Hebrew Names Version HNV
New International Version NIV
8 But he refused, and said to his master's wife, "Behold, my master doesn't know what is with me in the house, and he has put all that he has into my hand.
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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 He isn't greater in this house than I, neither has he kept back anything from me but you, because you are his wife. How then can I do this great wickedness, and sin against God?"
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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 It happened that as she spoke to Yosef day by day, that he didn't listen to her, to lie by her, or to be with her.
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And though she spoke to Joseph day after day, he refused to go to bed with her or even be with her.
11 It happened about this time, that he went into the house to do his work, and there were none of the men of the house inside.
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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 garment, saying, "Lie with me!" He left his garment in her hand, and ran outside.
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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.
13 It happened, when she saw that he had left his garment in her hand, and had run outside,
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When she saw that he had left his cloak in her hand and had run out of the house,
14 that she called to the men of her house, and spoke to them, saying, "Behold, he has brought in a Hebrew to us to mock us. He came in to me to lie with me, and I cried with a loud voice.
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she called her household servants. “Look,” she said to them, “this Hebrew has been brought to us to make sport of us! He came in here to sleep with me, but I screamed.
15 It happened, when he heard that I lifted up my voice and cried, that he left his garment by me, and ran outside."
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When he heard me scream for help, he left his cloak beside me and ran out of the house.”
16 She laid up his garment by her, until his master came home.
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She kept his cloak beside her until his master came home.
17 She spoke to him according to these words, saying, "The Hebrew servant, whom you have brought to us, came in to me to mock me,
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Then she told him this story: “That Hebrew slave you brought us came to me to make sport of me.
18 and it happened, as I lifted up my voice and cried, that he left his garment by me, and ran outside."
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But as soon as I screamed for help, he left his cloak beside me and ran out of the house.”
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