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Genesis 39:7-12

7And it came to pass afterאַחַר֙'a.CharH310these thingsהַדְּבָרִ֣יםha.de.va.RimH1697,that his master’sאֲדֹנָ֛יו'a.do.NavH113wifeאֵֽשֶׁת־'e.shet-H802castוַתִּשָּׂ֧אva.ti.Sa'H5375her eyesעֵינֶ֖יהָ'ei.Nei.haH5869upon Josephיוֹסֵ֑ףyo.SefH3130;and she saidוַתֹּ֖אמֶרva.To.merH559,Lieשִׁכְבָ֥הshikh.VahH7901with me.

8But he refusedוַיְמָאֵ֓ן׀vay.ma.'EnH3985,and saidוַיֹּ֙אמֶר֙vai.Yo.merH559unto his master’sאֲדֹנָ֔יו'a.do.NavH113wifeאֵ֣שֶׁת'E.shetH802,Behold, my masterאֲדֹנִ֔י'a.do.NiH113wottethיָדַ֥עya.Da'H3045not what iswith me in the houseבַּבָּ֑יִתba.Ba.yitH1004,and he hath committedנָתַ֥ןna.TanH5414all that he hathיֶשׁ־yesh-H3426to my handבְּיָדִֽי׃be.ya.DiH3027;

9There isnone greaterגָד֜וֹלga.DolH1419in this houseבַּבַּ֣יִתba.Ba.yitH1004than I; neitherוְלֹֽא־ve.lo'-H3808hath he kept backחָשַׂ֤ךְcha.SakhH2820any thingמְא֔וּמָהme.'U.mahH3972from me but thee, becauseבַּאֲשֶׁ֣רba.'a.SherH834thouאַתְּ־'at-H859arthis wifeאִשְׁתּ֑וֹ'ish.ToH802:how then can I doאֶֽעֱשֶׂ֜ה'e.'e.SehH6213this greatהַגְּדֹלָה֙ha.ge.do.LahH1419wickednessהָרָעָ֤הha.ra.'AhH7451,and sinוְחָטָ֖אתִיve.cha.Ta.tiH2398against Godלֵֽאלֹהִֽים׃Le.lo.HimH430?

10And it came to pass, as she spakeכְּדַבְּרָ֥הּke.da.be.RahH1696to Josephיוֹסֵ֖ףyo.SefH3130dayי֣וֹם׀YomH3117by dayי֑וֹםYomH3117,that he hearkenedשָׁמַ֥עsha.Ma'H8085not unto her, to lieלִשְׁכַּ֥בlish.KavH7901by herאֶצְלָ֖הּ'etz.LahH681, or to be with her.

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.

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