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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.SefH3130foundH4672favourinhiseyesH5869,andattendedonhim;andhesetH5414himoverhishouseH1004,andallthathehadhegaveH5414intohishandבְּיָדֽוֹ׃be.ya.DoH3027.

5AnditcametopassfromthetimehehadsethimoverhishouseH1004andallthathehad,thatJehovahblessedH1288theEgyptian'shouseH1004forJoseph'ssake;andtheblessingבִּרְכַּ֤תbir.KatH1293ofJehovahwasH1961onallthathehadinthehouseH1004andinthefieldוּבַשָּׂדֶֽה׃u.va.sa.DehH7704.

6AndheleftH5800allthathehadinJoseph'shandבְּיַד־be.yad-H3027,andtookcognizanceofnothingwithhim, savethebreadH3899thatheateאוֹכֵ֑ל'o.KhelH398.AndJosephH3130wasH1961ofabeautifulH3303formתֹ֖אַרTo.'arH8389andofabeautifulH3303countenance.

7Anditcametopassafterthesethingsהַדְּבָרִ֣יםha.de.va.RimH1697,thathismaster'swifeאֵֽשֶׁת־'e.shet-H802casthereyesעֵינֶ֖יהָ'ei.Nei.haH5869onJosephיוֹסֵ֑ףyo.SefH3130,andsaidH559,Lieשִׁכְבָ֥הshikh.VahH7901withme!

8ButherefusedH3985,andsaidH559tohismaster'swifeאֵ֣שֶׁת'E.shetH802,Behold,mymasterH113takescognizanceofnothingwithme:whatisinthehouseבַּבָּ֑יִתba.Ba.yitH1004,andallthathehas,hehasgivenH5414intomyhandבְּיָדִֽי׃be.ya.DiH3027.

9Thereisnonegreaterגָד֜וֹלga.DolH1419inthishouseH1004thanI;neitherhashewithheldanythingמְא֔וּמָהme.'U.mahH3972frommebutthee,becausethou arthiswifeאִשְׁתּ֑וֹ'ish.ToH802;andhowוְאֵ֨יךְve.'EikhH349shouldIdothisgreatהַגְּדֹלָה֙ha.ge.do.LahH1419wickednessH7451,andsinוְחָטָ֖אתִיve.cha.Ta.tiH2398againstGodלֵֽאלֹהִֽים׃Le.lo.HimH430?

10AnditcametopassasshespokeH1696toJosephיוֹסֵ֖ףyo.SefH3130dayי֣וֹם׀YomH3117bydayי֑וֹםYomH3117andhehearkenednottoher,tolieלִשְׁכַּ֥בlish.KavH7901withher[and]tobeH1961withher,

11thatonacertaindayכְּהַיּ֣וֹםke.hai.YomH3117hewentH935intothehouseהַבַּ֖יְתָהha.Bay.tahH1004todohisbusinessH4399,andtherewasnoneofthemenH376ofthehouseהַבַּ֛יִתha.Ba.yitH1004thereinthehouseבַּבָּֽיִת׃ba.Ba.yitH1004.

12ThenshecaughthimbyhisgarmentH899,sayingלֵאמֹ֖רle.MorH559,Lieשִׁכְבָ֣הshikh.VahH7901withme!ButhelefthisgarmentH899inherhandבְּיָדָ֔הּbe.ya.DahH3027,andfledH5127andranout.

13Anditcametopass,whenshesawH7200thathehadleftH5800hisgarmentH899inherhandבְּיָדָ֑הּbe.ya.DahH3027andhadfledH5127forth,

14thatshecalledH7121tothemenאִ֥ישׁ'ishH376ofherhouseH1004,andspoketothem,sayingH559,Seeרְא֗וּre.'UH7200,hehasbroughtH935inaHebrewעִבְרִ֖י'iv.RiH5680manH376tous,tomockus:hecameH935intome,tolieלִשְׁכַּ֣בlish.KavH7901withme;andIcriedwithaloudvoiceבְּק֥וֹלbe.KolH6963;

15anditcametopasswhenheheardH8085thatIliftedH7311upmyvoiceקוֹלִ֖יko.LiH6963andcried,thathelefthisgarmentH899withme,andfledH5127andwentH3318out.

16AndshelaidhisgarmentH899byheruntilhislordH113cameH935home.

17AndshespokeH1696tohimaccordingtothesewordsכַּדְּבָרִ֥יםka.de.va.RimH1697,sayingלֵאמֹ֑רle.MorH559,TheHebrewהָֽעִבְרִ֛יha.'iv.RiH5680bondmanthatthou hastbroughtH935touscameH935intometomockme;

18anditcametopassasIliftedH7311upmyvoiceקוֹלִ֖יko.LiH6963andcried,thatheleftH5800hisgarmentH899withme,andfledH5127forth.

19AnditcametopasswhenhislordH113heardH8085thewordsH1697ofhiswifeאִשְׁתּ֗וֹ'ish.ToH802whichshespokeH1696tohim,sayingלֵאמֹ֔רle.MorH559,AfterthismannerH1697didthy bondmantome,thathiswrathwasH1961kindled.

20AndJoseph'slordH113tookH3947himandputוַֽיִּתְּנֵ֙הוּ֙vai.yi.te.Ne.huH5414himintothetower-house, [the]placeמְק֕וֹםme.KomH4725whereאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834theking'sprisonersH631wereconfined;andhewasH1961thereinthetower-house.

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