וַיְהִ֕י כַּהֲרִימִ֥י קֹולִ֖י וָאֶקְרָ֑א וַיַּעֲזֹ֥ב בִּגְדֹ֛ו אֶצְלִ֖י וַיָּ֥נָס הַחֽוּצָה׃
And it came to pass, as I raised my voice and cried out, that he left his garment beside me, and he fled outside.
| # | Hebrew | Transliteration | Literal Gloss | Morph Tag |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | וַיְהִי | va-yehi | “and it came to pass” | Qal wayyiqtol 3ms |
| 2 | כַּהֲרִימִי | ka-harimi | “as I raised” | Prep כְּ + Hiphil infinitive construct + suff 1cs |
| 3 | קֹולִי | qoli | “my voice” | N(ms) + suff 1cs |
| 4 | וָאֶקְרָא | va-ʾeqraʾ | “and I cried out” | Qal wayyiqtol 1cs |
| 5 | וַיַּעֲזֹב | va-yaʿazov | “and he left” | Qal wayyiqtol 3ms |
| 6 | בִּגְדֹו | bigdo | “his garment” | N(ms) + suff 3ms |
| 7 | אֶצְלִי | ʾetsli | “beside me” | Preposition + suff 1cs |
| 8 | וַיָּנָס | va-yanas | “and he fled” | Qal wayyiqtol 3ms |
| 9 | 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 accusation before her husband.
- כַּהֲרִימִי (ka-harimi) – Root: רום (r-v-m); Root Type: Hollow; Binyan: Hiphil; Form: Preposition כְּ + Hiphil infinitive construct + suffix 1st person common singular; Translation: “as I raised”; Notes: Refers to her alleged action of lifting her voice in alarm.
- קֹולִי (qoli) – Root: קול (q-v-l); Root Type: Hollow; Form: Noun masculine singular + suffix 1st person common singular; Translation: “my voice”; Notes: Refers to the loud cry she claims to have uttered.
- 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 portrays herself as resisting Yosef through a loud outcry.
- 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 during his escape.
- 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 remains the central physical object used as supposed evidence.
- אֶצְלִי (ʾetsli) – Root: אצל (ʾ-ts-l); Root Type: I-Guttural; Form: Preposition + suffix 1st person common singular; Translation: “beside me”; Notes: Indicates that Yosef’s garment remained near her 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: Emphasizes Yosef’s rapid escape from the situation.
- 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.