Parallel Verses

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.”

Bible in Basic English

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

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 Potiphar turned over everything he had to the care of Joseph. He did not concern himself with anything except the food he ate. Joseph was well built and good-looking. 7 It came about after these events that his master’s wife looked with desire at Joseph, and she said, “Lie with me.” 8 He refused, and said to her: My master does not have to concern himself with anything in the house, because I am here. He has put me in charge of everything he has.

Cross References

2 Samuel 13:11

She offered them to him. He grabbed her and said: Come to bed with me!

Genesis 6:2

The sons of God saw that the daughters of men were beautiful. They married any of them they chose.

Job 31:1

I made a covenant with my eyes not to look lustfully at a young woman.

Psalm 119:37

Turn away my eyes from looking at vanity, and revive me in your ways.

Proverbs 2:16

You will be able to resist any immoral woman who tries to seduce you with her smooth talk.

Proverbs 5:9

You will give your honor (majesty) to others and your years to the cruel one.

Proverbs 7:13

She put her arms around him and kissed him, and with an impudent look she said:

Proverbs 7:15-18

So I came to meet you and seek your presence. I found you.

Jeremiah 3:3

Accordingly the rain has been withheld, and there have been no spring showers. Yet, you have the unashamed (conspicuous) (impudent) look of a prostitute, and you refuse to be ashamed.

Ezekiel 16:25

You dragged your beauty through the mud. You offered yourself to everyone who came by, and you were more of a prostitute every day.

Ezekiel 16:32

You are an unfaithful wife who would rather have sex with strangers than with your own husband.

Ezekiel 16:34

You are not like other prostitutes. Men do not ask you for sex. You offer to pay them!

Ezekiel 23:5-6

Oholah played the prostitute while she was mine; and she lusted after her lovers, after the Assyrians, her neighbors.

Ezekiel 23:12-16

She lusted after the Assyrians, governors and officials, the ones near, magnificently dressed, horsemen riding on horses, all of them desirable young men.

Matthew 5:28

However, I tell you that whoever looks at a woman with lustful thoughts commits adultery with her in his heart.

2 Peter 2:14

They have eyes full of adultery that cannot cease from sin! They entice unsteady persons. Their hearts are full of covetousness. They are children of cursing.

1 John 2:16

The entire world, the desire of the flesh and the lust of the eyes and the boastful pride of material wealth, is not from the Father, but is from the world.

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