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Genesis 39:16

In Genesis 39 of Genesis.

And she laid up his garment by her, until his lord came home.

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וַתַּנַּ֥חvatanachand bestowיָנַחconjunction, verb, hiphil, sequential imperfect, 3rd person, feminine, singular — “and bestow”, the next action in the storyH3240to deposit; by implication, to allow to staybestow, cast down, lay (down, up), leave (off), let alone (remain), pacify, place, put, set (down), suffer, withdraw, withhold. (The Hiphil forms with the dagesh are here referred to, in accordance with the older grammarians; but if any di…בִּגְד֖וֹbigdvoapparelבֶּגֶדnoun, common, masculine, singular, construct, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “apparel”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH899a covering, i.e. clothing; also treachery or pillageapparel, cloth(-es, ing), garment, lap, rag, raiment, robe, [idiom] very (treacherously), vesture, wardrobe.אֶצְלָ֑הּetslahnearאֵצֶלpreposition, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, feminine, singular — “near”H681a side; (as a preposition) nearat, (hard) by, (from) (beside), near (unto), toward, with. See also H1018 (בֵּית הָאֵצֶל).עַדadevenעַדpreposition — “even”H5704as far (or long, or much) as, whether of space (even unto) or time (during, while, until) or degree (equally with)against, and, as, at, before, by (that), even (to), for(-asmuch as), (hither-) to, [phrase] how long, into, as long (much) as, (so) that, till, toward, until, when, while, ([phrase] as) yet.בּ֥וֹאboto comeבּוֹאverb, qal, infinitive construct — “to come”, the to-form of the verbH935to go or come (in a wide variety of applications)abide, apply, attain, [idiom] be, befall, [phrase] besiege, bring (forth, in, into, to pass), call, carry, [idiom] certainly, (cause, let, thing for) to come (against, in, out, upon, to pass), depart, [idiom] doubtless again, [phrase] eat,…אֲדֹנָ֖יוadonayvlordאָדוֹןnoun, common, masculine, plural, construct, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “lord”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH113sovereign, i.e. controller (human or divine)lord, master, owner. Compare also names beginning with 'Adoni-'.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).בֵּיתֽוֹbeytvofamilyבַּיִתnoun, common, masculine, singular, construct, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “family”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH1004a house (in the greatest variation of applications, especially family, etc.)court, daughter, door, [phrase] dungeon, family, [phrase] forth of, [idiom] great as would contain, hangings, home(born), (winter) house(-hold), inside(-ward), palace, place, [phrase] prison, [phrase] steward, [phrase] tablet, temple, web,…

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

And she laid up his garment by her, until his master came home.

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American Standard Version (1901)

And she laid up his garment by her, until his master came home.

Young’s Literal Translation

And she placeth his garment near her, until the coming in of his lord unto his house.

World English Bible

She laid up his garment by her, until his master came home.

Darby Translation

And she laid his garment by her until his lord came home.

Douay-Rheims

For a proof therefore of her fidelity, she kept the garment, and shewed it to her husband when he returned home:

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

And she laid up his garment by her, until his master came home.

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

So she leaves the clothes by her, until the master came to his house.

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Καὶ καταλιμπάνει τὰ ἱμάτια παρʼ ἑαυτῇ, ἕως ἦλθεν ὁ κύριος εἰς τὸν οἶκον αὐτοῦ.

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