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Genesis 39:7

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39:7Soon after these things, his master’s wife took notice of21 Joseph and said, “Have sex with me.”22

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Footnotes

  1. 21 Heb “she lifted up her eyes toward,” an expression that emphasizes her deliberate and careful scrutiny of him.
  2. 22 Heb “lie with me.” Here the expression “lie with” is a euphemism for sexual intercourse. The story of Joseph and Potiphar’s wife has long been connected with the wisdom warnings about the strange woman who tries to seduce the young man with her boldness and directness (see Prov 5–7, especially 7:6–27). This is part of the literary background of the story of Joseph that gives it a wisdom flavor. See G. von Rad, God at Work in Israel, 19–35; and G. W. Coats, “The Joseph Story and Ancient Wisdom: A Reappraisal,” 35 (1973): 285–97.

In other versions

ESVEnglish Standard Version

And after a time his master’s wife cast her eyes on Joseph and said, “Lie with me.”

NIVNew International Version (2011)

and after a while his master’s wife took notice of Joseph and said, “Come to bed with me!”

CSBChristian Standard Bible

After some time his master’s wife looked longingly at Joseph and said, “Sleep with me.”

NLTNew Living Translation

and Potiphar’s wife soon began to look at him lustfully. “Come and sleep with me,” she demanded.

LEBThe Lexham English Bible

And it happened that after these things his master’s wife cast her eyes on Joseph, and she said, “Lie with me.”

KJV 1900King 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.