Genesis 39:7

Translations

Modern

…and after some time his master’s wife cast her eyes upon Joseph and said, “Sleep with me.”

Traditional

And it came to pass after these things, that his master’s wife cast her eyes upon Joseph; and she said, Lie with me.

Literal

And it came to pass after these things that the wife of his lord lifted up her eyes to Joseph, and she said, “Lie with me.”

Latin

Post multos itaque dies injecit domina sua oculos suos in Joseph, et ait: Dormi mecum.

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Hebrew

English

…and after some time his master’s wife cast her eyes upon Joseph and said, “Sleep with me.”

Notes

Genesis 39:6–10

A major theme in wisdom literature (wise teaching about how to live well; see study note on 37:2–50:26) is a warning to young people: sexual sin and other wrong behavior will lead to harm and ruin (compare Proverbs 5–7). Joseph resisted temptation because he had godly wisdom. He was guided by the fear of the Lord (a deep respect and reverence for God that leads to obedience; Proverbs 1:7; 9:10).

Genesis 39:1–23

Joseph was honest and faithful in his work for Potiphar. This is very different from Judah, who failed morally (chapter 38). God was with Joseph (39:2–3, 21, 23). He helped Joseph succeed and become a blessing to others (see study notes on 12:1–9; 28:16–22), even while Joseph was a slave and later in prison.

Genesis 39:1–47:31

Joseph began as a slave, alienated from his brothers and separated from his father; he ended as Pharaoh’s viceroy. Through the trips to Egypt, the covenant family went from the brink of apostasy, divided by jealousy and deception, to being reconciled and united by Judah’s intercession and Joseph’s forgiveness.

Theme notes and profiles

Egypt Joseph Biblical Marriage Human Sexuality Suffering in Following God Symbolic Numbers The Righteous Suffer

Related verses

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So your prostitution is the opposite of that of other women: No one solicited your favors, and you paid a fee instead of receiving one; so you are the very opposite!
2 Samuel 13:11
And when she had brought them to him to eat, he took hold of her and said, “Come lie with me, my sister!”
2 Peter 2:14
Their eyes are full of adultery; their desire for sin is never satisfied; they seduce the unstable. They are accursed children with hearts trained in greed.
Job 31:1
“I have made a covenant with my eyes. How then could I gaze with desire at a virgin?
Ezekiel 23:5–6
Oholah prostituted herself while she was still Mine. She lusted after her lovers, the Assyrians—warriors
1 John 2:16
For all that is in the world—the desires of the flesh, the desires of the eyes, and the pride of life—is not from the Father but from the world.
Ezekiel 16:32
You adulterous wife! You receive strangers instead of your own husband!
Matthew 5:28
But I tell you that anyone who looks at a woman to lust after her has already committed adultery with her in his heart.
Ezekiel 23:12–16
She too lusted after the Assyrians—governors and commanders, warriors dressed in splendor, horsemen riding on steeds, all desirable young men.
Ezekiel 16:25
At the head of every street you built your lofty shrines and degraded your beauty. With increasing promiscuity, you spread your legs to all who passed by.
Proverbs 5:9
…lest you concede your vigor to others, and your years to one who is cruel;
Proverbs 7:15–18
So I came out to meet you; I sought you, and I have found you.

People

Joseph: Son of Jacob, ruler in Egypt

Glossary

Bible, Manuscripts and Text of the (New Testament) Genesis, Book of Jacob Joseph Patriarchs, Period of the

Topics

Adultery: Potiphar's Wife Character: Firmness: Joseph in Resisting Potiphar's Wife Chastity: Joseph Conscience: Faithful of Joseph, when Potiphar's Wife Tried to Seduce Him Continence: Joseph Decision: Joseph Egypt: Israel in Joseph Unjustly Cast Into Prison False Accusation: Incidents Illustrative of Against Joseph by Potiphar's Wife Joseph: Son of Jacob: Joseph's Integrity Master: Unjust Master: Potiphar's Wife to Joseph Servant: Good: Joseph Sin: Repugnant to Righteous People Temptation: Joseph Temptation: Resistance To Wife: Potiphar's Women: Potiphar's Wife, in Her Lascivious Lust and Slander Against Joseph

Genesis 39:7

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