KING JAMES VERSION (KJV)
TRANSLATION, MEANING, CONTEXT
To get what Genesis 39:21 means based on its source text, scroll down or follow these links for the original scriptural meaning , biblical context and relative popularity.
“But the Lord was with Joseph, and shewed him mercy, and gave him favour in the sight of the keeper of the prison.”
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| KJV Verse | Original Hebrew | Meaning/ Definition This is a simplified translation of the original Hebrew word. Follow the buttons on the right to get more detail. | More Use the buttons below to get details on the Hebrew word and view related Bible verses that use the same root word. |
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| “But the Lord” | יְהוָה֙ | (the) self-Existent or Eternal; Jeho-vah, Jewish national name of God | Lord |
| “was” | וַיְהִ֤י | To exist, i.e., be or become, come to pass (always emphatic, and not a mere copula or auxiliary) | was |
| “with” | אֶת | Properly, nearness (used only as a preposition or an adverb), near; hence, generally, with, by, at, among, etc | with |
| “Joseph,” | יוֹסֵ֔ף | Joseph, the name of seven Israelites | Joseph |
| “and shewed” | וַיֵּ֥ט | To stretch or spread out; by implication, to bend away (including moral deflection); used in a great variety of application (as follows) | shewed |
| “him mercy,” | חָ֑סֶד | Kindness; by implication (towards God) piety; rarely (by opposition) reproof, or (subject.) beauty | mercy |
| “and gave” | וַיִּתֵּ֣ן | To give, used with greatest latitude of application (put, make, etc.) | gave |
| “him favour” | חִנּ֔וֹ | Graciousness, i.e., subjective (kindness, favor) or objective (beauty) | favour |
| “in the sight” | בְּעֵינֵ֖י | An eye (literally or figuratively); by analogy, a fountain (as the eye of the landscape) | sight |
| “of the keeper” | שַׂ֥ר | A head person (of any rank or class) | keeper |
| “of the prison.” | בֵּית | A house (in the greatest variation of applications, especially family, etc.) | prison |
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19 And it came to pass, when his master heard the words of his wife, which she spake unto him, saying, After this manner did thy servant to me; that his wrath was kindled.
20 And Joseph's master took him, and put him into the prison, a place where the king's prisoners were bound: and he was there in the prison.
21 But the Lord was with Joseph, and shewed him mercy, and gave him favour in the sight of the keeper of the prison.
22 And the keeper of the prison committed to Joseph's hand all the prisoners that were in the prison; and whatsoever they did there, he was the doer of it.
23 The keeper of the prison looked not to any thing that was under his hand; because the Lord was with him, and that which he did, the Lord made it to prosper.
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