Genesis 39:7

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

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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 not aught he had, save the bread which he ate; and Joseph was a goodly person, and well favored.

8But he refused, and said to his master's wife, Behold, my master knoweth not what is with me in the house, and he hath committed all that he hath to 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 them wives of all whom they chose.

Job 31:1I Made a covenant with my eyes; why then should I think upon a maid?

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

Proverbs 6:26For by means of a lewd woman a man is brought to a piece of bread: and the adulteress will hunt 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 hast built thy high place at every head of the way, and hast made thy beauty to be abhorred, and hast prostituted thyself to every one that passed by, and multiplied thy lewd deeds.

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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