וַיְהִי֙ כְּהַיֹּ֣ום הַזֶּ֔ה וַיָּבֹ֥א הַבַּ֖יְתָה לַעֲשֹׂ֣ות מְלַאכְתֹּ֑ו וְאֵ֨ין אִ֜ישׁ מֵאַנְשֵׁ֥י הַבַּ֛יִת שָׁ֖ם בַּבָּֽיִת׃
And it came to pass about this day, that he came into the house to do his work, and there was no man from the men of the house there in the house.
| # | Hebrew | Transliteration | Literal Gloss | Morph Tag |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | וַיְהִי | va-yehi | “and it came to pass” | Qal wayyiqtol 3ms |
| 2 | כְּהַיֹּום | ke-ha-yom | “about the day” | Prep כְּ + Def. art. הַ + N(ms) |
| 3 | הַזֶּה | ha-zeh | “this” | Def. art. הַ + dem. pron. ms |
| 4 | וַיָּבֹא | va-yavoʾ | “and he came” | Qal wayyiqtol 3ms |
| 5 | הַבַּיְתָה | ha-baytah | “into the house” | Def. art. הַ + N(ms) + directional הָ |
| 6 | לַעֲשֹׂות | la-ʿasot | “to do” | Prep לְ + Qal infinitive construct |
| 7 | מְלַאכְתֹּו | melakhto | “his work” | N(fs construct) + suff 3ms |
| 8 | וְאֵין | ve-ʾein | “and there was no” | Conj וְ + negative existential |
| 9 | אִישׁ | ʾish | “man” | N(ms) |
| 10 | מֵאַנְשֵׁי | me-ʾanshe | “from the men of” | Prep מִן + N(mp construct) |
| 11 | הַבַּיִת | ha-bayit | “the house” | Def. art. הַ + N(ms) |
| 12 | שָׁם | sham | “there” | Adverb |
| 13 | בַּבָּיִת | ba-bayit | “in the house” | Prep בְּ + Def. art. הַ + N(ms) |
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 a specific incident within the continuing pressure described in the preceding verse.
- כְּהַיֹּום (ke-ha-yom) – Root: יום (yom); Root Type: Hollow; Form: Preposition כְּ + definite article הַ + noun masculine singular; Translation: “about the day”; Notes: The phrase marks the occurrence of a particular day or time within the narrative sequence.
- הַזֶּה (ha-zeh) – Root: זה (zeh); Root Type: III-He; Form: Definite article הַ + demonstrative pronoun masculine singular; Translation: “this”; Notes: Specifies the particular day on which the decisive event occurred.
- וַיָּבֹא (va-yavoʾ) – Root: בוא (boʾ); Root Type: Hollow / III-Guttural; Binyan: Qal; Form: Conjunction וַ + Qal wayyiqtol 3rd person masculine singular; Translation: “and he came”; Notes: Refers to Yosef’s entry into the house for ordinary duties.
- הַבַּיְתָה (ha-baytah) – Root: בית (bayit); Root Type: III-Yod; Form: Definite article הַ + noun masculine singular + directional suffix הָ; Translation: “into the house”; Notes: The directional הָ marks movement toward or into the house.
- לַעֲשֹׂות (la-ʿasot) – Root: עשׂה (ʿasah); Root Type: III-He; Binyan: Qal; Form: Preposition לְ + Qal infinitive construct; Translation: “to do”; Notes: Expresses Yosef’s purpose for entering the house.
- מְלַאכְתֹּו (melakhto) – Root: לאך (l-ʾ-kh); Root Type: II-Guttural / III-Guttural; Form: Noun feminine singular construct, state: construct + suffix 3rd person masculine singular; Translation: “his work”; Notes: Refers to Yosef’s assigned labor or household responsibility.
- וְאֵין (ve-ʾein) – Root: אין (ʾeyn); Root Type: Particle; Form: Conjunction וְ + negative existential particle; Translation: “and there was no”; Notes: Marks the absence of others in the house, creating the setting for the confrontation.
- אִישׁ (ʾish) – Root: אישׁ (ʾish); Root Type: I-Guttural; Form: Noun masculine singular; Translation: “man”; Notes: Refers to any male household member or servant present inside.
- מֵאַנְשֵׁי (me-ʾanshe) – Root: אישׁ (ʾish); Root Type: I-Guttural; Form: Preposition מִן + noun masculine plural construct, state: construct; Translation: “from the men of”; Notes: Specifies that none from among the household men were present.
- הַבַּיִת (ha-bayit) – Root: בית (bayit); Root Type: III-Yod; Form: Definite article הַ + noun masculine singular; Translation: “the house”; Notes: Identifies the household staff belonging to the same estate.
- שָׁם (sham) – Root: שם (sham); Root Type: Particle; Form: Adverb of place; Translation: “there”; Notes: Emphasizes the location where no household man was present.
- בַּבָּיִת (ba-bayit) – Root: בית (bayit); Root Type: III-Yod; Form: Preposition בְּ + definite article הַ + noun masculine singular; Translation: “in the house”; Notes: Repeats the location to stress Yosef’s isolation within the house.