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Bible in Basic English

And after a time, his master's wife, looking on Joseph with desire, said to him, Be my lover.

New American Standard Bible

It came about after these events that his master’s wife looked with desire at Joseph, and she said, “Lie with me.”

King James Version

And it came to pass after these things, that his master's wife cast her eyes upon Joseph; and she said, Lie with me.

Holman Bible

After some time his master’s wife looked longingly at Joseph and said, “Sleep with me.”

International Standard Version

Now Joseph was well built and good looking. That's why, sometime later, Joseph's master's wife looked straight at Joseph and propositioned him: "Come on! Let's have a little sex!"

A Conservative Version

And it came to pass, after these things, that his master's wife cast her eyes upon Joseph, and she said, Lay with me.

American Standard Version

And it came to pass after these things, that his master's wife cast her eyes upon Joseph; and she said, Lie with me.

Amplified

Then after a time his master’s wife looked at Joseph with desire, and she said, “Lie with me.”

Darby Translation

And it came to pass after these things, that his master's wife cast her eyes on Joseph, and said, Lie with me!

Julia Smith Translation

And it will be after these words, and his lord's wife will lift up her eyes to Joseph, and she will say, Lie with me.

King James 2000

And it came to pass after these things, that his master's wife cast her eyes upon Joseph; and she said, Lie with me.

Lexham Expanded Bible

And it happened [that] after these things his master's wife cast her eyes on Joseph, and she said, "Lie with me."

Modern King James verseion

And after these things it happened that his master's wife cast her eyes upon Joseph. And she said, Lie with me.

Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale

And it fortuned, after this, that his master's wife cast her eyes upon Joseph and said, "Come lie with me."

NET Bible

Soon after these things, his master's wife took notice of Joseph and said, "Have sex with me."

New Heart English Bible

It happened after these things, that his master's wife cast her eyes on Joseph; and she said, "Lie with me."

The Emphasized Bible

And it came to pass after these things, that his lord's wife lifted up her eyes unto Joseph, - and she said - Come! lie with me.

Webster

And it came to pass after these things, that his master's wife cast her eyes upon Joseph: and she said, Lie with me.

World English Bible

It happened after these things, that his master's wife cast her eyes on Joseph; and she said, "Lie with me."

Youngs Literal Translation

And it cometh to pass after these things, that his lord's wife lifteth up her eyes unto Joseph, and saith, 'Lie with me;'

Interlinear

English(KJV)
Strong's
Root Form
Definition
Usage
And it came to pass after
אחר 
'achar 
Usage: 488

דּבר 
Dabar 
Usage: 1438

אדן אדון 
'adown 
Usage: 335

נשׁים אשּׁה 
'ishshah 
Usage: 780

נסה נשׂא 
Nasa' 
Usage: 653

יוסף 
Yowceph 
Usage: 213

and she said

Usage: 0

Lie
שׁכב 
Shakab 
Usage: 210

References

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Context Readings

Joseph In Potiphar's House

6 And he gave Joseph control of all his property, keeping no account of anything, but only the food which was put before him. Now Joseph was very beautiful in form and face. 7 And after a time, his master's wife, looking on Joseph with desire, said to him, Be my lover. 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;

Cross References

2 Samuel 13:11

And when she took them to give them to him, he put his arms round her and said, Come to bed, my sister.

Genesis 6:2

The sons of God saw that the daughters of men were fair; and they took wives for themselves from those who were pleasing to them.

Job 31:1

I made an agreement with my eyes; how then might my eyes be looking on a virgin?

Psalm 119:37

Let my eyes be turned away from what is false; give me life in your ways.

Proverbs 2:16

To take you out of the power of the strange woman, who says smooth words with her tongue;

Proverbs 5:9

For fear that you may give your honour to others, and your wealth to strange men:

Proverbs 7:13

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

Proverbs 7:15-18

So I came out in the hope of meeting you, looking for you with care, and now I have you.

Jeremiah 3:3

So the showers have been kept back, and there has been no spring rain; still your brow is the brow of a loose woman, you will not let yourself be shamed.

Ezekiel 16:25

You put up your high places at the top of every street, and made the grace of your form a disgusting thing, opening your feet to everyone who went by, increasing your loose ways.

Ezekiel 16:32

The untrue wife who takes strange lovers in place of her husband!

Ezekiel 16:34

And in your loose behaviour you are different from other women, for no one goes after you to make love to you: and because you give payment and no payment is given to you, in this you are different from them.

Ezekiel 23:5-6

And Oholah was untrue to me when she was mine; she was full of desire for her lovers, even for the Assyrians, her neighbours,

Ezekiel 23:12-16

She was full of desire for the Assyrians, captains and rulers, her neighbours, clothed in blue, horsemen going on horses, all of them young men to be desired.

Matthew 5:28

But I say to you that everyone whose eyes are turned on a woman with desire has had connection with her in his heart.

2 Peter 2:14

Having eyes full of evil desire, never having enough of sin; turning feeble souls out of the true way; they are children of cursing, whose hearts are well used to bitter envy;

1 John 2:16

Because everything in the world, the desire of the flesh, the desire of the eyes, and the pride of life, is not of the Father but of the world.

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