Revised Version 1895

Genesis 39:7-12

7And itcameH1961topassH1961afterאַחַר֙'a.CharH310theseהָאֵ֔לֶּהha.'E.lehH428things, that hismaster’sאֲדֹנָ֛יו'a.do.NavH113wifeאֵֽשֶׁת־'e.shet-H802castherH413eyesעֵינֶ֖יהָ'ei.Nei.haH5869uponH1961Josephיוֹסֵ֑ףyo.SefH3130; andsheH7901saidוַתֹּ֖אמֶרva.To.merH559,Lieשִׁכְבָ֥הshikh.VahH7901withmeH413.

8But herefusedוַיְמָאֵ֓ן׀vay.ma.'EnH3985, andsaidוַיֹּ֙אמֶר֙vai.Yo.merH559unto hismaster’sאֲדֹנָ֔יו'a.do.NavH113wifeאֵ֣שֶׁת'E.shetH802,Beholdהֵ֣ןhenH2005, mymasterאֲדֹנִ֔י'a.do.NiH113knowethnotלֹא־lo'-H3808whatמַה־mah-H4100is withmeH413in thehouseבַּבָּ֑יִתba.Ba.yitH1004, and he hathputנָתַ֥ןna.TanH5414allוְכֹ֥לve.KholH3605that he hathintoH413myhandבְּיָדִֽי׃be.ya.DiH3027;

9there isnoneאֵינֶ֨נּוּ'ei.Ne.nuH369greaterגָד֜וֹלga.DolH1419in thishouseבַּבַּ֣יִתba.Ba.yitH1004thanH4480I;neitherוְלֹֽא־ve.lo'-H3808hath hekeptH2820backH2820anyH4480thingהַזֶּה֮ha.ZehH2088frommeH4480but thee,becauseכִּ֥יkiH3588thou art hiswifeאִשְׁתּ֑וֹ'ish.ToH802:howוְאֵ֨יךְve.'EikhH349thencanאִם־'im-H518Idoאֶֽעֱשֶׂ֜ה'e.'e.SehH6213thisgreatהַגְּדֹלָה֙ha.ge.do.LahH1419wickednessהָרָעָ֤הha.ra.'AhH7451, andsinוְחָטָ֖אתִיve.cha.Ta.tiH2398againstH4480Godלֵֽאלֹהִֽים׃Le.lo.HimH430?

10And itcameוַיְהִ֕יvay.HiH1961topassלִהְי֥וֹתlih.YotH1961, assheH7901spake toJosephיוֹסֵ֖ףyo.SefH3130dayי֣וֹם׀YomH3117bydayי֑וֹםYomH3117, that he hearkenednotוְלֹא־ve.lo'-H3808untoherH413, tolieלִשְׁכַּ֥בlish.KavH7901byherH413, or to be withherH413.

11And itcameH935topassH935aboutוַיְהִי֙vay.HiH1961this time, that hewentH935intoH935thehouseהַבַּ֖יְתָהha.Bay.tahH1004todoלַעֲשׂ֣וֹתla.'a.SotH6213hisworkמְלַאכְתּ֑וֹme.lakh.ToH4399; and there wasnoneוְאֵ֨יןve.'EinH369of themenאִ֜ישׁ'ishH376of thehouseהַבַּ֛יִתha.Ba.yitH1004therewithinבַּבָּֽיִת׃ba.Ba.yitH1004.

12AndsheH7901caughtוַתִּתְפְּשֵׂ֧הוּva.tit.pe.Se.huH8610him by hisgarmentבְּבִגְד֛וֹbe.vig.DoH899,sayingלֵאמֹ֖רle.MorH559,Lieשִׁכְבָ֣הshikh.VahH7901withmeעִמִּ֑י'i.MiH5973: and heleftH3318hisgarmentבִּגְדוֹ֙big.DoH899inherH559handבְּיָדָ֔הּbe.ya.DahH3027, andfledוַיָּ֖נָסvai.Ya.nosH5127, andgotH3318himoutH3318.

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