וַיְהִ֗י אַחַר֙ הַדְּבָרִ֣ים הָאֵ֔לֶּה וַתִּשָּׂ֧א אֵֽשֶׁת־אֲדֹנָ֛יו אֶת־עֵינֶ֖יהָ אֶל־יֹוסֵ֑ף וַתֹּ֖אמֶר שִׁכְבָ֥ה עִמִּֽי׃
And it came to pass after these things, that the wife of his master lifted her eyes toward Yosef, and she said, “Lie with me.”
| # | Hebrew | Transliteration | Literal Gloss | Morph Tag |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | וַיְהִי | va-yehi | “and it came to pass” | Qal wayyiqtol 3ms |
| 2 | אַחַר | ʾaḥar | “after” | Preposition |
| 3 | הַדְּבָרִים | ha-devarim | “the things” | Def. art. הַ + N(mp) |
| 4 | הָאֵלֶּה | ha-ʾelleh | “these” | Def. art. הַ + demonstrative pronoun mp |
| 5 | וַתִּשָּׂא | va-tissaʾ | “and she lifted” | Qal wayyiqtol 3fs |
| 6 | אֵשֶׁת | ʾeshet | “wife of” | N(fs construct) |
| 7 | אֲדֹנָיו | ʾadonav | “his master” | N(ms) + suff 3ms |
| 8 | אֶת | ʾet | “[direct object marker]” | Direct object marker |
| 9 | עֵינֶיהָ | ʿeineha | “her eyes” | N(fd) + suff 3fs |
| 10 | אֶל | ʾel | “toward” | Preposition |
| 11 | יֹוסֵף | Yosef | “Yosef” | Proper noun |
| 12 | וַתֹּאמֶר | va-tomer | “and she said” | Qal wayyiqtol 3fs |
| 13 | שִׁכְבָה | shikhvah | “lie” | Qal imperative ms |
| 14 | עִמִּי | ʿimmi | “with me” | Prep עִם + suff 1cs |
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 new narrative development following Yosef’s rise in his master’s house.
- אַחַר (ʾaḥar) – Root: אחר (ʾ-ḥ-r); Root Type: I-Guttural; Form: Preposition; Translation: “after”; Notes: Marks temporal sequence, connecting the present event to the preceding circumstances.
- הַדְּבָרִים (ha-devarim) – Root: דבר (d-b-r); Root Type: Strong; Form: Definite article הַ + noun masculine plural; Translation: “the things”; Notes: Refers broadly to the preceding events and developments in the narrative.
- הָאֵלֶּה (ha-ʾelleh) – Root: אלה (ʾ-l-h); Root Type: I-Guttural; Form: Definite article הַ + demonstrative pronoun masculine plural; Translation: “these”; Notes: Specifies the previously mentioned matters or events.
- וַתִּשָּׂא (va-tissaʾ) – Root: נשא (nasaʾ); Root Type: III-Guttural; Binyan: Qal; Form: Conjunction וַ + Qal wayyiqtol 3rd person feminine singular; Translation: “and she lifted”; Notes: Idiomatically, “to lift the eyes” often conveys focused attention or desire.
- אֵשֶׁת (ʾeshet) – Root: אשה (ʾishah); Root Type: III-He; Form: Noun feminine singular construct, state: construct; Translation: “wife of”; Notes: Functions in construct relation with the following noun.
- אֲדֹנָיו (ʾadonav) – Root: אדן (ʾ-d-n); Root Type: I-Guttural; Form: Noun masculine singular + suffix 3rd person masculine singular; Translation: “his master”; Notes: Refers to Potiphar, Yosef’s Egyptian master.
- אֶת (ʾet) – Root: את (ʾet); Root Type: Particle; Form: Direct object marker; Translation: “[direct object marker]”; Notes: Marks the following noun as the direct object of the verb.
- עֵינֶיהָ (ʿeineha) – Root: עין (ʿayin); Root Type: I-Guttural; Form: Noun feminine dual + suffix 3rd person feminine singular; Translation: “her eyes”; Notes: The dual form reflects the natural pair of eyes.
- אֶל (ʾel) – Root: אל (ʾel); Root Type: Particle; Form: Preposition; Translation: “toward”; Notes: Indicates direction of gaze and attention.
- יֹוסֵף (Yosef) – Root: יסף (yasaf); Root Type: I-Yod; Form: Proper noun masculine singular; Translation: “Yosef”; Notes: The central figure of the narrative, now becoming the object of temptation.
- וַתֹּאמֶר (va-tomer) – Root: אמר (ʾamar); Root Type: I-Guttural; Binyan: Qal; Form: Conjunction וַ + Qal wayyiqtol 3rd person feminine singular; Translation: “and she said”; Notes: Introduces direct speech from Potiphar’s wife.
- שִׁכְבָה (shikhvah) – Root: שכב (shakhav); Root Type: Strong; Binyan: Qal; Form: Qal imperative masculine singular; Translation: “Lie”; Notes: A direct and forceful command with sexual implication in context.
- עִמִּי (ʿimmi) – Root: עם (ʿim); Root Type: I-Guttural; Form: Preposition עִם + suffix 1st person common singular; Translation: “with me”; Notes: Completes the proposition made by Potiphar’s wife to Yosef.