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Genesis 39:2-20

2AndJehovahwasH1961withJosephיוֹסֵ֔ףyo.SefH3130,andhewasH1961aprosperousmanאִ֣ישׁ'ishH376;andhewasH1961inthehouseבְּבֵ֥יתbe.VeitH1004ofhismasterאֲדֹנָ֖יו'a.do.NavH113theEgyptianהַמִּצְרִֽי׃ha.mitz.RiH4713.

3Andhismasterאֲדֹנָ֔יו'a.do.NavH113sawH7200thatJehovahwaswithhim,andthatJehovahmadeH6213allthathedidtoprosperH6743inhishandבְּיָדֽוֹ׃be.ya.DoH3027.

4AndJosephיוֹסֵ֥ףyo.SefH3130foundH4672favorחֵ֛ןchenH2580inhissight,andheministereduntohim:andhemadeH5414himoverseeroverhishouseH1004,andallthathehadheputH5414intohishandבְּיָדֽוֹ׃be.ya.DoH3027.

5AnditcametopassfromthetimethathemadehimoverseerinhishouseH1004,andoverallthathehad,thatJehovahblessedH1288theEgyptian’shouseH1004forJoseph’ssake;andtheblessingבִּרְכַּ֤תbir.KatH1293ofJehovahwasH1961uponallthathehad,inthehouseH1004andinthefieldוּבַשָּׂדֶֽה׃u.va.sa.DehH7704.

6AndheleftH5800allthathehadinJoseph’shandבְּיַד־be.yad-H3027;andheknewH3045notaughtthatwasH1961withhim, savethebreadH3899whichhedideatאוֹכֵ֑ל'o.KhelH398.AndJosephH3130wasH1961comely,andwell-favored.

7Anditcametopassafterthesethingsהַדְּבָרִ֣יםha.de.va.RimH1697,thathismaster’sאֲדֹנָ֛יו'a.do.NavH113wifeאֵֽשֶׁת־'e.shet-H802casthereyesעֵינֶ֖יהָ'ei.Nei.haH5869uponJosephיוֹסֵ֑ףyo.SefH3130;andshesaidH559,Lieשִׁכְבָ֥הshikh.VahH7901withme.

8ButherefusedH3985,andsaidH559untohismaster’sH113wifeאֵ֣שֶׁת'E.shetH802,Behold,mymasterH113knowethnotwhatiswithmeinthehouseבַּבָּ֑יִתba.Ba.yitH1004,andhehathputH5414allthathehathintomyhandבְּיָדִֽי׃be.ya.DiH3027:

9heisnotgreaterגָד֜וֹלga.DolH1419inthishouseH1004thanI;neitherhathhekeptH2820backH2820anythingמְא֔וּמָהme.'U.mahH3972frommebutthee,becausethou arthiswifeאִשְׁתּ֑וֹ'ish.ToH802:howוְאֵ֨יךְve.'EikhH349thencanIdothisgreatהַגְּדֹלָה֙ha.ge.do.LahH1419wickednessH7451,andsinוְחָטָ֖אתִיve.cha.Ta.tiH2398againstGodלֵֽאלֹהִֽים׃Le.lo.HimH430?

10Anditcametopass,asshespaketoJosephיוֹסֵ֖ףyo.SefH3130dayי֣וֹם׀YomH3117bydayי֑וֹםYomH3117,thathehearkenednotuntoher,tolieלִשְׁכַּ֥בlish.KavH7901byher,ortobeH1961withher.

11AnditcameH935topassaboutthistime,thathewentH935intothehouseH1004todohisworkמְלַאכְתּ֑וֹme.lakh.ToH4399;andtherewasnoneofthemenH376ofthehouseH1004therewithin.

12AndshecaughthimbyhisgarmentH899,sayingלֵאמֹ֖רle.MorH559,Lieשִׁכְבָ֣הshikh.VahH7901withme:andhelefthisgarmentH899inherhandבְּיָדָ֔הּbe.ya.DahH3027,andfledH5127,andgothimout.

13Anditcametopass,whenshesawH7200thathehadleftH5800hisgarmentH899inherhandבְּיָדָ֑הּbe.ya.DahH3027,andwasH1961fledH5127forth,

14thatshecalledH7121untothemenאִ֥ישׁ'ishH376ofherhouseH1004,andspake untothem,sayingH559,Seeרְא֗וּre.'UH7200,hehathbroughtH935inaHebrewעִבְרִ֖י'iv.RiH5680untoustomockus:hecameH935inuntometolieלִשְׁכַּ֣בlish.KavH7901withme,andIcriedwithaloudvoiceבְּק֥וֹלbe.KolH6963:

15anditcametopass,whenheheardH8085thatIliftedH7311upmyvoiceקוֹלִ֖יko.LiH6963andcried,thathelefthisgarmentH899byme,andfledH5127,andgothimout.

16AndshelaiduphisgarmentH899byher,untilhismasterאֲדֹנָ֖יו'a.do.NavH113cameH935home.

17Andshespake untohimaccordingtothesewordsכַּדְּבָרִ֥יםka.de.va.RimH1697,sayingלֵאמֹ֑רle.MorH559,TheHebrewהָֽעִבְרִ֛יha.'iv.RiH5680servantהָעֶ֧בֶדha.'E.vedH5650,whomthou hastbroughtH935untous,cameH935inuntometomockme:

18anditcametopass,asIliftedH7311upmyvoiceקוֹלִ֖יko.LiH6963andcried,thatheleftH5800hisgarmentH899byme,andfledH5127out.

19Anditcametopass,whenhismasterאֲדֹנָ֜יו'a.do.NavH113heardH8085thewordsH1697ofhiswifeאִשְׁתּ֗וֹ'ish.ToH802,whichshespake untohim,sayingלֵאמֹ֔רle.MorH559,AfterthismannerH1697didthyservantעַבְדֶּ֑ךָ'av.De.khaH5650tome;thathiswrathwasH1961kindled.

20AndJoseph’smasterאֲדֹנֵ֨י'a.do.NeiH113tookH3947him,andputוַֽיִּתְּנֵ֙הוּ֙vai.yi.te.Ne.huH5414himintotheprison,theplaceמְק֕וֹםme.KomH4725whereאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834theking’sהַמֶּ֖לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428prisonersH631wereboundH631:andhewasH1961thereintheprison.

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