Parallel Verses

Bible in Basic English

And hearing his wife's account of what his servant had done, he became very angry.

New American Standard Bible

Now when his master heard the words of his wife, which she spoke to him, saying, “This is what your slave did to me,” his anger burned.

King James Version

And it came to pass, when his master heard the words of his wife, which she spake unto him, saying, After this manner did thy servant to me; that his wrath was kindled.

Holman Bible

When his master heard the story his wife told him—“These are the things your slave did to me”—he was furious

International Standard Version

When Joseph's master heard his wife's claim to the effect that "This is how your servant treated me," he flew into a rage,

A Conservative Version

And it came to pass, when his master heard the words of his wife, which she spoke to him, saying, After this manner did thy servant to me, that his wrath was kindled.

American Standard Version

And it came to pass, when his master heard the words of his wife, which she spake unto him, saying, After this manner did thy servant to me; that his wrath was kindled.

Amplified

And when Joseph’s master heard the words of his wife, saying, “This is the way your servant treated me,” his anger burned.

Darby Translation

And it came to pass when his lord heard the words of his wife which she spoke to him, saying, After this manner did thy bondman to me, that his wrath was kindled.

Julia Smith Translation

And it will be as his lord heard the words of his wife which she spake to him, saying, According to these words thy servant did to me; and his anger will be kindled.

King James 2000

And it came to pass, when his master heard the words of his wife, which she spoke unto him, saying, After this manner did your servant to me; that his wrath was kindled.

Lexham Expanded Bible

And when his master heard the words of his wife that she spoke to him, "{This is what your servant did to me}," {he became very angry}.

Modern King James verseion

And it happened when his master heard the words of his wife which she spoke to him, saying, Your servant did this to me, his wrath was kindled.

Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale

When his master heard the words of his wife which she told him, saying, "after this manner did thy servant to me," he waxed wroth.

NET Bible

When his master heard his wife say, "This is the way your slave treated me," he became furious.

New Heart English Bible

It happened, when his master heard the words of his wife, which she spoke to him, saying, "This is what your servant did to me," that his wrath was kindled.

The Emphasized Bible

And it came to pass, when his lord heard the words of his wife which she spake unto him saying, According to these words, hath thy servant done to me, Then was kindled his anger.

Webster

And it came to pass, when his master heard the words of his wife, which she spoke to him, saying, After this manner did thy servant to me; that his wrath was kindled.

World English Bible

It happened, when his master heard the words of his wife, which she spoke to him, saying, "This is what your servant did to me," that his wrath was kindled.

Youngs Literal Translation

And it cometh to pass when his lord heareth the words of his wife, which she hath spoken unto him, saying, 'According to these things hath thy servant done to me,' that his anger burneth;

Interlinear

English(KJV)
Strong's
Root Form
Definition
Usage
אדן אדון 
'adown 
Usage: 335

the words
דּבר 
Dabar 
Usage: 1438

of his wife
נשׁים אשּׁה 
'ishshah 
Usage: 780

דּבר 
Dabar 
Usage: 1142

דּבר 
Dabar 
Usage: 1438

עבד 
`ebed 
Usage: 800

References

Smith

Context Readings

Joseph In Potiphar's House

18 And when I gave a loud cry he went running out without his coat. 19 And hearing his wife's account of what his servant had done, he became very angry. 20 And Joseph's master took him and put him in prison, in the place where the king's prisoners were kept in chains, and he was there in the prison-house.

Cross References

Genesis 4:5-6

But in Cain and his offering he had no pleasure. And Cain was angry and his face became sad.

Job 29:16

I was a father to the poor, searching out the cause of him who was strange to me.

Proverbs 6:34-35

For bitter is the wrath of an angry husband; in the day of punishment he will have no mercy.

Proverbs 18:17

The man who first puts his cause before the judge seems to be in the right; but then his neighbour comes and puts his cause in its true light.

Proverbs 29:12

If a ruler gives attention to false words, all his servants are evil-doers.

Song of Songs 8:7

Much water may not put out love, or the deep waters overcome it: if a man would give all the substance of his house for love, it would be judged a price not great enough.

Acts 25:16

To whom I gave answer that it is not the Roman way to give a man up, till he has been face to face with those who are attacking him, and has had a chance to give an answer to the statements made against him.

2 Thessalonians 2:11

And for this cause, God will give them up to the power of deceit and they will put their faith in what is false:

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