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Genesis 39:11-18

11Now it happenedוַיְהִי֙vay.HiH1961oneהַזֶּ֔הha.ZehH2088dayכְּהַיּ֣וֹםke.hai.YomH3117that he wentוַיָּבֹ֥אvai.ya.Vo'H935into the houseהַבַּ֖יְתָהha.Bay.tahH1004to doלַעֲשׂ֣וֹתla.'a.SotH6213his workמְלַאכְתּ֑וֹme.lakh.ToH4399,and noneוְאֵ֨יןve.'EinH369 H376of the peopleH376of the householdהַבַּ֛יִתha.Ba.yitH1004was thereשָׁ֖םshamH8033insideבַּבָּֽיִת׃ba.Ba.yitH1004.

12So she grabbedוַתִּתְפְּשֵׂ֧הוּva.tit.pe.Se.huH8610him by his garmentבְּבִגְד֛וֹbe.vig.DoH899,sayingלֵאמֹ֖רle.MorH559, “Sleepשִׁכְבָ֣הshikh.VahH7901with me!” But he leftוַיַּעֲזֹ֤בvai.ya.'a.ZoH5800his garmentבִּגְדוֹ֙big.DoH899in her handבְּיָדָ֔הּbe.ya.DahH3027and fledוַיָּ֖נָסvai.Ya.nosH5127,and wentוַיֵּצֵ֥אvai.ye.Tze'H3318outsideהַחֽוּצָה׃ha.Chu.tzahH2351.

13When she sawכִּרְאוֹתָ֔הּkir.'o.TahH7200that he had leftעָזַ֥ב'a.ZavH5800his garmentבִּגְד֖וֹbig.DoH899in her handבְּיָדָ֑הּbe.ya.DahH3027and had fledוַיָּ֖נָסvai.Ya.nosH5127outsideהַחֽוּצָה׃ha.Chu.tzahH2351,

14she calledוַתִּקְרָ֞אva.tik.Ra'H7121to the menאִ֥ישׁ'ishH376of her householdבֵיתָ֗הּvei.TahH1004and saidH559to them, “Seeרְא֗וּre.'UH7200,he has broughtH935inH935aHebrewעִבְרִ֖י'iv.RiH5680to us to makeH6711funH6711of us; he cameH935inH935to me to sleepלִשְׁכַּ֣בlish.KavH7901with me, and Iscreamedוָאֶקְרָ֖א בְּק֥וֹל גָּדֽוֹל׃va.'ek.Ra' be.Kol ga.DolH7121 H6963 H1419.

15When he heardכְשָׁמְע֔וֹkhe.sha.me.'OH8085that I raisedהֲרִימֹ֥תִיha.ri.Mo.tiH7311my voiceקוֹלִ֖יko.LiH6963andscreamedוָאֶקְרָ֑אva.'ek.Ra'H7121,he leftוַיַּעֲזֹ֤בvai.ya.'a.ZoH5800his garmentבִּגְדוֹ֙big.DoH899besideאֶצְלִ֔י'etz.LiH681me and fledוַיָּ֖נָסvai.Ya.nosH5127and wentוַיֵּצֵ֥אvai.ye.Tze'H3318outsideהַחֽוּצָה׃ha.Chu.tzahH2351.”

16So sheleftוַתַּנַּ֥חva.ta.NachH5117his garmentבִּגְד֖וֹbig.DoH899besideאֶצְלָ֑הּ'etz.LahH681her untilעַד־'ad-H5704his masterאֲדֹנָ֖יו'a.do.NavH113cameבּ֥וֹאBo'H935homeבֵּיתֽוֹ׃bei.ToH1004.

17Then shespokeוַתְּדַבֵּ֣רva.te.da.BerH1696to himwith theseהָאֵ֖לֶּהha.'E.lehH428wordsכַּדְּבָרִ֥יםka.de.va.RimH1697: “The Hebrewהָֽעִבְרִ֛יha.'iv.RiH5680slaveהָעֶ֧בֶדha.'E.vedH5650,whomאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834you broughtH935to us, cameH935inH935to me to makeH6711funH6711of me;

18but when I raisedכַּהֲרִימִ֥יka.ha.ri.MiH7311my voiceקוֹלִ֖יko.LiH6963andscreamedוָאֶקְרָ֑אva.'ek.Ra'H7121,he leftוַיַּעֲזֹ֥בvai.ya.'a.ZoH5800his garmentבִּגְד֛וֹbig.DoH899besideאֶצְלִ֖י'etz.LiH681me and fledוַיָּ֥נָסvai.Ya.nosH5127outsideהַחֽוּצָה׃ha.Chu.tzahH2351.”

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