Genesis 39:7
And it came to pass after these things, that his master’s wife cast her eyes upon Joseph; and she said, Lie with me.
Genesis 39:7 in other translations
| BSB | and after some time his master’s wife cast her eyes upon Joseph and said, “Sleep with me.” |
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| WEB | After these things, his master’s wife set her eyes on Joseph; and she said, “Lie with me.” |
| ASV | And it came to pass after these things, that his master’s wife cast her eyes upon Joseph; and she said, Lie with me. |
| YLT | And it cometh to pass after these things, that his lord's wife lifteth up her eyes unto Joseph, and saith, ‘Lie with me;' |
| DARBY | And it came to pass after these things, that his master's wife cast her eyes on Joseph, and said, Lie with me! |
| BBE | And after a time, his master's wife, looking on Joseph with desire, said to him, Be my lover. |
| 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. |
What does Genesis 39:7 mean?
Jamieson-Fausset-Brown
Robert Jamieson, A. R. Fausset & David Brown, 1871 · public domain
Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Genesis 39:7-12
Matthew Henry, 1706 · public domain
Genesis 39:7 in the original Hebrew
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Cross references for Genesis 39:7
- Ezekiel 16:34
And the contrary is in thee from other women in thy whoredoms, whereas none followeth thee to commit whoredoms: and in that thou givest a reward, and no reward is given unto thee, therefore thou art contrary.
- 2 Samuel 13:11
And when she had brought them unto him to eat, he took hold of her, and said unto her, Come lie with me, my sister.
- 2 Peter 2:14
Having eyes full of adultery, and that cannot cease from sin; beguiling unstable souls: an heart they have exercised with covetous practices; cursed children:
- Ezekiel 16:32
But as a wife that committeth adultery, which taketh strangers instead of her husband!
- Ezekiel 23:12-16
She doted upon the Assyrians her neighbours, captains and rulers clothed most gorgeously, horsemen riding upon horses, all of them desirable young men. Then I saw that she was defiled, that they took both one way, And that she increased her whoredoms: for when she saw men pourtrayed upon the wall, the images of the Chaldeans pourtrayed with vermilion, Girded with girdles upon their loins, exceeding in dyed attire upon their heads, all of them princes to look to, after the manner of the Babylonians of Chaldea, the land of their nativity: …
- Ezekiel 23:5-6
And Aholah played the harlot when she was mine; and she doted on her lovers, on the Assyrians her neighbours, Which were clothed with blue, captains and rulers, all of them desirable young men, horsemen riding upon horses.
- Job 31:1
I made a covenant with mine eyes; why then should I think upon a maid?
- 1 John 2:16
For all that is in the world, the lust of the flesh, and the lust of the eyes, and the pride of life, is not of the Father, but is of the world.
- Matthew 5:28
But I say unto you, That whosoever looketh on a woman to lust after her hath committed adultery with her already in his heart.
- Proverbs 7:15-18
Therefore came I forth to meet thee, diligently to seek thy face, and I have found thee. I have decked my bed with coverings of tapestry, with carved works, with fine linen of Egypt. I have perfumed my bed with myrrh, aloes, and cinnamon. Come, let us take our fill of love until the morning: let us solace ourselves with loves.
- Psalms 119:37
Turn away mine eyes from beholding vanity; and quicken thou me in thy way.
- Proverbs 5:9
Lest thou give thine honour unto others, and thy years unto the cruel:
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Context
- Genesis 39:6
And he left all that he had in Joseph’s hand; and he knew not ought he had, save the bread which he did eat. And Joseph was a goodly person, and well favoured.
- Genesis 39:7
And it came to pass after these things, that his master’s wife cast her eyes upon Joseph; and she said, Lie with me.
- 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;
Genesis 39:7 in other languages
| Spanish Reina-Valera 1909 | Y aconteció después de esto, que la mujer de su señor puso sus ojos en José, y dijo: Duerme conmigo. |
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| French Bible J.N. Darby 1885 | Et il arriva, après ces choses, que la femme de son seigneur leva ses yeux sur Joseph; et elle dit: Couche avec moi. |
| German Elberfelder 1871 | Und es geschah nach diesen Dingen, da warf das Weib seines Herrn ihre Augen auf Joseph und sprach: Liege bei mir! |
| Latin Clementine Vulgate | Post multos itaque dies injecit domina sua oculos suos in Joseph, et ait: Dormi mecum. |