Berean Standard Bible
Genesis 39:6-9
6So Potiphar leftוַיַּעֲזֹ֣בvai.ya.'a.ZoH5800allכָּל־kol-H3605thatאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834he ownedin Joseph’sיוֹסֵף֒yo.SefH3130careבְּיַד־be.yad-H3027;he did notוְלֹא־ve.lo'-H3808concern himselfיָדַ֤ע אִתּוֹ֙ya.Da' 'i.ToH3045H854with anythingמְא֔וּמָהme.'U.mahH3972exceptכִּ֥י אִם־ki 'im-H3588H518the foodהַלֶּ֖חֶםha.Le.chemH3899אֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834heה֣וּאhu'H1931ateאוֹכֵ֑ל'o.KhelH398.Now Josephיוֹסֵ֔ףyo.SefH3130wasוַיְהִ֣יvay.HiH1961well-builtיְפֵה־ תֹ֖אַרye.feh- To.'arH3303H8389and handsomeוִיפֵ֥ה מַרְאֶֽה׃vi.Peh mar.'EhH3303H4758,
7andוַיְהִ֗יvay.HiH1961after some timeאַחַר֙ הַדְּבָרִ֣ים הָאֵ֔לֶּה'a.Char ha.de.va.Rim ha.'E.lehH310H1697H428his master’sאֲדֹנָ֛יו'a.do.NavH113אֶת־'et-H853wifeאֵֽשֶׁת־'e.shet-H802castוַתִּשָּׂ֧אva.ti.Sa'H5375her eyesעֵינֶ֖יהָ'ei.Nei.haH5869uponאֶל־'el-H413Josephיוֹסֵ֑ףyo.SefH3130and saidוַתֹּ֖אמֶרva.To.merH559, “Sleepשִׁכְבָ֥הshikh.VahH7901with meעִמִּֽי׃'i.MiH5973.”
8But he refusedוַיְמָאֵ֓ן׀vay.ma.'EnH3985. “Lookהֵ֣ןhenH2005,”he saidוַיֹּ֙אמֶר֙vai.Yo.merH559toאֶל־'el-H413his master’sאֲדֹנָ֔יו'a.do.NavH113wifeאֵ֣שֶׁת'E.shetH802, “with me hereאִתִּ֖י'i.TiH854,my masterאֲדֹנִ֔י'a.do.NiH113does notלֹא־lo'-H3808concern himselfיָדַ֥עya.Da'H3045with anythingמַה־mah-H4100in his houseבַּבָּ֑יִתba.Ba.yitH1004,and he has entrustedנָתַ֥ןna.TanH5414everythingוְכֹ֥לve.KholH3605אֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834he ownsיֶשׁ־yesh-H3426tomy careבְּיָדִֽי׃be.ya.DiH3027.
9Noאֵינֶ֨נּוּ'ei.Ne.nuH369one in thisהַזֶּה֮ha.ZehH2088houseבַּבַּ֣יִתba.Ba.yitH1004is greaterגָד֜וֹלga.DolH1419than I amמִמֶּנִּי֒mi.me.NiH4480.He has withheldחָשַׂ֤ךְcha.SakhH2820nothingוְלֹֽא־ מְא֔וּמָהve.lo'- me.'U.mahH3808H3972from meמִמֶּ֙נִּי֙mi.Me.niH4480exceptכִּ֥יkiH3588youאִם־'im-H518אוֹתָ֖ךְ'o.TakhH853,becauseבַּאֲשֶׁ֣רba.'a.SherH834youאַתְּ־'at-H859are his wifeאִשְׁתּ֑וֹ'ish.ToH802.So howוְאֵ֨יךְve.'EikhH349could I doאֶֽעֱשֶׂ֜ה'e.'e.SehH6213suchהַזֹּ֔אתha.ZotH2063a greatהַגְּדֹלָה֙ha.ge.do.LahH1419evilהָרָעָ֤הha.ra.'AhH7451and sinוְחָטָ֖אתִיve.cha.Ta.tiH2398against Godלֵֽאלֹהִֽים׃Le.lo.HimH430?”
Commentaries on Genesis 39
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
- Tyndale Open Study Notes
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
- Rashi on Tanakh
- Calvin’s Commentaries
- Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
- John Wesley’s Notes
- Darby Translation Notes
- Geneva Bible Translation Notes
- Kingcomments
- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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