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.
Proverbs 7:13 - Easy To Read Version She grabbed the young man and kissed him. Without any shame she looked him in the eye and said, Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 So she caught him, and kissed him, And with an impudent face said unto him, Amplified Bible - Classic Edition So she caught him and kissed him and with impudent face she said to him, American Standard Version (1901) So she caught him, and kissed him, And with an impudent face she said unto him: Common English Bible She grabs him and kisses him. Her face is brazen as she speaks to him: Catholic Public Domain Version And overtaking the youth, she kisses him, and with a provocative face, she flatters him, saying: Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version And catching the young man, she kisseth him, and with an impudent face, flattereth, saying: |
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.
After some time, the wife of Joseph’s master began to like Joseph. One day she said to him, “Sleep with me.”
Look, strong men are waiting for me.\par They are waiting to kill me,\par even though I did not sin\par or commit any crime.\par
A good person always knows that he is right. But an evil person has to pretend.
And when people walk by, she calls out to them. Those people are not interested in her, but she says,
The Lord my Master will help me. So the bad things they say will not hurt me. I will be strong. I know I will not be disappointed.
Most prostitutes force men to pay them for sex. But you gave money to your many lovers. You paid all the men around to come in to have sex with you.
I am sending you to speak to those people. But they are very stubborn. They are very hard headed. But you must speak to those people. You must say, ‘The Lord our Master says these things.’
“Son of man, {\cf2\super [14]} don’t be afraid of those people. Don’t be afraid of the things they say. It is true, they will turn against you and try to hurt you. They will be like thorns. You will think you are living with scorpions. {\cf2\super [15]} But don’t be afraid of the things they say. They are a rebellious people. But don’t be afraid of them.
The people of Israel were camped near Acacia. At that time, the men began doing sexual sins [310] with Moabite women.
These are the women who caused the men of Israel to turn away from the Lord during the Balaam incident—that time at Peor. The disease will again come to the Lord’s people.
But I have this against you: You let that woman named Jezebel do what she wants. She says that she is a prophet. {\cf2\super [22]} But she is leading my people away with her teaching. Jezebel leads my people to do sexual sins and to eat food that is offered to idols. {\cf2\super [23]}