Genesis 39:10

And it came to pass, as she spoke to Joseph day by day, that he did not hearken to her, to lay by her, [or] to be with her.

A Conservative Version

In The King James Version

And it came to pass, as she spake to Joseph day by day, that he hearkened not unto her, to lie by her, or to be with her.

In Context

9He is not greater in this house than I, nor has he kept back anything from me but thee, because thou are his wife. How then can I do this great wickedness, and sin against God?

11And it came to pass, about this time, that he went into the house to do his work, and there was none of the men of the house there inside.

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Cross References

Genesis 39:8But he refused, and said to his master's wife, Behold, my master does not know what is with me in the house, and he has put all that he has into my hand.

Proverbs 2:16to deliver thee from the interloping woman, even from the stranger who flatters with her words,

Proverbs 5:8Remove thy way far from her, and do not come near the door of her house,

Proverbs 7:5that they may keep thee from the interloping woman, from the stranger who flatters with her words.

Proverbs 9:14And she sits at the door of her house, on a seat in the high places of the city,

Proverbs 22:14The mouth of interloping women is a deep pit. He who is abhorred of LORD shall fall in it.

Matthew Henry on Genesis 39:8-13

7 And it came to pass after these things, that his master's wife cast her eyes upon Joseph; and she said, Lie with me. 8 But he refused, and said unto his master's wife, Behold, my master wotteth not what is with me in the house, and he hath committed all that he hath to my hand; 9 There is none greater in this house than I; neither hath he kept back any thing from me but thee, because thou art his wife: how then can I do this great wickedness, and sin against God? 10 And it came to pass, as she spake to Joseph… Read the whole commentary →

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