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Genesis 39:9-11
Christian Standard Bible
Genesis 39:9-11
Christian Standard Bible
9 No one in this house is greater than I am. He has withheld nothing from me except you, because you are his wife. So how could I do this immense evil, and how could I sin against God?” (A)
10 Although she spoke to Joseph day after day, he refused to go to bed with her.[a] 11 Now one day he went into the house to do his work, and none of the household servants were there.[b]
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Genesis 39:9-11
New International Version
Genesis 39:9-11
New International Version
9 No one is greater in this house than I am.(A) My master has withheld nothing from me except you, because you are his wife. How then could I do such a wicked thing and sin against God?”(B) 10 And though she spoke to Joseph day after day, he refused(C) to go to bed with her or even be with her.
11 One day he went into the house to attend to his duties,(D) and none of the household servants(E) was inside.
Genesis 39:9-11
New English Translation
Genesis 39:9-11
New English Translation
9 There is no one greater in this household than I am. He has withheld nothing from me except you because you are his wife. So how could I do[a] such a great evil and sin against God?” 10 Even though she continued to speak[b] to Joseph day after day, he did not respond[c] to her invitation to go to bed with her.[d]
11 One day[e] he went into the house to do his work when none of the household servants[f] were there in the house.
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- Genesis 39:9 tn The nuance of potential imperfect fits this context.
- Genesis 39:10 tn The verse begins with the temporal indicator, followed by the infinitive construct with the preposition כ (kaf). This clause could therefore be taken as temporal.
- Genesis 39:10 tn Heb “listen to.”
- Genesis 39:10 tn Heb “lie down with her to be with her.” See note at v. 7.
- Genesis 39:11 tn Heb “and it was about this day.”
- Genesis 39:11 tn Heb “the men of the house.”
Bereshis 39:9-11
Orthodox Jewish Bible
Bereshis 39:9-11
Orthodox Jewish Bible
9 There is none gadol in this bais than I; neither hath he kept back any thing from me except thee only, because thou art his isha; how then can I do hara’ah hagedolah hazot, and commit chattat against Elohim?
10 And it came to pass, as she spoke to Yosef yom yom, that he unto her lo shama (did not pay heed), to lie with her, or to be with her.
11 And it came to pass about this time, that Yosef went into the bais to do his melachah (work); and there was none of the anshei habayit there within.
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Genesis 39:9-11
King James Version
Genesis 39:9-11
King James Version
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 day by day, that he hearkened not unto her, to lie by her, or to be with her.
11 And it came to pass about this time, that Joseph went into the house to do his business; and there was none of the men of the house there within.
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