It came about after these events (A)that his master’s wife [a]looked with desire at Joseph, and she said, “(B)Lie with me.” But (C)he refused and said to his master’s wife, “Behold, with me here, my master [b]does not concern himself with anything in the house, and he has put all that he owns in my [c]charge. [d](D)There is no one greater in this house than I, and he has withheld nothing from me except you, because you are his wife. How then could I do this great evil and (E)sin against God?”

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Footnotes

  1. Genesis 39:7 Lit lifted up her eyes at
  2. Genesis 39:8 Lit does not know what is in the house
  3. Genesis 39:8 Lit hand
  4. Genesis 39:9 Or He is not greater