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Genesis 39:9-19

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.

11One dayכְּהַיּ֣וֹם הַזֶּ֔הke.hai.Yom ha.ZehH3117 H2088,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.

13וַיְהִי֙vay.HiH1961When she sawכִּרְאוֹתָ֔הּkir.'o.TahH7200thatכִּֽי־ki-H3588he had leftעָזַ֥ב'a.ZavH5800his cloakבִּגְד֖וֹbig.DoH899in her handבְּיָדָ֑הּbe.ya.DahH3027and had runוַיָּ֖נָסvai.Ya.nosH5127outהַחֽוּצָה׃ha.Chu.tzahH2351of the house,

14she calledוַתִּקְרָ֞אva.tik.Ra'H7121her householdבֵיתָ֗הּvei.TahH1004servantsלְאַנְשֵׁ֣יle.'an.SheiH582. “Lookרְא֗וּre.'UH7200,”she saidוַתֹּ֤אמֶרva.To.merH559לֵאמֹ֔רle.MorH559, “this Hebrewאִ֥ישׁ עִבְרִ֖י'ish 'iv.RiH5680 H376has been broughtהֵ֥בִיאHe.vi'H935to usto make sportלְצַ֣חֶקle.Tza.chekH6711of us.He cameבָּ֤אba'H935to meאֵלַי֙'e.LaiH413so he could sleepלִשְׁכַּ֣בlish.KavH7901with meעִמִּ֔י'i.MiH5973,but I screamedוָאֶקְרָ֖אva.'ek.Ra'H7121as loudבְּק֥וֹלbe.KolH6963as I couldגָּדֽוֹל׃ga.DolH1419.

15וַיְהִ֣יvay.HiH1961When he heard meכְשָׁמְע֔וֹ כִּֽי־khe.sha.me.'O ki-H8085 H3588scream for helpהֲרִימֹ֥תִי קוֹלִ֖י וָאֶקְרָ֑אha.ri.Mo.ti ko.Li va.'ek.Ra'H7311 H6963 H7121,he leftוַיַּעֲזֹ֤בvai.ya.'a.ZoH5800his cloakבִּגְדוֹ֙big.DoH899beside meאֶצְלִ֔י'etz.LiH681and ranוַיָּ֖נָס וַיֵּצֵ֥אvai.Ya.nos vai.ye.Tze'H5127 H3318outהַחֽוּצָה׃ha.Chu.tzahH2351of the house.”

16So Potiphar’s wife keptוַתַּנַּ֥חva.ta.NachH5117Joseph’s cloakבִּגְד֖וֹbig.DoH899beside herאֶצְלָ֑הּ'etz.LahH681untilעַד־'ad-H5704his masterאֲדֹנָ֖יו אֶל־'a.do.Nav 'el-H113 H413cameבּ֥וֹאBo'H935homeבֵּיתֽוֹ׃bei.ToH1004.

17Then she told himוַתְּדַבֵּ֣ר אֵלָ֔יוva.te.da.Ber 'e.LavH1696 H413the sameהָאֵ֖לֶּה לֵאמֹ֑רha.'E.leh le.MorH428 H559storyכַּדְּבָרִ֥יםka.de.va.RimH1697: “The Hebrewהָֽעִבְרִ֛יha.'iv.RiH5680אֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834slaveהָעֶ֧בֶדha.'E.vedH5650you broughtבָּֽא־ba'-H935usאֵלַ֞י'e.LaiH413cameהֵבֵ֥אתָhe.Ve.taH935to meto make sportלְצַ֥חֶקle.Tza.chekH6711of me,

18וַיְהִ֕יvay.HiH1961but when I screamed for helpכַּהֲרִימִ֥י קוֹלִ֖י וָאֶקְרָ֑אka.ha.ri.Mi ko.Li va.'ek.Ra'H7311 H6963 H7121,he leftוַיַּעֲזֹ֥בvai.ya.'a.ZoH5800his cloakבִּגְד֛וֹbig.DoH899beside meאֶצְלִ֖י'etz.LiH681and ranוַיָּ֥נָסvai.Ya.nosH5127outהַחֽוּצָה׃ha.Chu.tzahH2351of the house.”

19Whenוַיְהִי֩vay.HiH1961his masterאֲדֹנָ֜יו'a.do.NavH113אֶת־'et-H853heardכִשְׁמֹ֨עַkhish.Mo.a'H8085the storyדִּבְרֵ֣יdiv.ReiH1697his wifeאִשְׁתּ֗וֹ'ish.ToH802אֲשֶׁ֨ר'a.SherH834toldדִּבְּרָ֤הdi.be.RahH1696himאֵלָיו֙'e.LavH413,sayingלֵאמֹ֔רle.MorH559, “Thisהָאֵ֔לֶּהha.'E.lehH428is whatכַּדְּבָרִ֣יםka.de.va.RimH1697your slaveעַבְדֶּ֑ךָ'av.De.khaH5650didעָ֥שָׂהּ'A.sahH6213to me,”he burnedוַיִּ֖חַרvai.Yi.charH2734with angerאַפּֽוֹ׃'a.PoH639.

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