Genesis 39:1
And Joseph was brought down to Egypt; and Potiphar, an officer of Pharaoh, captain of the guard, an Egyptian, bought him of the hands of the Ishmeelites, which had brought him down thither.Genesis 39:1 in the real world
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- פּוֹטִיפַרPôwṭîypharPotiphar, an Egyptian
- יִשְׁמָעֵאלִיYishmâʻêʼlîya Jishmaelite or descendant of Jishmael
- מִצְרִיMitsrîya Mitsrite, or inhabitant of Mitsrajim
- טַבָּחṭabbâchproperly, a butcher; hence, a lifeguardsman (because he was acting as an executioner); als
- סָרִיסçârîyça eunuch; by implication, valet (especially of the female apartments), and thus, a ministe
- קָנָהqânâhto erect, i.e. create; by extension, to procure, especially by purchase (causatively, sell
- יוֹסֵףYôwçêphJoseph, the name of seven Israelites
- פַּרְעֹהParʻôhParoh, a general title of Egyptian kings
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