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Genesis 39:7-10

7andוַיְהִ֗יvay.HiH1961after some timeאַחַר֙ הַדְּבָרִ֣ים הָאֵ֔לֶּה'a.Char ha.de.va.Rim ha.'E.lehH310 H1697 H428his 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.mahH3808 H3972from 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?”

10Althoughוַיְהִ֕יvay.HiH1961Potiphar’s wifespokeכְּדַבְּרָ֥הּke.da.be.RahH1696toאֶל־'el-H413Josephיוֹסֵ֖ףyo.SefH3130dayי֣וֹם׀YomH3117after dayי֑וֹםYomH3117,he refusedוְלֹא־ שָׁמַ֥ע אֵלֶ֛יהָve.lo'- sha.Ma' 'e.Lei.haH3808 H8085 H413to go to bedלִשְׁכַּ֥בlish.KavH7901with herאֶצְלָ֖הּ'etz.LahH681or evenbeלִהְי֥וֹתlih.YotH1961near herעִמָּֽהּ׃'i.MahH5973.

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