Genesis 39:7 KJV — MannaFest

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.

KJV

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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.

WEB

and after some time his master’s wife cast her eyes upon Joseph and said, “Sleep 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;'

DBT

And it came to pass after these things, that his master's wife cast her eyes on Joseph, and said, Lie with me!

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Genesis — The book of beginnings. Creation, fall, flood, covenant, election, providence — eleven generational seams stitch one unbroken story from heaven-and-earth to a coffin in Egypt.

Author: Moses — by traditional attribution; the book is the first of the Pentateuch
Date: Composed c. 15th–13th century BC; draws on older patriarchal sources (the toledoth framework is internal)

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Genesis 3:6
And when the woman saw that the tree was good for food, and that it was pleasant to the eyes, and a tree to be desired to make one wise, she took of the fruit thereof, and did eat, and gave also unto her husband with her; and he did eat.
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 16:34
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.
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.

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his master's wife cast her eyes upon Joseph--Egyptian women were not kept in the same secluded manner as females are in most Oriental countries now. They were treated in a manner more worthy of a civilized people--in fact, enjoyed much freedom both at home and abroad.

Jamieson, Fausset & Brown· Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible, 1871reformed

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Two steps out along the cross-reference floor, votes-ranked — destinations reached by more than one path rise (the text's own hubs). Every stop is a page.

GEN 39:7JOB 31:1 JAS 1:14-15
Reached by 2 independent paths from here.
GEN 39:7JOB 31:1 1JN 2:16
Reached by 2 independent paths from here.
GEN 39:7JOB 31:1 PRO 6:25
Reached by 2 independent paths from here.
GEN 39:7JOB 31:1 MAT 5:28-29
GEN 39:7JOB 31:1 PSA 119:37
GEN 39:7MAT 5:28 EXO 20:17
GEN 39:7MAT 5:28 2SA 11:2
GEN 39:72PE 2:14 2PE 2:3

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