Parallel Strong's Berean Study BibleThey separately served Joseph, his brothers, and the Egyptians. They ate separately because the Egyptians would not eat with the Hebrews, since that was detestable to them. Young's Literal Translation And they place for him by himself, and for them by themselves, and for the Egyptians who are eating with him by themselves: for the Egyptians are unable to eat bread with the Hebrews, for it [is] an abomination to the Egyptians. King James Bible And they set on for him by himself, and for them by themselves, and for the Egyptians, which did eat with him, by themselves: because the Egyptians might not eat bread with the Hebrews; for that [is] an abomination unto the Egyptians. Hebrew They servedוַיָּשִׂ֥ימוּ (way·yā·śî·mū) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural Strong's 7760: Put -- to put, place, set [Joseph’s] brothers לְבַדָּ֑ם (lə·ḇad·dām) Preposition-l | Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine plural Strong's 905: Separation, a part of the body, branch of a, tree, bar for, carrying, chief of separately from לְבַדָּ֔ם (lə·ḇad·dām) Preposition-l | Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine plural Strong's 905: Separation, a part of the body, branch of a, tree, bar for, carrying, chief of him לְבַדּ֖וֹ (lə·ḇad·dōw) Preposition-l | Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine singular Strong's 905: Separation, a part of the body, branch of a, tree, bar for, carrying, chief of and the Egyptians וְלַמִּצְרִ֞ים (wə·lam·miṣ·rîm) Conjunctive waw, Preposition-l, Article | Noun - proper - masculine plural Strong's 4713: Egyptian -- inhabitant of Egypt who ate הָאֹכְלִ֤ים (hā·’ō·ḵə·lîm) Article | Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural Strong's 398: To eat with him, אִתּוֹ֙ (’it·tōw) Preposition | third person masculine singular Strong's 854: Nearness, near, with, by, at, among because כִּי֩ (kî) Conjunction Strong's 3588: A relative conjunction Egyptians הַמִּצְרִ֗ים (ham·miṣ·rîm) Article | Noun - proper - masculine plural Strong's 4713: Egyptian -- inhabitant of Egypt would יוּכְל֜וּן (yū·ḵə·lūn) Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine plural | Paragogic nun Strong's 3201: To be able, have power not לֹ֨א (lō) Adverb - Negative particle Strong's 3808: Not, no eat לֶאֱכֹ֤ל (le·’ĕ·ḵōl) Preposition-l | Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct Strong's 398: To eat with Hebrews, הָֽעִבְרִים֙ (hā·‘iḇ·rîm) Article | Noun - proper - masculine plural Strong's 5680: Hebrews -- perhaps descendant of Eber, also another name for an Israelite since כִּי־ (kî-) Conjunction Strong's 3588: A relative conjunction that הִ֖וא (hî) Pronoun - third person feminine singular Strong's 1931: He, self, the same, this, that, as, are was detestable תוֹעֵבָ֥ה (ṯō·w·‘ê·ḇāh) Noun - feminine singular Strong's 8441: Something disgusting, an abhorrence, idolatry, an idol to them. לְמִצְרָֽיִם׃ (lə·miṣ·rā·yim) Preposition-l | Noun - proper - feminine singular Strong's 4713: Egyptian -- inhabitant of Egypt |