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Genesis 37:36

And the Midianites sold him into Egypt unto Potiphar, an officer of Pharaoh’s, and captain of the guard.

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וְהַ֨מְּדָנִ֔יםvehamdanimand the Midianiteמְדָנִיconjunction, definite article, noun, gentilic, masculine, plural, absolute — “and the Midianite”, the ordinary formH4092{a Midjanite or descendant (native) of Midjan}Midianite.מָכְר֥וּmakhervsellמָכַרverb, qal, perfect, 3rd person, common, plural — “sell”, a completed actionH4376to sell, literally (as merchandise, a daughter in marriage, into slavery), or figuratively (to surrender)[idiom] at all, sell (away, -er, self).אֹת֖וֹotvoobject markerאֵתparticle, direct object marker, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “object marker”H853properly, self (but generally used to point out more definitely the object of a verb or preposition, even or namely)(as such unrepresented in English).אֶלelamongאֵלpreposition — “among”H413near, with or among; often in general, toabout, according to, after, against, among, as for, at, because(-fore, -side), both...and, by, concerning, for, from, [idiom] hath, in(-to), near, (out) of, over, through, to(-ward), under, unto, upon, whether, with(-in).מִצְרָ֑יִםmitsrayimEgyptמִצְרַיִםnoun, proper name — “Egypt”H4714Mitsrajim, i.e. Upper and Lower EgyptEgypt, Egyptians, Mizraim.לְפֽוֹטִיפַר֙lefotifarto Potipharפּוֹטִיפַרpreposition, noun, proper name — “to Potiphar”H6318Potiphar, an EgyptianPotiphar.סְרִ֣יסseriseunuchסָרִיסnoun, common, masculine, singular, construct — “eunuch”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH5631a eunuch; by implication, valet (especially of the female apartments), and thus, a minister of statechamberlain, eunuch, officer. Compare H7249 (רַב־סָרִיס).פַּרְעֹ֔הparoPharaohפַּרְעֹהnoun, proper name — “Pharaoh”H6547Paroh, a general title of Egyptian kingsPharaoh.שַׂ֖רsarcaptainשַׂרnoun, common, masculine, singular, construct — “captain”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH8269a head person (of any rank or class)captain (that had rule), chief (captain), general, governor, keeper, lord,(-task-)master, prince(-ipal), ruler, steward.הַטַּבָּחִֽיםhatabachimthe cookטַבָּחdefinite article, noun, common, masculine, plural, absolute — “the cook”, the ordinary formH2876properly, a butcher; hence, a lifeguardsman (because he was acting as an executioner); also a cook (usually slaughtering the animal for food)cook, guard.

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

And the Midianites sold him into Egypt unto Potiphar, an officer of Pharaoh's, the captain of the guard.

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American Standard Version (1901)

And the Midianites sold him into Egypt unto Potiphar, an officer of Pharaoh’s, the captain of the guard.

Young’s Literal Translation

And the Medanites have sold him unto Egypt, to Potiphar, a eunuch of Pharaoh, head of the executioners.

World English Bible

The Midianites sold him into Egypt to Potiphar, an officer of Pharaoh’s, the captain of the guard.

Darby Translation

And the Midianites sold him into Egypt, to Potiphar, a chamberlain of Pharaoh, the captain of the life-guard.

Douay-Rheims

The Madianites sold Joseph in Egypt to Putiphar, an eunuch of Pharao, captain of the soldiers.

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

And the Midianites sold him into Egypt unto Potiphar, an officer of Pharaoh's, the captain of the guard.

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

And the Madianites sold Joseph into Egypt; to Petephres, the eunuch of Pharao, captain of the guard.

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Οἱ δὲ Μαδιηναῖοι ἀπέδοντο τὸν Ἰωσὴφ εἰς Αἴγυπτον τῷ Πετεφρῇ τῷ σπάδοντι Φαραὼ ἀρχιμαγείρῳ.