypt.And as they sat down to eat a meal, they looked up and saw a caravan of Ishmaelites coming from Gilead. Their camels were carrying spices, balm, and myrrh on their way down to Egypt.
- Genesis 37:36And the Midianites sold him into Egypt unto Potiphar, an officer of Pharaoh’s, and captain of the guard.Meanwhile, the Midianites sold Joseph in Egypt to Potiphar, an officer of Pharaoh and captain of the guard.
- Acts 7:9And the patriarchs, moved with envy, sold Joseph into Egypt: but God was with him,Because the patriarchs were jealous of Joseph, they sold him as a slave into Egypt. But God was with him
- Genesis 45:4And Joseph said unto his brethren, Come near to me, I pray you. And they came near. And he said, I am Joseph your brother, whom ye sold into Egypt.Then Joseph said to his brothers, “Please come near me.” And they did so. “I am Joseph, your brother,” he said, “the one you sold into Egypt!
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Topics
People and places
People: Joseph, Pharaoh (Genesis 37), Potiphar
Places: Egypt