Genesis 39:10
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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.Although Potiphar’s wife spoke to Joseph day after day, he refused to go to bed with her or even be near her.
In other translations
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.Although Potiphar’s wife spoke to Joseph day after day, he refused to go to bed with her or even be near her.
Hebrew words
וַיְהִיvayhiand it wasH1961כְּדַבְּרָהּkedaberahwhen spoke sheH1696אֶל־'el-toH413יוֹסֵףyosefJosephH3130יוֹם׀yomdayH3117יוֹםyomdayH3117וְלֹא־velo'-and notH3808שָׁמַעshama'he listenedH8085אֵלֶיהָ'eleihato herH413לִשְׁכַּבlishkavto lieH7901אֶצְלָהּ'etzlahbeside herH681לִהְיוֹתlihyotto beH1961עִמָּהּ׃'imahwith herH5973
Word by word from STEPBible's tagged Hebrew Old Testament, STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0. Hebrew reads right to left.
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- 1 Thessalonians 5:22Abstain from all appearance of evil.Abstain from every form of evil.
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- Proverbs 9:14For she sitteth at the door of her house, on a seat in the high places of the city,She sits at the door of her house, on a seat in the heights of the city,
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