וַיְהִ֣י כְשָׁמְעֹ֔ו כִּֽי־הֲרִימֹ֥תִי קֹולִ֖י וָאֶקְרָ֑א וַיַּעֲזֹ֤ב בִּגְדֹו֙ אֶצְלִ֔י וַיָּ֖נָס וַיֵּצֵ֥א הַחֽוּצָה׃
And it came to pass, when he heard that I raised my voice and cried out, that he left his garment beside me, and he fled and went outside.
| # | Hebrew | Transliteration | Literal Gloss | Morph Tag |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | וַיְהִי | va-yehi | “and it came to pass” | Qal wayyiqtol 3ms |
| 2 | כְשָׁמְעֹו | khe-shamʿo | “when he heard” | Prep כְּ + Qal infinitive construct + suff 3ms |
| 3 | כִּי | ki | “that” | Conjunction |
| 4 | הֲרִימֹתִי | harimoti | “I raised” | Hiphil perfect 1cs |
| 5 | קֹולִי | qoli | “my voice” | N(ms) + suff 1cs |
| 6 | וָאֶקְרָא | va-ʾeqraʾ | “and I cried out” | Qal wayyiqtol 1cs |
| 7 | וַיַּעֲזֹב | va-yaʿazov | “and he left” | Qal wayyiqtol 3ms |
| 8 | בִּגְדֹו | bigdo | “his garment” | N(ms) + suff 3ms |
| 9 | אֶצְלִי | ʾetsli | “beside me” | Preposition + suff 1cs |
| 10 | וַיָּנָס | va-yanas | “and he fled” | Qal wayyiqtol 3ms |
| 11 | וַיֵּצֵא | va-yetseʾ | “and he went out” | Qal wayyiqtol 3ms |
| 12 | הַחוּצָה | ha-ḥutsah | “outside” | Def. art. הַ + adverb + directional הָ |
Morphology
- וַיְהִי (va-yehi) – Root: היה (hayah); Root Type: III-He; Binyan: Qal; Form: Conjunction וַ + Qal wayyiqtol 3rd person masculine singular; Translation: “And it came to pass”; Notes: Introduces the continuation of Potiphar’s wife’s fabricated account.
- כְשָׁמְעֹו (khe-shamʿo) – Root: שׁמע (sh-m-ʿ); Root Type: III-Guttural; Binyan: Qal; Form: Preposition כְּ + Qal infinitive construct + suffix 3rd person masculine singular; Translation: “when he heard”; Notes: Refers to Yosef allegedly hearing her cry according to her accusation.
- כִּי (ki) – Root: כי (ki); Root Type: Particle; Form: Conjunction; Translation: “that”; Notes: Introduces the content of what Yosef supposedly heard.
- הֲרִימֹתִי (harimoti) – Root: רום (r-v-m); Root Type: Hollow; Binyan: Hiphil; Form: Hiphil perfect 1st person common singular; Translation: “I raised”; Notes: Refers to lifting or raising her voice loudly.
- קֹולִי (qoli) – Root: קול (q-v-l); Root Type: Hollow; Form: Noun masculine singular + suffix 1st person common singular; Translation: “my voice”; Notes: Represents her alleged cry for help.
- וָאֶקְרָא (va-ʾeqraʾ) – Root: קרא (q-r-ʾ); Root Type: III-Guttural; Binyan: Qal; Form: Conjunction וָ + Qal wayyiqtol 1st person common singular; Translation: “and I cried out”; Notes: Potiphar’s wife presents herself as resisting Yosef by calling loudly.
- וַיַּעֲזֹב (va-yaʿazov) – Root: עזב (ʿ-z-v); Root Type: III-Waw; Binyan: Qal; Form: Conjunction וַ + Qal wayyiqtol 3rd person masculine singular; Translation: “and he left”; Notes: Refers to Yosef abandoning his garment while escaping.
- בִּגְדֹו (bigdo) – Root: בגד (b-g-d); Root Type: Strong; Form: Noun masculine singular + suffix 3rd person masculine singular; Translation: “his garment”; Notes: The garment later serves as supposed evidence in her accusation.
- אֶצְלִי (ʾetsli) – Root: אצל (ʾ-ts-l); Root Type: I-Guttural; Form: Preposition + suffix 1st person common singular; Translation: “beside me”; Notes: Indicates that the garment remained near or with her after Yosef fled.
- וַיָּנָס (va-yanas) – Root: נוס (n-v-s); Root Type: Hollow; Binyan: Qal; Form: Conjunction וַ + Qal wayyiqtol 3rd person masculine singular; Translation: “and he fled”; Notes: Describes Yosef’s rapid escape from the scene.
- וַיֵּצֵא (va-yetseʾ) – Root: יצא (y-ts-ʾ); Root Type: III-Guttural; Binyan: Qal; Form: Conjunction וַ + Qal wayyiqtol 3rd person masculine singular; Translation: “and he went out”; Notes: Emphasizes Yosef’s departure from the house entirely.
- הַחוּצָה (ha-ḥutsah) – Root: חוץ (ḥuts); Root Type: I-Guttural; Form: Definite article הַ + adverb + directional suffix הָ; Translation: “outside”; Notes: The directional suffix stresses movement outward from the interior space.