Genesis 39:10 - Forerunner Commentary

Genesis 39:10

8 But he refused and said to his master’s wife, “Look, my master does not know what is with me in the house, and he has committed all that he has to my hand.

9 There is no one greater in this house than I, nor has he kept back anything from me but you, because you are his wife. ^aHow then can I do this great wickedness, and ^bsin against God?”

10 So it was, as she spoke to Joseph day by day, that he ^adid not heed her, to lie with her or to be with her.

11 But it happened about this time, when Joseph went into the house to do his work, and none of the men of the house was inside,

12 that she ^acaught him by his garment, saying, “Lie with me.” But he left his garment in her hand, and fled and ran outside.

13 And so it was, when she saw that he had left his garment in her hand and fled outside,

14 that she called to the men of her house and spoke to them, saying, “See, he has brought in to us a ^aHebrew to mock us. He came in to me to lie with me, and I cried out with a loud voice.

15 And it happened, when he heard that I lifted my voice and cried out, that he left his garment with me, and fled and went outside.”

16 So she kept his garment with her until his master came home.

17 Then she ^aspoke to him with words like these, saying, “The Hebrew servant whom you brought to us came in to me to mock me;

18 so it happened, as I lifted my voice and cried out, that he left his garment with me and fled outside.”

19 So it was, when his master heard the words which his wife spoke to him, saying, “Your servant did to me after this manner,” that his ^aanger was aroused.

20 Then Joseph’s master took him and ^aput him into the ^bprison, a place where the king’s prisoners were confined. And he was there in the prison.

Verse Comparison: Genesis 39:10

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American Standard Version
And it came to pass, as she spake to Joseph day by day, that he hearkened not unto her, to lie by her, `or' to be with her.

Amplified® Bible
She spoke to Joseph day after day, but he did not listen to her, to lie with her or to be with her.

Contemporary English Version
She kept begging Joseph day after day, but he refused to do what she wanted or even to go near her.

Darby English Version
And it came to pass as she spoke to Joseph day by day and he hearkened not to her, to lie with her [and] to be with her,

Good News Bible
Although she asked Joseph day after day, he would not go to bed with her.

King James Version
And it came to pass, as she spake to Joseph day by day, that he hearkened not unto her, to lie by her, or to be with her.

New American Standard Bible
As she spoke to Joseph day after day, he did not listen to her to lie beside her {or} be with her.

New International Version
And though she spoke to Joseph day after day, he refused to go to bed with her or even be with her.

New King James Version
So it was, as she spoke to Joseph day by day, that he did not heed her, to lie with her or to be with her.

N.A.S.B. in E-Prime
As she spoke to Joseph day after day, he did not listen to her to lie beside her or stay with her.

Revised Standard Version
And although she spoke to Joseph day after day, he would not listen to her, to lie with her or to be with her.

Young's Literal Translation
And it cometh to pass at her speaking unto Joseph day `by' day, that he hath not hearkened unto her, to lie near her, to be with her;

New English Translation
Even though she continued to speak¹ to Joseph day after day, he did not respond² to her invitation to have sex with her.³

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