Verse 8
Genesis 39:8
World English Bible, British Edition
8
But he refused, and said to his master’s wife, “Behold, my master
doesn’t know what is with me in the house, and he has put all that he has into my hand.
Original Language Text
hebrew
וַ/יְמָאֵ֓ן וַ/יֹּ֨אמֶר֙ אֶל אֵ֣שֶׁת אֲדֹנָ֔י/ו הֵ֣ן אֲדֹנִ֔/י לֹא יָדַ֥ע אִתִּ֖/י מַה בַּ/בָּ֑יִת וְ/כֹ֥ל אֲשֶׁר יֶשׁ ל֖/וֹ נָתַ֥ן בְּ/יָדִֽ/י
English Translation
And he refused and said to his master’s wife, "Behold, my master does not know what is in the house, and all that he has he has given into my hand."
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Chapter 39 Context
1
Joseph was brought down to Egypt. Potiphar, an officer of Pharaoh’s, the
captain of the guard, an Eg...
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2
The LORD was with Joseph, and he was a prosperous man. He was in the
house of his master the Egyptia...
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3
His master saw that the LORD was with him, and that the LORD made all
that he did prosper in his han...
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4
Joseph found favour in his sight. He ministered to him, and Potiphar
made him overseer over his hous...
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5
From the time that he made him overseer in his house, and over all that
he had, the LORD blessed the...
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6
He left all that he had in Joseph’s hand. He didn’t concern himself with
anything, except for the fo...
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7
After these things, his master’s wife set her eyes on Joseph; and she
said, “Lie with me.”
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8
But he refused, and said to his master’s wife, “Behold, my master
doesn’t know what is with me in th...
9
No one is greater in this house than I am, and he has not kept back anything
from me but you, becaus...
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10
As she spoke to Joseph day by day, he didn’t listen to her,
to lie by her, or to be with her.
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11
About this time, he went into the house to do his work, and there were
none of the men of the house...
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12
She caught him by his garment, saying, “Lie with me!”
He left his garment in her hand, and ran outsi...
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13
When she saw that he had left his garment in her hand, and had run
outside,
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14
she called to the men of her house, and spoke to them, saying, “Behold,
he has brought a Hebrew in t...
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15
When he heard that I lifted up my voice and cried, he left his garment
by me, and ran outside.”
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16
She laid up his garment by her, until his master came home.
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17
She spoke to him according to these words, saying, “The Hebrew servant,
whom you have brought to us,...
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18
and as I lifted up my voice and cried, he left his garment by me, and
ran outside.”
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19
When his master heard the words of his wife, which she spoke
to him, saying, “This is what your serv...
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20
Joseph’s master took him, and put him into the prison, the place where
the king’s prisoners were bou...
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21
But the LORD was with Joseph, and showed kindness to him, and gave
him favour in the sight of the ke...
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22
The keeper of the prison committed to Joseph’s hand all the prisoners
who were in the prison. Whatev...
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23
The keeper of the prison didn’t look after anything that was under
his hand, because the LORD was wi...
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