Genesis 39:7 “and after some time his master’s wife cast her eyes upon Joseph and sa…”

Genesis 39:7

and after some time his master’s wife cast her eyes upon Joseph and said, “Sleep with me.”

Berean Standard Bible

Other translations

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.

World English Bible

After these things, his master’s wife set her eyes on Joseph; and she said, “Lie 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.

Geneva Bible 1599

Nowe therefore after these thinges, his masters wife cast her eyes vpon Ioseph, and saide, Lye 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!

Young's 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;'

Bible in Basic English

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

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Cross references

“A. M. 2285. B.C. 1719. cast”

2 Peter 2:14 Job 31:1 Ezekiel 23:12–16 Matthew 5:28 1 John 2:16 Genesis 6:2

2 Peter 2:14 · BSB

Their eyes are full of adultery; their desire for sin is never satisfied; they seduce the unstable. They are accursed children with hearts trained in greed.

Job 31:1 · BSB

“I have made a covenant with my eyes. How then could I gaze with desire at a virgin?

Ezekiel 23:12–16 · BSB

She too lusted after the Assyrians—governors and commanders, warriors dressed in splendor, horsemen riding on steeds, all desirable young men.

Matthew 5:28 · BSB

But I tell you that anyone who looks at a woman to lust after her has already committed adultery with her in his heart.

1 John 2:16 · BSB

For all that is in the world—the desires of the flesh, the desires of the eyes, and the pride of life—is not from the Father but from the world.

Genesis 6:2 · BSB

the sons of God saw that the daughters of men were beautiful, and they took as wives whomever they chose.

“Lie”

2 Samuel 13:11 Ezekiel 16:34 Ezekiel 16:32 Proverbs 2:16 Proverbs 5:9 Proverbs 7:13

2 Samuel 13:11 · BSB

And when she had brought them to him to eat, he took hold of her and said, “Come lie with me, my sister!”

Ezekiel 16:34 · BSB

So your prostitution is the opposite of that of other women: No one solicited your favors, and you paid a fee instead of receiving one; so you are the very opposite!

Ezekiel 16:32 · BSB

You adulterous wife! You receive strangers instead of your own husband!

Proverbs 2:16 · BSB

It will rescue you from the forbidden woman, from the stranger with seductive words

Proverbs 5:9 · BSB

lest you concede your vigor to others, and your years to one who is cruel;

Proverbs 7:13 · BSB

She seizes him and kisses him; she brazenly says to him:

Also

Proverbs 7:15–18

Proverbs 7:15–18 · BSB

So I came out to meet you; I sought you, and I have found you.

Cross references adapted from OpenBible.info (CC BY 4.0) and the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

In context

6So Potiphar left all that he owned in Joseph’s care; he did not concern himself with anything except the food he ate. Now Joseph was well-built and handsome,

8But he refused. “Look,” he said to his master’s wife, “with me here, my master does not concern himself with anything in his house, and he has entrusted everything he owns to my care.

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