Genesis 39:7

And it came to pass, after these things, that his master's wife cast her eyes upon Joseph, and she said, Lay with me.

A Conservative Version

In The King James Version

And it came to pass after these things, that his master’s wife cast her eyes upon Joseph; and she said, Lie with me.

In Context

6And he left all that he had in Joseph's hand, and he knew nothing [that was] with him, save the bread which he ate. And Joseph was comely, and well-favored.

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.

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Cross References

Genesis 6:2that the sons of God saw the daughters of men that they were fair. And they took to them wives of all that they chose.

Job 31:1I made a covenant with my eyes. How then should I look upon a virgin?

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

Proverbs 6:26For the price of a harlot is as much as a piece of bread, but the adulteress hunts for the precious life.

Proverbs 7:15Therefore I came forth to meet thee, diligently to seek thy face, and I have found thee.

Ezekiel 16:25Thou have built thy lofty place at the head of every way, and have made thy beauty an abomination. And have opened thy feet to everyone who passed by, and multiplied thy whoredom.

Matthew Henry on Genesis 39:2-7

The History of Joseph. ( b. c. 1721.) 1 And Joseph was brought down to Egypt; and Potiphar, an officer of Pharaoh, captain of the guard, an Egyptian, bought him of the hands of the Ishmeelites, which had brought him down thither. 2 And the Lord was with Joseph, and he was a prosperous man; and he was in the house of his master the Egyptian. 3 And his master saw that the Lord was with him, and that the Lord made all that he did to prosper in his hand. 4 And Joseph found grace in his sight, and he served him: and he… Read the whole commentary →

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