Parallel Strong's Berean Study BibleHe sent a man before them— Joseph, sold as a slave. Young's Literal Translation He hath sent before them a man, For a servant hath Joseph been sold. King James Bible He sent a man before them, [even] Joseph, [who] was sold for a servant: Hebrew He sentשָׁלַ֣ח (šā·laḥ) Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular Strong's 7971: To send away, for, out a man אִ֑ישׁ (’îš) Noun - masculine singular Strong's 376: A man as an individual, a male person before them— לִפְנֵיהֶ֣ם (lip̄·nê·hem) Preposition-l | Noun - masculine plural construct | third person masculine plural Strong's 6440: The face Joseph, יוֹסֵֽף׃ (yō·w·sêp̄) Noun - proper - masculine singular Strong's 3130: Joseph -- 'he increases', a son of Jacob, also the name of several Israelites sold נִמְכַּ֥ר (nim·kar) Verb - Nifal - Perfect - third person masculine singular Strong's 4376: To sell as a slave. לְ֝עֶ֗בֶד (lə·‘e·ḇeḏ) Preposition-l | Noun - masculine singular Strong's 5650: Slave, servant |