And although she spoke to Joseph day after day, he would not listen to her, to lie with her or to be with her.
Genesis 39:12 - Revised Standard Version 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. 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. |
And although she spoke to Joseph day after day, he would not listen to her, to lie with her or to be with her.
But one day, when he went into the house to do his work and none of the men of the house was there in the house,
And when she saw that he had left his garment in her hand, and had fled out of the house,
But he refused and said to his master's wife, “Lo, having me my master has no concern about anything in the house, and he has put everything that he has in my hand;
But when she brought them near him to eat, he took hold of her, and said to her, “Come, lie with me, my sister.”
my son, do not walk in the way with them, hold back your foot from their paths;
Keep your way far from her, and do not go near the door of her house;
save yourself like a gazelle from the hunter, like a bird from the hand of the fowler.
And I found more bitter than death the woman whose heart is snares and nets, and whose hands are fetters; he who pleases God escapes her, but the sinner is taken by her.
So shun youthful passions and aim at righteousness, faith, love, and peace, along with those who call upon the Lord from a pure heart.
Beloved, I beseech you as aliens and exiles to abstain from the passions of the flesh that wage war against your soul.
As Samuel turned to go away, Saul laid hold upon the skirt of his robe, and it tore.