Parallel Verses

Bible in Basic English

And pulling at his coat, she said, Come to my bed; but slipping out of his coat, he went running away.

New American Standard Bible

She caught him by his garment, saying, “Lie with me!” And he left his garment in her hand and fled, and went outside.

King James Version

And she caught him by his garment, saying, Lie with me: and he left his garment in her hand, and fled, and got him out.

Holman Bible

She grabbed him by his garment and said, “Sleep with me!” But leaving his garment in her hand, he escaped and ran outside.

International Standard Version

so she grabbed Joseph by his outer garment and demanded "Let's have some sex!"

A Conservative Version

And she caught him by his garment, saying, Lay with me. And he left his garment in her hand, and fled, and got out.

American Standard Version

And she caught him by his garment, saying, Lie with me: and he left his garment in her hand, and fled, and got him out.

Amplified

She caught Joseph by his [outer] robe, saying, “Lie with me!” But he left his robe in her hand and ran, and got outside [the house].

Darby Translation

Then she caught him by his garment, saying, Lie with me! But he left his garment in her hand, and fled and ran out.

Julia Smith Translation

And she will seize him by his garment, saying, Lie with me. And he will let go his garment in her hand, and will flee and come forth without

King James 2000

And she caught him by his garment, saying, Lie with me: and he left his garment in her hand, and fled, and got out.

Lexham Expanded Bible

she seized him by his garment [and] said, "Lie with me!" And he left his garment in her hand and fled, and he went outside.

Modern King James verseion

And she caught him by his robe, saying, Lie with me. And he left his robe in her hand and fled, and got out.

Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale

And she caught him by the garment, saying, "Come, sleep with me." And he left his garment in her hand and fled and got him out.

NET Bible

She grabbed him by his outer garment, saying, "Have sex with me!" But he left his outer garment in her hand and ran outside.

New Heart English Bible

She caught him by his garment, saying, "Lie with me." He left his garment in her hand, and ran outside.

The Emphasized Bible

that she caught him by his garment, saying - Come! lie with me. Then left he his garment in her hand, and fled and gut forth outside,

Webster

And she caught him by his garment, saying, Lie with me: and he left his garment in her hand, and fled, and went out.

World English Bible

She caught him by his garment, saying, "Lie with me!" He left his garment in her hand, and ran outside.

Youngs Literal Translation

and she catcheth him by his garment, saying, 'Lie with me;' and he leaveth his garment in her hand, and fleeth, and goeth without.

Interlinear

English(KJV)
Strong's
Root Form
Definition
Usage
תּפשׂ 
Taphas 
Usage: 65

בּגד 
Beged 
Usage: 217

Lie
שׁכב 
Shakab 
Usage: 210

with me and he left
עזב 
`azab 
Usage: 28

in her hand
יד 
Yad 
Usage: 1612

and fled
נוּס 
Nuwc 
Usage: 160

and got
יצא 
Yatsa' 
....out, ....forth, bring, come, proceed, go, depart,
Usage: 1068

References

Smith

Context Readings

Joseph In Potiphar's House

11 Now one day he went into the house to do his work; and not one of the men of the house was inside. 12 And pulling at his coat, she said, Come to my bed; but slipping out of his coat, he went running away. 13 And when she saw that he had got away, letting her keep his coat,

Cross References

Ecclesiastes 7:26

And I saw a thing more bitter than death, even the woman whose heart is full of tricks and nets, and whose hands are as bands. He with whom God is pleased will get free from her, but the sinner will be taken by her.

Genesis 39:8

But he would not, and said to her, You see that my master keeps no account of what I do in his house, and has put all his property in my control;

Genesis 39:10

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.

1 Samuel 15:27

And when Samuel was turning round to go away, Saul took the skirt of his robe in his hand, and the cloth came away.

Proverbs 1:15

My son, do not go with them; keep your feet from their ways:

Proverbs 5:8

Go far away from her, do not come near the door of her house;

Proverbs 6:5

Make yourself free, like the roe from the hand of the archer, and the bird from him who puts a net for her.

Proverbs 7:13-27

So she took him by his hand, kissing him, and without a sign of shame she said to him:

Ezekiel 16:30-31

How feeble is your heart, says the Lord, seeing that you do all these things, the work of a loose and overruling woman;

Mark 14:51-52

And a certain young man went after him, with only a linen cloth about his body; and they put their hands on him;

1 Corinthians 15:33

Do not be tricked by false words: evil company does damage to good behaviour.

2 Timothy 2:22

But keep yourself from those desires of the flesh which are strong when the body is young, and go after righteousness, faith, love, peace, with those whose prayers go up to the Lord from a clean heart.

1 Peter 2:11

My loved ones, I make this request with all my heart, that, as those for whom this world is a strange country, you will keep yourselves from the desires of the flesh which make war against the soul;

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