7 It came about after these events (A)that his master’s wife (a)looked with desire at Joseph, and she said, “(B)Lie with me.” 8 But (C)he refused and said to his master’s wife, “Behold, with me here, my master (b)does not concern himself with anything in the house, and he has put all that he owns in my (c)charge. 9 (d)(D)There is no one greater in this house than I, and he has withheld nothing from me except you, because you are his wife. How then could I do this great evil and (E)sin against God?” 10 As she spoke to Joseph day after day, he did not listen to her to lie beside her or be with her.

Footnotes:

a. Genesis 39:7: ['Lit ', lifted up her eyes at]
b. Genesis 39:8: ['Lit ', does not know what is in the house]
c. Genesis 39:8: ['Lit ', hand]
d. Genesis 39:9: ['Or ', He is not greater]

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