Genesis 39:10

10 And though she spoke to Joseph day after day, he refused to go to bed with her or even be with her.

Genesis 39:10 in Other Translations

King James Version (KJV)
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.
English Standard Version (ESV)
10 And as she spoke to Joseph day after day, he would not listen to her, to lie beside her or to be with her.
New Living Translation (NLT)
10 She kept putting pressure on Joseph day after day, but he refused to sleep with her, and he kept out of her way as much as possible.
The Message Bible (MSG)
10 She pestered him day after day after day, but he stood his ground. He refused to go to bed with her.
American Standard Version (ASV)
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.
GOD'S WORD Translation (GW)
10 Although she kept asking Joseph day after day, he refused to go to bed with her or be with her.
Holman Christian Standard Bible (CSB)
10 Although she spoke to Joseph day after day, he refused to go to bed with her.
New International Reader's Version (NIRV)
10 She spoke to Joseph day after day. But he told her he wouldn't make love to her. He didn't even want to be with her.

Genesis 39:10 Meaning and Commentary

Genesis 39:10

And it came to pass, that as she spake to Joseph day by day,
&c.] Continually, incessantly, hoping in time to prevail upon him to comply with her desires; so that the temptation, as it was strong, and very ensnaring, it was urgent, and frequent, and pressed with great importunity; which required the more grace and spiritual strength to resist: that he hearkened not unto her;
not only did not yield to her, but would not give her an hearing, at least as little as possible he could, lest he should be overcome by her persuasions: to lie by her, [or] to be with her;
she might tempt him to lie by her, if he would not lie with her; or to lie, as Aben Ezra interprets it, in a place near her, in a chamber next to hers, in hopes by degrees to gain her point; but he would not yield to either, nor to be in her company, and have any conversation with her, at least as little as possible, that he might not be in the way of temptation, and be led into it; though these phrases may all signify carnal copulation with her, which was what his mistress solicited, and he would not hearken to her in, and comply with her.

Genesis 39:10 In-Context

8 But he refused. “With me in charge,” he told her, “my master does not concern himself with anything in the house; everything he owns he has entrusted to my care.
9 No one is greater in this house than I am. My master has withheld nothing from me except you, because you are his wife. How then could I do such a wicked thing and sin against God?”
10 And though she spoke to Joseph day after day, he refused to go to bed with her or even be with her.
11 One day he went into the house to attend to his duties, and none of the household servants was inside.
12 She caught him by his cloak and said, “Come to bed with me!” But he left his cloak in her hand and ran out of the house.

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