Parallel Verses

NET Bible

Even though she continued to speak to Joseph day after day, he did not respond to her invitation to have sex 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.

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.

Holman Bible

Although she spoke to Joseph day after day, he refused to go to bed with her.

International Standard Version

She kept on talking to him like this day after day, but he wouldn't listen to her. Not only would he refuse to have sex with her, he refused even to stay around her.

A Conservative Version

And it came to pass, as she spoke to Joseph day by day, that he did not hearken to her, to lay by her, [or] to be with her.

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

And so it was that she spoke to Joseph [persistently] day after day, but he did not listen to her [plea] to lie beside her or be with her.

Bible in Basic English

And day after day she went on requesting Joseph to come to her and be her lover, but he would not give ear to her.

Darby Translation

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,

Julia Smith Translation

And it will be in her speaking to Joseph day by day, and he listened not to her to he by her, to be with her.

King James 2000

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

Lexham Expanded Bible

And it happened [that] as she spoke to Joseph {day after day}, he did not heed her to lie beside her or to be with her.

Modern King James verseion

And it happened as she spoke to Joseph day by day, that he did not listen to her to lie with her, or to be with her.

Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale

And after this manner spake she to Joseph day by day; but he hearkened not unto her, to sleep near her or to be in her company.

New Heart English Bible

As she spoke to Joseph day by day, he did not listen to her, to lie by her, or to be with her.

The Emphasized Bible

And it came to pass, that although she Spake unto Joseph day after day, yet hearkened he not unto her to lie beside her to be with her.

Webster

And it came to pass, as she spoke to Joseph day by day, that he hearkened not to her, to lie by her, or to be with her.

World English Bible

As she spoke to Joseph day by day, he didn't listen to her, to lie by her, or to be with her.

Youngs 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;

Interlinear

English(KJV)
Strong's
Root Form
Definition
Usage
And it came to pass, as she spake
דּבר 
Dabar 
Usage: 1142

to Joseph
יוסף 
Yowceph 
Usage: 213

day
יום 
Yowm 
Usage: 2293

by day
יום 
Yowm 
Usage: 2293

not unto her, to lie
שׁכב 
Shakab 
Usage: 210

by her
אצל 
'etsel 
by, beside, by ..., near, at, with ..., from ..., against, close, to, toward, unto, with
Usage: 61

References

Smith

Context Readings

Joseph In Potiphar's House

9 There is no one greater in this household 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?" 10 Even though she continued to speak to Joseph day after day, he did not respond to her invitation to have sex with her. 11 One day he went into the house to do his work when none of the household servants were there in the house.



Cross References

Genesis 39:8

But he refused, saying to his master's wife, "Look, my master does not give any thought to his household with me here, and everything that he owns he has put into my care.

Proverbs 1:15

My child, do not go down their way, withhold yourself from their path;

Proverbs 2:16

to deliver you from the adulteress, from the sexually loose woman who speaks flattering words;

Proverbs 5:3

For the lips of the adulterous woman drip honey, and her seductive words are smoother than olive oil,

Proverbs 5:8

Keep yourself far from her, and do not go near the door of her house,

Proverbs 6:25-26

Do not lust in your heart for her beauty, and do not let her captivate you with her alluring eyes;

Proverbs 7:5

so that they may keep you from the adulterous woman, from the loose woman who flatters you with her words.

Proverbs 7:13

So she grabbed him and kissed him, and with a bold expression she said to him,

Proverbs 9:14

So she sits at the door of her house, on a seat at the highest point of the city,

Proverbs 9:16

"Whoever is simple, let him turn in here," she says to those who lack understanding.

Proverbs 22:14

The mouth of an adulteress is like a deep pit; the one against whom the Lord is angry will fall into it.

Proverbs 23:27

for a prostitute is like a deep pit; a harlot is like a narrow well.

1 Corinthians 6:18

Flee sexual immorality! "Every sin a person commits is outside of the body" -- but the immoral person sins against his own body.

1 Corinthians 15:33

Do not be deceived: "Bad company corrupts good morals."

1 Thessalonians 5:22

Stay away from every form of evil.

1 Timothy 5:14

So I want younger women to marry, raise children, and manage a household, in order to give the adversary no opportunity to vilify us.

2 Timothy 2:22

But keep away from youthful passions, and pursue righteousness, faithfulness, love, and peace, in company with others who call on the Lord from a pure heart.

1 Peter 2:11

Dear friends, I urge you as foreigners and exiles to keep away from fleshly desires that do battle against the soul,

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