Genesis 39:11
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And it came to pass about this time, that Joseph went into the house to do his business; and there was none of the men of the house there within.One day, however, Joseph went into the house to attend to his work, and not a single household servant was inside.
In other translations
And it came to pass about this time, that Joseph went into the house to do his business; and there was none of the men of the house there within.One day, however, Joseph went into the house to attend to his work, and not a single household servant was inside.
Hebrew words
וַיְהִיvayhiand it wasH1961כְּהַיּוֹםkehaiyomwhen the dayH3117הַזֶּהhazeh<the> thisH2088וַיָּבֹאvaiyavo'and he wentH935הַבַּיְתָהhabaytahthe house towardsH1004לַעֲשׂוֹתla'asotto doH6213מְלַאכְתּוֹmelakhtowork hisH4399וְאֵיןve'einand notH369אִישׁ'ishanyoneH376מֵאַנְשֵׁיme'ansheifrom [the] men ofH582הַבַּיִתhabayitthe houseH1004שָׁםsham[was] thereH8033בַּבָּיִת׃babayitin the houseH1004
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Related verses
- Ephesians 5:12For it is a shame even to speak of those things which are done of them in secret.For it is shameful even to mention what the disobedient do in secret.
- Ephesians 5:3But fornication, and all uncleanness, or covetousness, let it not be once named among you, as becometh saints;But among you, as is proper among the saints, there must not be even a hint of sexual immorality, or of any kind of impurity, or of greed.
- Malachi 3:5And I will come near to you to judgment; and I will be a swift witness against the sorcerers, and against the adulterers, and against false swearers, and against those that oppress the hireling in his wages, the widow, and the fatherless, and that turn aside the stranger from his right, and fear not me, saith the Lord of hosts.“Then I will draw near to you for judgment. And I will be a swift witness against sorcerers and adulterers and perjurers, against oppressors of the widowed and fatherless, and against those who defraud laborers of their wages and deny justice to the foreigner but do not fear Me,” says the LORD of Hosts.
- Proverbs 9:17Stolen waters are sweet, and bread eaten in secret is pleasant.“Stolen water is sweet, and bread eaten in secret is tasty!”
- Job 24:15The eye also of the adulterer waiteth for the twilight, saying, No eye shall see me: and disguiseth his face.The eye of the adulterer watches for twilight. Thinking, ‘No eye will see me,’ he covers his face.
- Jeremiah 23:24Can any hide himself in secret places that I shall not see him? saith the Lord. Do not I fill heaven and earth? saith the Lord.“Can a man hide in secret places where I cannot see him?” declares the LORD. “Do I not fill the heavens and the earth?” declares the LORD.
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