The woman talked with Joseph every day, but Joseph refused to sleep with her.
Genesis 39:12 - Easy To Read Version His master’s wife grabbed his coat and said to him, “Come to bed with me.” But Joseph ran out of the house so fast that he left his coat in her hand. 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. 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. |
The woman talked with Joseph every day, but Joseph refused to sleep with her.
One day Joseph went into the house to do his work. He was the only man in the house at the time.
The woman saw Joseph had left his coat in her hands and had run out of the house. {So she decided to lie about what had happened.}
But Joseph refused. He said, “My master trusts me with everything in his house. He has given me responsibility for everything here.
She started to feed Amnon, but he grabbed her hand. He said to her, “Sister, come and sleep with me.”
My son, don’t follow those people. Don’t even take the first step along that path.
Stay away from the woman who does the sin of adultery. {\cf2\super [5]} Don’t even go near the door of her house.
Escape from that trap like a deer running from a hunter. Free yourself like a bird flying out of a trap.
I also found that \{some women are dangerous like traps\}. Their hearts are like nets, and their arms are like chains. It is worse than death to be caught by those women. A person that follows God will run away from those women. But a sinner will be caught by them.
Stay away from the evil things a young person wants to do. Try very hard to live right and to have faith, love, and peace. Do these things together with those people who have pure hearts and trust in the Lord.
Dear friends, you are like visitors and strangers \{in this world\}. So I beg you to stay away from the evil things your bodies want to do. These things fight against your soul.
When Samuel turned to leave, Saul caught Samuel’s robe. The robe tore.