New American Standard Bible 1995

Genesis 39:2-9

2The Lordיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068was with Josephיוֹסֵ֔ףyo.SefH3130,so he becameH1961asuccessfulמַצְלִ֑יחַmatz.Li.achH6743manאִ֣ישׁ'ishH376.And he was in the houseבְּבֵ֥יתbe.VeitH1004of his masterאֲדֹנָ֖יו'a.do.NavH113,the Egyptianהַמִּצְרִֽי׃ha.mitz.RiH4713.

3Now his masterאֲדֹנָ֔יו'a.do.NavH113sawוַיַּ֣רְאvai.Yar'H7200that the Lordיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068was with him and howthe Lordיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068caused allוְכֹל֙ve.KholH3605that he didעֹשֶׂ֔ה'o.SehH6213to prosperמַצְלִ֥יחַmatz.Li.achH6743in his handבְּיָדֽוֹ׃be.ya.DoH3027.

4So Josephיוֹסֵ֥ףyo.SefH3130foundוַיִּמְצָ֨אvai.yim.Tza'H4672favorחֵ֛ןchenH2580in his sightבְּעֵינָ֖יוbe.'ei.NavH5869andbecameH8334his personalH8334servantH8334;and he madeH6485him overseerH6485overעַל־'al-H5921his houseבֵּית֔וֹbei.ToH1004, andallוְכָל־ve.kholH3605that he ownedיֶשׁ־yesh-H3426he putנָתַ֥ןna.TanH5414in hischargeבְּיָדֽוֹ׃be.ya.DoH3027.

5It cameH1961about that from the timeמֵאָז֩me.'AzH227he madeH6485him overseerH6485in his houseבְּבֵית֗וֹbe.vei.ToH1004and overוְעַל֙ve.'AlH5921allכָּל־kol-H3605that he ownedיֶשׁ־yesh-H3426,the Lordיְהוָ֛הYah.wehH3068blessedוַיְבָ֧רֶךְvay.Va.rekhH1288the Egyptian’sהַמִּצְרִ֖יha.mitz.RiH4713houseבֵּ֥יתbeitH1004on accountבִּגְלַ֣לbig.LalH1558of Josephיוֹסֵ֑ףyo.SefH3130; thusthe Lord’sיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068blessingבִּרְכַּ֤תbir.KatH1293was upon allבְּכָל־be.kholH3605that he ownedיֶשׁ־yesh-H3426,in the houseבַּבַּ֖יִתba.Ba.yitH1004and in the fieldוּבַשָּׂדֶֽה׃u.va.sa.DehH7704.

6So he leftוַיַּעֲזֹ֣בvai.ya.'a.ZoH5800everythingכָּל־kol-H3605he owned in Joseph’sיוֹסֵף֒yo.SefH3130chargeבְּיַד־be.yad-H3027; and with him there he did notconcernיָדַ֤עya.Da'H3045himself with anythingמְא֔וּמָהme.'U.mahH3972exceptכִּ֥י אִם־ki 'im-H3588 H518thefoodהַלֶּ֖חֶםha.Le.chemH3899whichH834heateאוֹכֵ֑ל'o.KhelH398.Now Josephיוֹסֵ֔ףyo.SefH3130washandsomeH3303in formתֹ֖אַרTo.'arH8389and appearanceמַרְאֶֽה׃mar.'EhH4758.

7It cameוַיְהִ֗יvay.HiH1961about afterאַחַר֙'a.CharH310theseהָאֵ֔לֶּהha.'E.lehH428eventsהַדְּבָרִ֣יםha.de.va.RimH1697that his master’sאֲדֹנָ֛יו'a.do.NavH113wifeאֵֽשֶׁת־'e.shet-H802lookedעֵינֶ֖יהָ'ei.Nei.haH5375 H5869with desireH5375at Josephיוֹסֵ֑ףyo.SefH3130,and she saidוַתֹּ֖אמֶרva.To.merH559, “Lieשִׁכְבָ֥הshikh.VahH7901with me.”

8Buthe refusedוַיְמָאֵ֓ן׀vay.ma.'EnH3985and saidוַיֹּ֙אמֶר֙vai.Yo.merH559to his master’sאֲדֹנָ֔יו'a.do.NavH113wifeאֵ֣שֶׁת'E.shetH802, “Beholdהֵ֣ןhenH2005, with me here,my masterאֲדֹנִ֔י'a.do.NiH113does not concernיָדַ֥עya.Da'H3045himself with anythingמַה־mah-H4100in the houseבַּבָּ֑יִתba.Ba.yitH1004,and he has putנָתַ֥ןna.TanH5414allוְכֹ֥לve.KholH3605that he ownsיֶשׁ־yesh-H3426in mychargeבְּיָדִֽי׃be.ya.DiH3027.

9ThereH369is noH369one greaterגָד֜וֹלga.DolH1419in thisH2088houseבַּבַּ֣יִתba.Ba.yitH1004thanH4480I, and he has withheldחָשַׂ֤ךְcha.SakhH2820nothingוְלֹֽא־ מְא֔וּמָהve.lo'- me.'U.mahH3808 H3972from me exceptכִּ֥י אִם־ki 'im-H3588 H518you, becauseבַּאֲשֶׁ֣רba.'a.SherH834you are his wifeאִשְׁתּ֑וֹ'ish.ToH802.Howוְאֵ֨יךְve.'EikhH349then could I doאֶֽעֱשֶׂ֜ה'e.'e.SehH6213thisH2088greatהַגְּדֹלָה֙ha.ge.do.LahH1419evilH7463andsinוְחָטָ֖אתִיve.cha.Ta.tiH2398against Godלֵֽאלֹהִֽים׃Le.lo.HimH430?”

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