Genesis 39:10

And it came to pass as she spoke to Joseph day by day and he hearkened not to her, to lie with her [and] to be with her,

Darby Translation

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

9There is none greater in this house than I; neither has he withheld anything from me but thee, because thou art his wife; and how should I do this great wickedness, and sin against God?

11that on a certain day he went into the house to do his business, and there was none of the men of the house there in the house.

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Cross References

Genesis 39:8But he refused, and said to his master's wife, Behold, my master takes cognizance of nothing with me: what is in the house, and all that he has, he has given into my hand.

Proverbs 2:16To deliver thee from the strange woman, from the stranger who flattereth with her words;

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

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

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

Proverbs 22:14The mouth of strange women is a deep ditch: he with whom Jehovah is displeased shall fall therein.

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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