וַיִּקַּח֩ אֲדֹנֵ֨י יֹוסֵ֜ף אֹתֹ֗ו וַֽיִּתְּנֵ֨הוּ֙ אֶל־בֵּ֣ית הַסֹּ֔הַר מְקֹ֕ום אֲשֶׁר־אסורי הַמֶּ֖לֶךְ אֲסוּרִ֑ים וַֽיְהִי־שָׁ֖ם בְּבֵ֥ית הַסֹּֽהַר׃
And the master of Yosef took him and put him into the house of the prison, the place where the prisoners of the king were imprisoned, and he was there in the house of the prison.
| # | Hebrew | Transliteration | Literal Gloss | Morph Tag |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | וַיִּקַּח | va-yiqqaḥ | “and he took” | Qal wayyiqtol 3ms |
| 2 | אֲדֹנֵי | ʾadone | “master of” | N(mp construct, singular sense) |
| 3 | יֹוסֵף | Yosef | “Yosef” | Proper noun |
| 4 | אֹתֹו | ʾoto | “him” | DOM + suff 3ms |
| 5 | וַיִּתְּנֵהוּ | va-yittenehu | “and he put him” | Qal wayyiqtol 3ms + suff 3ms |
| 6 | אֶל | ʾel | “into” | Preposition |
| 7 | בֵּית | beit | “house of” | N(ms construct) |
| 8 | הַסֹּהַר | ha-sohar | “the prison” | Def. art. הַ + N(ms) |
| 9 | מְקֹום | meqom | “place” | N(ms) |
| 10 | אֲשֶׁר | ʾasher | “where” | Relative particle |
| 11 | אסורי | ʾasure | “prisoners of” | Qal passive participle mp construct |
| 12 | הַמֶּלֶךְ | ha-melekh | “the king” | Def. art. הַ + N(ms) |
| 13 | אֲסוּרִים | ʾasurim | “were imprisoned” | Qal passive participle mp |
| 14 | וַיְהִי | va-yehi | “and he was” | Qal wayyiqtol 3ms |
| 15 | שָׁם | sham | “there” | Adverb |
| 16 | בְּבֵית | be-veit | “in the house of” | Prep בְּ + N(ms construct) |
| 17 | הַסֹּהַר | ha-sohar | “the prison” | Def. art. הַ + N(ms) |
Morphology
- וַיִּקַּח (va-yiqqaḥ) – Root: לקח (l-q-ḥ); Root Type: I-Lamed / III-Guttural; Binyan: Qal; Form: Conjunction וַ + Qal wayyiqtol 3rd person masculine singular; Translation: “And he took”; Notes: Describes Potiphar taking action against Yosef after hearing the accusation.
- אֲדֹנֵי (ʾadone) – Root: אדן (ʾ-d-n); Root Type: I-Guttural; Form: Noun masculine plural construct, state: construct, used with singular sense “master of”; Translation: “master of”; Notes: Refers to Potiphar as Yosef’s master, with plural morphology functioning as a singular title of authority.
- יֹוסֵף (Yosef) – Root: יסף (y-s-p); Root Type: I-Yod; Form: Proper noun masculine singular; Translation: “Yosef”; Notes: Identifies the one taken and imprisoned.
- אֹתֹו (ʾoto) – Root: את (ʾet); Root Type: Particle; Form: Direct object marker + suffix 3rd person masculine singular; Translation: “him”; Notes: Marks Yosef as the direct object of Potiphar’s action.
- וַיִּתְּנֵהוּ (va-yittenehu) – Root: נתן (n-t-n); Root Type: I-Nun / III-Nun; Binyan: Qal; Form: Conjunction וַ + Qal wayyiqtol 3rd person masculine singular + suffix 3rd person masculine singular; Translation: “and he put him”; Notes: Indicates Yosef being placed into confinement.
- אֶל (ʾel) – Root: אל (ʾel); Root Type: Particle; Form: Preposition; Translation: “into”; Notes: Marks movement or placement into the prison-house.
- בֵּית (beit) – Root: בית (bayit); Root Type: III-Yod; Form: Noun masculine singular construct, state: construct; Translation: “house of”; Notes: Forms the construct phrase בֵּית הַסֹּהַר, “house of the prison.”
- הַסֹּהַר (ha-sohar) – Root: סהר (s-h-r); Root Type: Strong; Form: Definite article הַ + noun masculine singular; Translation: “the prison”; Notes: Identifies the place of confinement into which Yosef was put.
- מְקֹום (meqom) – Root: קום (q-w-m); Root Type: Hollow; Form: Noun masculine singular; Translation: “place”; Notes: Appositionally explains the prison as the location where royal prisoners were held.
- אֲשֶׁר (ʾasher) – Root: אשר (ʾ-sh-r); Root Type: I-Guttural; Form: Relative particle; Translation: “where”; Notes: Introduces a relative clause describing the prison’s function.
- אסורי (ʾasure) – Root: אסר (ʾ-s-r); Root Type: I-Guttural; Binyan: Qal; Form: Qal passive participle masculine plural construct, state: construct; Translation: “prisoners of”; Notes: Refers to those bound or imprisoned under royal authority. The word is reproduced exactly as provided, without added vowel points.
- הַמֶּלֶךְ (ha-melekh) – Root: מלך (m-l-kh); Root Type: Strong; Form: Definite article הַ + noun masculine singular; Translation: “the king”; Notes: Refers to the Egyptian royal authority whose prisoners were held there.
- אֲסוּרִים (ʾasurim) – Root: אסר (ʾ-s-r); Root Type: I-Guttural; Binyan: Qal; Form: Qal passive participle masculine plural absolute; Translation: “were imprisoned”; Notes: Functions predicatively, describing the prisoners as confined in that place.
- וַיְהִי (va-yehi) – Root: היה (hayah); Root Type: III-He; Binyan: Qal; Form: Conjunction וַ + Qal wayyiqtol 3rd person masculine singular; Translation: “and he was”; Notes: States Yosef’s resulting location after being put into prison.
- שָׁם (sham) – Root: שם (sham); Root Type: Particle; Form: Adverb of place; Translation: “there”; Notes: Emphasizes Yosef’s presence in the prison location.
- בְּבֵית (be-veit) – Root: בית (bayit); Root Type: III-Yod; Form: Preposition בְּ + noun masculine singular construct, state: construct; Translation: “in the house of”; Notes: Repeats the prison-house phrase, stressing the place of Yosef’s confinement.
- הַסֹּהַר (ha-sohar) – Root: סהר (s-h-r); Root Type: Strong; Form: Definite article הַ + noun masculine singular; Translation: “the prison”; Notes: Concludes the verse by identifying the precise place where Yosef remained.