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Genesis 39:7-12

7And it came to passafterאַחַר֙'a.CharH310thesethingsהַדְּבָרִ֣יםha.de.va.RimH1697, that hismaster’sאֲדֹנָ֛יו'a.do.NavH113wifeאֵֽשֶׁת־'e.shet-H802castוַתִּשָּׂ֧אva.ti.Sa'H5375hereyesעֵינֶ֖יהָ'ei.Nei.haH5869uponJosephיוֹסֵ֑ףyo.SefH3130; and shesaidוַתֹּ֖אמֶרva.To.merH559,Lieשִׁכְבָ֥הshikh.VahH7901with me.

8But herefusedוַיְמָאֵ֓ן׀vay.ma.'EnH3985, andsaidוַיֹּ֙אמֶר֙vai.Yo.merH559to hismaster’sאֲדֹנָ֔יו'a.do.NavH113wifeאֵ֣שֶׁת'E.shetH802, Behold, mymasterאֲדֹנִ֔י'a.do.NiH113knowethיָדַ֥עya.Da'H3045not what is with me in thehouseבַּבָּ֑יִתba.Ba.yitH1004, and he hathcommittedנָתַ֥ןna.TanH5414all that hehathיֶשׁ־yesh-H3426to myhandבְּיָדִֽי׃be.ya.DiH3027;

9There is nonegreaterגָד֜וֹלga.DolH1419in hishouseבַּבַּ֣יִתba.Ba.yitH1004than I;neitherוְלֹֽא־ve.lo'-H3808hath he keptbackחָשַׂ֤ךְcha.SakhH2820anythingמְא֔וּמָהme.'U.mahH3972from me but thee,becauseבַּאֲשֶׁ֣רba.'a.SherH834thouאַתְּ־'at-H859art hiswifeאִשְׁתּ֑וֹ'ish.ToH802: how then can Idoאֶֽעֱשֶׂ֜ה'e.'e.SehH6213thisgreatהַגְּדֹלָה֙ha.ge.do.LahH1419wickednessהָרָעָ֤הha.ra.'AhH7451, andsinוְחָטָ֖אתִיve.cha.Ta.tiH2398againstGodלֵֽאלֹהִֽים׃Le.lo.HimH430?

10And it came to pass, as shespokeכְּדַבְּרָ֥הּke.da.be.RahH1696toJosephיוֹסֵ֖ףyo.SefH3130dayי֣וֹם׀YomH3117bydayי֑וֹםYomH3117, that hehearkenedשָׁמַ֥עsha.Ma'H8085not to her, tolieלִשְׁכַּ֥בlish.KavH7901byherאֶצְלָ֖הּ'etz.LahH681, or to be with her.

11And it came to pass about thistimeכְּהַיּ֣וֹםke.hai.YomH3117, that Josephwentוַיָּבֹ֥אvai.ya.Vo'H935into thehouseH1004todoלַעֲשׂ֣וֹתla.'a.SotH6213hisworkמְלַאכְתּ֑וֹme.lakh.ToH4399; and there was none of themenאִ֜ישׁ מֵאַנְשֵׁ֥י'ish me.'an.SheiH376 H582of thehouseH1004there within.

12And shecaughtוַתִּתְפְּשֵׂ֧הוּva.tit.pe.Se.huH8610him by hisgarmentבְּבִגְד֛וֹbe.vig.DoH899,sayingלֵאמֹ֖רle.MorH559,Lieשִׁכְבָ֣הshikh.VahH7901with me: and heleftוַיַּעֲזֹ֤בvai.ya.'a.ZoH5800hisgarmentבִּגְדוֹ֙big.DoH899in herhandבְּיָדָ֔הּbe.ya.DahH3027, andfledוַיָּ֖נָסvai.Ya.nosH5127, andwentוַיֵּצֵ֥אvai.ye.Tze'H3318outsideהַחֽוּצָה׃ha.Chu.tzahH2351.

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