Genesis 39:6-20
Legacy Standard Bible
6 So he left everything he owned in Joseph’s hand; and with him there he did not [a]concern himself with anything except the [b]food which he [c]ate.
Now Joseph was (A)beautiful in form and beautiful in appearance.
7 And it happened after these events (B)that his master’s wife [d]set her eyes on Joseph and said, “(C)Lie with me.” 8 But (D)he refused and said to his master’s wife, “Behold, with me here, my master [e]does not concern himself with anything in the house, and he has given all that he owns into my hand. 9 [f](E)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 (F)sin against God?” 10 So it happened that as she spoke to Joseph day after day, he did not listen to her to lie beside her or be with her.
11 Now it happened [g]one day that he went into the house to do his work, and none of the men of the household was there inside. 12 Then she seized him by his garment, saying, “Lie with me!” And he left his garment in her hand and fled and went outside. 13 Now it happened, when she saw that he had left his garment in her hand and had fled outside, 14 that she called to the men of her household and spoke to them, saying, “See, he has brought in a [h]Hebrew to us to laugh at us; he came in to me to lie with me, and I [i]screamed. 15 Now it happened that when he heard that I raised my voice and [j]screamed, he left his garment beside me and fled and went outside.” 16 And she placed his garment beside her until his master came home. 17 Then she (G)spoke to him [k]with these words, saying, “The Hebrew slave, whom you brought to us, came in to me to laugh at me; 18 and as I raised my voice and [l]screamed, he left his garment beside me and fled outside.”
Joseph Is Put into Jail
19 Now it happened that when his master heard the words of his wife, which she spoke to him, saying, “[m]This is what your slave did to me,” (H)his anger burned. 20 So Joseph’s master took him and (I)put him into the jail, the place where the king’s prisoners were confined; and he was there in the jail.
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- Genesis 39:6 Lit know
- Genesis 39:6 Lit bread
- Genesis 39:6 Or used to eat
- Genesis 39:7 Lit lifted up her eyes at
- Genesis 39:8 Lit does not know what is in the house
- Genesis 39:9 Or He is not greater
- Genesis 39:11 Lit about this day
- Genesis 39:14 Lit Hebrew man
- Genesis 39:14 Lit called with a great voice
- Genesis 39:15 Lit called out
- Genesis 39:17 Lit according to
- Genesis 39:18 Lit called out
- Genesis 39:19 Lit According to these things your slave
Genesis 39:6-20
English Standard Version
6 So he left all that he had in Joseph's charge, and because of him he had no concern about anything but the food he ate.
Now Joseph was (A)handsome in form and appearance. 7 And after a time his master's wife cast her eyes on Joseph and said, “Lie with me.” 8 But he refused and said to his master's wife, “Behold, because of me my master has no concern about anything in the house, and (B)he has put everything that he has in my charge. 9 He is not greater in this house than I am, nor has he kept back anything from me except you, because you are his wife. How then can I do this great wickedness and (C)sin against God?” 10 And as she spoke to Joseph day after day, he (D)would not listen to her, to lie beside her or to be with her.
11 But one day, when he went into the house to do his work and none of the men of the house was there in the house, 12 (E)she caught him by his garment, saying, “Lie with me.” But he left his garment in her hand and fled and got out of the house. 13 And as soon as she saw that he had left his garment in her hand and had fled out of the house, 14 she called to the men of her household and said to them, “See, he has brought among us a Hebrew to laugh at us. He came in to me to lie with me, and I cried out with a loud voice. 15 And as soon as he heard that I lifted up my voice and cried out, he left his garment beside me and fled and got out of the house.” 16 Then she laid up his garment by her until his master came home, 17 and she told him the same story, saying, “The Hebrew servant, whom you have brought among us, came in to me to laugh at me. 18 But as soon as I lifted up my voice and cried, he left his garment beside me and fled out of the house.”
19 As soon as his master heard the words that his wife spoke to him, “This is the way your servant treated me,” his anger was kindled. 20 And Joseph's master took him and (F)put him into the (G)prison, the place where the king's prisoners were confined, and he was there in prison.
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