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Genesis 39:8

וַיְמָאֵן ׀ וַיֹּאמֶר אֶל ־ אֵשֶׁת אֲדֹנָיו הֵן אֲדֹנִי לֹא ־ יָדַע אִתִּי מַה ־ בַּבָּיִת וְכֹל אֲשֶׁר ־ יֶשׁ ־ לוֹ נָתַן בְּיָדִֽי ׃

Hebrew Tanakh (Original)

In The King James Version

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;

In Context

7וַיְהִי אַחַר הַדְּבָרִים הָאֵלֶּה וַתִּשָּׂא אֵֽשֶׁת ־ אֲדֹנָיו אֶת ־ עֵינֶיהָ אֶל ־ יוֹסֵף וַתֹּאמֶר שִׁכְבָה עִמִּֽי ׃

9אֵינֶנּוּ גָדוֹל בַּבַּיִת הַזֶּה מִמֶּנִּי וְלֹֽא ־ חָשַׂךְ מִמֶּנִּי מְאוּמָה כִּי אִם ־ אוֹתָךְ בַּאֲשֶׁר אַתְּ ־ אִשְׁתּוֹ וְאֵיךְ אֶֽעֱשֶׂה הָרָעָה הַגְּדֹלָה הַזֹּאת וְחָטָאתִי לֵֽאלֹהִֽים ׃

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Cross References

Proverbs 1:10בְּנִי אִם ־ יְפַתּוּךָ חַטָּאִים אַל ־ תֹּבֵֽא ׃

Proverbs 2:16לְהַצִּילְךָ מֵאִשָּׁה זָרָה מִנָּכְרִיָּה אֲמָרֶיהָ הֶחֱלִֽיקָה ׃

Proverbs 6:20נְצֹר בְּנִי מִצְוַת אָבִיךָ וְאַל ־ תִּטֹּשׁ תּוֹרַת אִמֶּֽךָ ׃

Proverbs 6:32נֹאֵף אִשָּׁה חֲסַר ־ לֵב מַֽשְׁחִית נַפְשׁוֹ הוּא יַעֲשֶֽׂנָּה ׃

Proverbs 7:25אַל ־ יֵשְׂטְ אֶל ־ דְּרָכֶיהָ לִבֶּךָ אַל ־ תֵּתַע בִּנְתִיבוֹתֶֽיהָ ׃

Proverbs 18:24אִישׁ רֵעִים לְהִתְרֹעֵעַ וְיֵשׁ אֹהֵב דָּבֵק מֵאָֽח ׃

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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