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Genesis 39 · Joseph in Potiphar’s House

Genesis 39:8

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But he refused. “Look,” he told his master’s wife, “with me here, my master does not concern himself with anything in this house; he has entrusted everything he owns to my care.

Genesis 39:8 · ZARZA Bible

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6So he left everything he had in Joseph’s care; with Joseph there, he did not concern himself with anything except the food he ate. Now Joseph was well built and handsome, 7and after a while his master’s wife looked at him with desire and said, “Sleep with me.” 8But he refused. “Look,” he told his master’s wife, “with me here, my master does not concern himself with anything in this house; he has entrusted everything he owns to my care. 9No one in this house is greater than I am. He has withheld nothing from me except you, because you are his wife. How could I do such a wicked thing and sin against God?” 10Though she spoke to Joseph day after day, he refused to sleep with her or even be with her.

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