With such words as these, day by day, both the woman was importunate with the young man, and he refused the adultery.
Genesis 39:12 - Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version And she catching the skirt of his garment, said: Lie with me. But he leaving the garment in her hand fled, and went out. Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 And she caught him by his garment, saying, Lie with me: and he left his garment in her hand, and fled, and got him out. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition And she caught him by his garment, saying, Lie with me! But he left his garment in her hand and fled and got out [of the house]. American Standard Version (1901) And she caught him by his garment, saying, Lie with me: and he left his garment in her hand, and fled, and got him out. Common English Bible She grabbed his garment, saying, “Lie down with me.” But he left his garment in her hands and ran outside. Catholic Public Domain Version And she, grasping the hem of his garment, said, "Sleep with me." But he, leaving behind the cloak in her hand, fled and went outside. English Standard Version 2016 she caught him by his garment, saying, “Lie with me.” But he left his garment in her hand and fled and got out of the house. |
With such words as these, day by day, both the woman was importunate with the young man, and he refused the adultery.
Now it happened on it certain day, that Joseph went into the house, and was doing some business without any man with him:
And when the woman saw the garment in her hands, and herself disregarded,
But he, in no wise consenting to that wicked act, said to her: Behold, my master hath delivered all things to me, and knoweth not what he hath in his own house.
And when she had presented him the meat, he took hold of her, and said: Come lie with me, my sister.
Remove thy way far from her, and come not nigh the doors of her house.
Deliver thyself as a doe from the hand, and as a bird from the hand of the fowler.
I have surveyed all things with my mind, to know, and consider, and seek out wisdom and reason: and to know the wickedness of the fool, and the error of the imprudent:
But flee thou youthful desires, and pursue justice, faith, charity, and peace, with them that call on the Lord out of a pure heart.
Dearly beloved, I beseech you as strangers and pilgrims, to refrain yourselves from carnal desires which war against the soul,
And Samuel turned about to go away; but he laid hold upon the skirt of his mantle, and it rent.