Genesis 39:9
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There is none greater in this house than I; neither hath he kept back any thing from me but thee, because thou art his wife: how then can I do this great wickedness, and sin against God?No one in this house is greater than I am. He has withheld nothing from me except you, because you are his wife. So how could I do such a great evil and sin against God?”
In other translations
There is none greater in this house than I; neither hath he kept back any thing from me but thee, because thou art his wife: how then can I do this great wickedness, and sin against God?No one in this house is greater than I am. He has withheld nothing from me except you, because you are his wife. So how could I do such a great evil and sin against God?”
Hebrew words
אֵינֶנּוּ'einenunot [is] heH369גָדוֹלgadolgreatH1419בַּבַּיִתbabayitin the householdH1004הַזֶּהhazeh<the> thisH2088מִמֶּנִּיmimenimore than meH4480וְלֹא־velo'-and notH3808חָשַׂךְchasakhhe has withheldH2820מִמֶּנִּיmimenifrom meH4480מְאוּמָהme'umahanythingH3972כִּיkithatH3588אִם־'im-exceptH518אוֹתָךְ'otakh<obj.> youH853בַּאֲשֶׁרba'asherin thatH834אַתְּ־'at-youH859אִשְׁתּוֹ'ishto[are] wife hisH802וְאֵיךְve'eikhand how?H349אֶעֱשֶׂה'e'esehwill I doH6213הָרָעָהhara'ahthe evilH7451הַגְּדֹלָהhagedolah<the> greatH1419הַזֹּאתhazot<the> thisH2063וְחָטָאתִיvechatatiand I will sinH2398לֵאלֹהִים׃lelohimto GodH430
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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