But he refused.(A) “With me in charge,” he told her, “my master does not concern himself with anything in the house; everything he owns he has entrusted to my care.(B) No one is greater in this house than I am.(C) 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?”(D) 10 And though she spoke to Joseph day after day, he refused(E) to go to bed with her or even be with her.

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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;

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.

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But (A)he refused and said to his master’s wife, “Look, with me here, my master [a]does not concern himself with anything in the house, and he has [b]put me in charge of all that he owns. [c](B)There is no one greater in this house than I, and he has withheld nothing from me except you, because you are his wife. How then could I do this great evil, and (C)sin against God?” 10 Though she spoke to Joseph day after day, he did not listen to her to lie beside her or be with her.

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Footnotes

  1. Genesis 39:8 Lit does not know what is in the house
  2. Genesis 39:8 Lit handed over to me
  3. Genesis 39:9 Or He is not greater