Berean Standard Bible
Genesis 39:7-12
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?”
10Althoughוַיְהִ֕יvay.HiH1961Potiphar’s wifespokeכְּדַבְּרָ֥הּke.da.be.RahH1696toאֶל־'el-H413Josephיוֹסֵ֖ףyo.SefH3130dayי֣וֹם׀YomH3117after dayי֑וֹםYomH3117,he refusedוְלֹא־ שָׁמַ֥ע אֵלֶ֛יהָve.lo'- sha.Ma' 'e.Lei.haH3808H8085H413to go to bedלִשְׁכַּ֥בlish.KavH7901with herאֶצְלָ֖הּ'etz.LahH681or evenbeלִהְי֥וֹתlih.YotH1961near herעִמָּֽהּ׃'i.MahH5973.
11One dayכְּהַיּ֣וֹם הַזֶּ֔הke.hai.Yom ha.ZehH3117H2088,howeverוַיְהִי֙vay.HiH1961, Josephwentוַיָּבֹ֥אvai.ya.Vo'H935into the houseהַבַּ֖יְתָהha.Bay.tahH1004to attend toלַעֲשׂ֣וֹתla.'a.SotH6213his workמְלַאכְתּ֑וֹme.lakh.ToH4399,and notוְאֵ֨יןve.'EinH369a singleאִ֜ישׁ'ishH376householdהַבַּ֛יִתha.Ba.yitH1004servantמֵאַנְשֵׁ֥יme.'an.SheiH582wasשָׁ֖םshamH8033insideבַּבָּֽיִת׃ba.Ba.yitH1004.
12She grabbedוַתִּתְפְּשֵׂ֧הוּva.tit.pe.Se.huH8610Josephby his cloakבְּבִגְד֛וֹbe.vig.DoH899and saidלֵאמֹ֖רle.MorH559, “Sleepשִׁכְבָ֣הshikh.VahH7901with meעִמִּ֑י'i.MiH5973!”But leavingוַיַּעֲזֹ֤בvai.ya.'a.ZoH5800his cloakבִּגְדוֹ֙big.DoH899in her handבְּיָדָ֔הּbe.ya.DahH3027,he escapedוַיָּ֖נָסvai.Ya.nosH5127and ranוַיֵּצֵ֥אvai.ye.Tze'H3318outsideהַחֽוּצָה׃ha.Chu.tzahH2351.
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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