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Genesis 39:7-9

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?

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