And when they were gone out
yatsa' (yaw-tsaw')
to go (causatively, bring) out, in a great variety of applications, literally and figuratively, direct and proxim.
of the city
`iyr (eer)
or (in the plural) par {awr}; or ayar (Judges 10:4) {aw-yar'}; a city (a place guarded by waking or a watch) in the widest sense (even of a mere encampment or post) -- Ai (from margin), city, court (from margin), town.
and not yet far off
rachaq (raw-khak')
to widen (in any direction), i.e. (intransitively) recede or (transitively) remove (literally or figuratively, of place or relation)
Joseph
Yowceph (yo-safe')
let him add (or perhaps simply active participle adding); Joseph, the name of seven Israelites -- Joseph.
said
'amar (aw-mar')
to say (used with great latitude)
unto his steward
bayith (bah'-yith)
a house (in the greatest variation of applications, especially family, etc.)
Up
quwm (koom)
to rise (in various applications, literal, figurative, intensive and causative)
follow
radaph (raw-daf')
to run after (usually with hostile intent; figuratively (of time) gone by) -- chase, put to flight, follow (after, on), hunt, (be under) persecute(-ion, -or), pursue(-r).
after
'achar (akh-ar')
the hind part; generally used as an adverb or conjunction, after (in various senses)
the men
'enowsh (en-oshe')
a mortal; hence, a man in general (singly or collectively)English versions, especially when used in apposition with another word.
and when thou dost overtake
nasag (naw-sag')
to reach -- ability, be able, attain (unto), (be able to, can) get, lay at, put, reach, remove, wax rich, surely, (over-)take (hold of, on, upon).
them say
'amar (aw-mar')
to say (used with great latitude)
unto them Wherefore have ye rewarded
shalam (shaw-lam')
to be safe (in mind, body or estate); figuratively, to be (causatively, make) completed; by implication, to be friendly; by extension, to reciprocate
evil
ra` (rah)
bad or (as noun) evil (natural or moral)one), worse(-st), wretchedness, wrong. (Incl. feminine raaah; as adjective or noun.).
for good
towb (tobe)
good (as an adjective) in the widest sense; used likewise as a noun