Genesis 39 · Verse 10

Genesis 39:10

And it came to pass, as she spake to Joseph day by day, that he hearkened not unto her, to lie by her, or to be with her.
Genesis 39:10, King James Version

Genesis 39:10 in other translations

BSBAlthough Potiphar’s wife spoke to Joseph day after day, he refused to go to bed with her or even be near her.
WEBAs she spoke to Joseph day by day, he didn’t listen to her, to lie by her, or to be with her.
ASVAnd it came to pass, as she spake to Joseph day by day, that he hearkened not unto her, to lie by her, or to be with her.
YLTAnd it cometh to pass at her speaking unto Joseph day by day, that he hath not hearkened unto her, to lie near her, to be with her;
DARBYAnd it came to pass as she spoke to Joseph day by day and he hearkened not to her, to lie with her and to be with her,
BBEAnd day after day she went on requesting Joseph to come to her and be her lover, but he would not give ear to her.
WebsterAnd it came to pass, as she spoke to Joseph day by day, that he hearkened not to her, to lie by her, or to be with her.

What does Genesis 39:10 mean?

Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Genesis 39:7-12

Beauty either in men or women, often proves a snare both to themselves and others. This forbids pride in it, and requires constant watchfulness against the temptation that attends it. We have great need to make a covenant with our eyes, lest the eyes infect the heart. When lust has got power, decency, and reputation, and conscience, are all sacrificed. Potiphar's wife showed that her heart was fully set to do evil…

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Genesis 39:10 in the original Hebrew

Word-by-word with transliteration, English gloss and Strong's number. Tap a number for the full definition and every place the word is used.

וַיְהִ֕יvay.Hiand it wasH1961
כְּדַבְּרָ֥הּke.da.be.Rahwhen spoke sheH1696
אֶל\־'el-toH413
יוֹסֵ֖ףyo.SefJosephH3130
י֣וֹם\׀YomdayH3117
י֑וֹםYomdayH3117
וְלֹא\־ve.lo'-and notH3808
שָׁמַ֥עsha.Ma'he listenedH8085
אֵלֶ֛יהָ'e.Lei.hato herH413
לִשְׁכַּ֥בlish.Kavto lieH7901
אֶצְלָ֖הּ'etz.Lahbeside herH681
לִהְי֥וֹתlih.Yotto beH1961
עִמָּֽהּ\׃'i.Mahwith herH5973

Source: STEPBible TAHOT/TAGNT (Tyndale House, CC BY 4.0).

Cross references for Genesis 39:10

  • 1 Peter 2:11

    Dearly beloved, I beseech you as strangers and pilgrims, abstain from fleshly lusts, which war against the soul;

  • 1 Corinthians 15:33

    Be not deceived: evil communications corrupt good manners.

  • 2 Timothy 2:22

    Flee also youthful lusts: but follow righteousness, faith, charity, peace, with them that call on the Lord out of a pure heart.

  • 1 Corinthians 6:18

    Flee fornication. Every sin that a man doeth is without the body; but he that committeth fornication sinneth against his own body.

  • 1 Thessalonians 5:22

    Abstain from all appearance of evil.

  • Proverbs 2:16

    To deliver thee from the strange woman, even from the stranger which flattereth with her words;

  • Genesis 39:8

    But he refused, and said unto his master’s wife, Behold, my master wotteth not what is with me in the house, and he hath committed all that he hath to my hand;

  • Proverbs 5:3

    For the lips of a strange woman drop as an honeycomb, and her mouth is smoother than oil:

  • Proverbs 7:13

    So she caught him, and kissed him, and with an impudent face said unto him,

  • Proverbs 23:27

    For a whore is a deep ditch; and a strange woman is a narrow pit.

  • Proverbs 9:14

    For she sitteth at the door of her house, on a seat in the high places of the city,

  • Proverbs 5:8

    Remove thy way far from her, and come not nigh the door of her house:

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
as she spake.
8; Pr 2:16; 5:3; 6:25,26; 7:5,13; 9:14,16; 22:14; 23:27
or to be.
Pr 1:15; 5:8; 1Co 6:18; 15:33; 1Th 5:22; 1Ti 5:14; 2Ti 2:22
1Pe 2:11

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Context

  • Genesis 39:9

    There is none greater in this house than I; neither hath he kept back any thing from me but thee, because thou art his wife: how then can I do this great wickedness, and sin against God?

  • Genesis 39:10

    And it came to pass, as she spake to Joseph day by day, that he hearkened not unto her, to lie by her, or to be with her.

  • Genesis 39:11

    And it came to pass about this time, that Joseph went into the house to do his business; and there was none of the men of the house there within.

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Genesis 39:10 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909
Y fué que hablando ella á José cada día, y no escuchándola él para acostarse al lado de ella, para estar con ella,
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885
Et il arriva, comme elle parlait à Joseph, jour après jour, qu’il ne l’écouta pas pour coucher à côté d’elle, pour être avec elle.
German
Elberfelder 1871
Und es geschah, als sie Joseph Tag für Tag ansprach, und er nicht auf sie hörte, bei ihr zu liegen, bei ihr zu sein,
Latin
Clementine Vulgate
Hujuscemodi verbis per singulos dies, et mulier molesta erat adolescenti: et ille recusabat stuprum.