וַיְהִי֙ כִּרְאֹותָ֔הּ כִּֽי־עָזַ֥ב בִּגְדֹ֖ו בְּיָדָ֑הּ וַיָּ֖נָס הַחֽוּצָה׃
And it came to pass, when she saw that he had left his garment in her hand and had fled outside,
| # | Hebrew | Transliteration | Literal Gloss | Morph Tag |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | וַיְהִי | va-yehi | “and it came to pass” | Qal wayyiqtol 3ms |
| 2 | כִּרְאֹותָהּ | ki-reʾotah | “when she saw” | Prep כְּ + Qal infinitive construct + suff 3fs |
| 3 | כִּי | ki | “that” | Conjunction |
| 4 | עָזַב | ʿazav | “he had left” | Qal perfect 3ms |
| 5 | בִּגְדֹו | bigdo | “his garment” | N(ms) + suff 3ms |
| 6 | בְּיָדָהּ | be-yadah | “in her hand” | Prep בְּ + N(fs) + suff 3fs |
| 7 | וַיָּנָס | va-yanas | “and he fled” | Qal wayyiqtol 3ms |
| 8 | 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 next development in the narrative after Yosef’s escape.
- כִּרְאֹותָהּ (ki-reʾotah) – Root: ראה (r-ʾ-h); Root Type: III-He / II-Guttural; Binyan: Qal; Form: Preposition כְּ + Qal infinitive construct + suffix 3rd person feminine singular; Translation: “when she saw”; Notes: Marks the moment Potiphar’s wife realized Yosef had escaped from her grasp.
- כִּי (ki) – Root: כי (ki); Root Type: Particle; Form: Conjunction; Translation: “that”; Notes: Introduces the content of what she perceived or realized.
- עָזַב (ʿazav) – Root: עזב (ʿ-z-v); Root Type: III-Waw; Binyan: Qal; Form: Qal perfect 3rd person masculine singular; Translation: “he had left”; Notes: Refers to Yosef abandoning his garment behind 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 becomes the physical evidence later used in the false accusation.
- בְּיָדָהּ (be-yadah) – Root: יד (yad); Root Type: Strong; Form: Preposition בְּ + noun feminine singular + suffix 3rd person feminine singular; Translation: “in her hand”; Notes: Emphasizes that she still physically possessed Yosef’s garment after he 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: Highlights Yosef’s immediate and decisive escape from danger and temptation.
- 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 of the house.