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Genesis 39:11-18

11And it came to pass about this timeכְּהַיּ֣וֹםke.hai.YomH3117, that Josephwentוַיָּבֹ֥אvai.ya.Vo'H935into the houseH1004to doלַעֲשׂ֣וֹתla.'a.SotH6213his businessמְלַאכְתּ֑וֹme.lakh.ToH4399; and there wasnone of the menאִ֜ישׁ מֵאַנְשֵׁ֥י'ish me.'an.SheiH582 H376of the houseH1004there within.

12And she caughtוַתִּתְפְּשֵׂ֧הוּva.tit.pe.Se.huH8610him by his garmentבְּבִגְד֛וֹbe.vig.DoH899,sayingלֵאמֹ֖רle.MorH559,Lieשִׁכְבָ֣הshikh.VahH7901with me: and he leftוַיַּעֲזֹ֤בvai.ya.'a.ZoH5800his garmentבִּגְדוֹ֙big.DoH899in her handבְּיָדָ֔הּbe.ya.DahH3027,and fledוַיָּ֖נָסvai.Ya.nosH5127,and gotוַיֵּצֵ֥אvai.ye.Tze'H3318him outהַחֽוּצָה׃ha.Chu.tzahH2351.

13And it came to pass, when she sawכִּרְאוֹתָ֔הּkir.'o.TahH7200that he had leftעָזַ֥ב'a.ZavH5800his garmentבִּגְד֖וֹbig.DoH899in her handבְּיָדָ֑הּbe.ya.DahH3027,and was fledוַיָּ֖נָסvai.Ya.nosH5127forthהַחֽוּצָה׃ha.Chu.tzahH2351,

14That she calledוַתִּקְרָ֞אva.tik.Ra'H7121unto the menלְאַנְשֵׁ֣יle.'an.SheiH582of her houseבֵיתָ֗הּvei.TahH1004,and spakeוַתֹּ֤אמֶרva.To.merH559unto them, sayingלֵאמֹ֔רle.MorH559,Seeרְא֗וּre.'UH7200,he hath brought inהֵ֥בִיאHe.vi'H935an Hebrewאִ֥ישׁ עִבְרִ֖י'ish 'iv.RiH5680 H376unto us to mockלְצַ֣חֶקle.Tza.chekH6711us; he came inבָּ֤אba'H935unto me to lieלִשְׁכַּ֣בlish.KavH7901with me, and I criedוָאֶקְרָ֖אva.'ek.Ra'H7121with a loudגָּדֽוֹל׃ga.DolH1419voiceבְּק֥וֹלbe.KolH6963:

15And it came to pass, when he heardכְשָׁמְע֔וֹkhe.sha.me.'OH8085that I lifted upהֲרִימֹ֥תִיha.ri.Mo.tiH7311my voiceקוֹלִ֖יko.LiH6963and criedוָאֶקְרָ֑אva.'ek.Ra'H7121,that he leftוַיַּעֲזֹ֤בvai.ya.'a.ZoH5800his garmentבִּגְדוֹ֙big.DoH899with meאֶצְלִ֔י'etz.LiH681,and fledוַיָּ֖נָסvai.Ya.nosH5127,and got himוַיֵּצֵ֥אvai.ye.Tze'H3318outהַחֽוּצָה׃ha.Chu.tzahH2351.

16And she laid upH3240his garmentבִּגְד֖וֹbig.DoH899by herאֶצְלָ֑הּ'etz.LahH681,until his lordאֲדֹנָ֖יו'a.do.NavH113cameבּ֥וֹאBo'H935homeבֵּיתֽוֹ׃bei.ToH1004.

17And she spakeוַתְּדַבֵּ֣רva.te.da.BerH1696unto him according to these wordsכַּדְּבָרִ֥יםka.de.va.RimH1697,sayingלֵאמֹ֑רle.MorH559,The Hebrewהָֽעִבְרִ֛יha.'iv.RiH5680servantהָעֶ֧בֶדha.'E.vedH5650,which thou hast broughtבָּֽא־ba'-H935unto us, came inהֵבֵ֥אתָhe.Ve.taH935unto me to mockלְצַ֥חֶקle.Tza.chekH6711me:

18And it came to pass, as I lifted upכַּהֲרִימִ֥יka.ha.ri.MiH7311my voiceקוֹלִ֖יko.LiH6963and criedוָאֶקְרָ֑אva.'ek.Ra'H7121,that he leftוַיַּעֲזֹ֥בvai.ya.'a.ZoH5800his garmentבִּגְד֛וֹbig.DoH899with meאֶצְלִ֖י'etz.LiH681,and fledוַיָּ֥נָסvai.Ya.nosH5127outהַחֽוּצָה׃ha.Chu.tzahH2351.

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