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and she said, Lie with me.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/genesis/39.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />And it came to pass after these things that his master’s wife cast longing eyes on Joseph, and she said, “Lie with me.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/genesis/39.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />And it came about after these events that his master’s wife had her eyes on Joseph, and she said, “Sleep with me.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/genesis/39.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />It came about after these events that his master&#8217s wife looked with desire at Joseph, and she said, &#8220Lie with me.&#8221<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/genesis/39.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />And it came about after these events that his master’s wife looked with desire at Joseph, and she said, “Lie with me.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/genesis/39.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />And it happened after these events that his master’s wife set her eyes on Joseph and said, “Lie with me.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/genesis/39.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />Then after a time his master’s wife looked at Joseph with desire, and she said, “Lie with me.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/genesis/39.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />After some time his master’s wife looked longingly at Joseph and said, “Sleep with me.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/genesis/39.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />After some time his master&#8217s wife looked longingly at Joseph and said, &#8220Sleep with me.&#8221 <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/genesis/39.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />And it came to pass after these things, that his master's wife cast her eyes upon Joseph; and she said, Lie with me.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/genesis/39.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />and Potiphar's wife soon noticed him. She asked him to make love to her, <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/genesis/39.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />And it came to pass after these things, that his master's wife cast her eyes upon Joseph; and she said, Lie with me.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/genesis/39.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />After a while his master's wife began to desire Joseph, so she said, "Come to bed with me."<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/genesis/39.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />and after a while his master's wife began to desire Joseph and asked him to go to bed with her. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/genesis/39.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />That's why, sometime later, Joseph's master's wife looked straight at Joseph and propositioned him: "Come on! Let's have a little sex!" <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/genesis/39.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />and after some time his master’s wife cast her eyes upon Joseph and said, “Sleep with me.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/genesis/39.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />Soon after these things, his master's wife took notice of Joseph and said, "Have sex with me."<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/genesis/39.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />And it came to pass after these things that his master?s wife took notice of Joseph and she said, "Sleep with me."<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/genesis/39.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />And it came to pass after these things, that his master's wife cast her eyes upon Joseph: and she said, Lie with me.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/genesis/39.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />After these things, his master’s wife set her eyes on Joseph; and she said, “Lie with me.” <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/genesis/39.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />And it comes to pass after these things, that his lord’s wife lifts up her eyes to Joseph and says, “Lie with me”;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/genesis/39.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> And it cometh to pass after these things, that his lord's wife lifteth up her eyes unto Joseph, and saith, 'Lie with me;'<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/genesis/39.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />And it will be after these words, and his lord's wife will lift up her eyes to Joseph, and she will say, Lie with me.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/genesis/39.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />h And after many days his mistress 'cast her eyes on Joseph, and said: Lie with me. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/genesis/39.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />And so, after many days, his mistress cast her eyes on Joseph, and she said, “Sleep with me.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/genesis/39.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />After a time, his master’s wife looked at him with longing and said, “Lie with me.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/genesis/39.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />And after a time his master’s wife cast her eyes on Joseph and said, “Lie with me.”<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/genesis/39.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />And it came to pass after these things that his master's wife cast her eyes upon Joseph; and she said to him, Lie with me.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/genesis/39.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />And it was after these matters, the wife of his lord set her eyes on Yoseph and she said to him, “Lie with me.”<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/genesis/39.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />And it came to pass after these things, that his master's wife cast her eyes upon Joseph; and she said: 'Lie with me.'<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/genesis/39.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />And it came to pass after these things, that his master's wife cast her eyes upon Joseph, and said, Lie with me.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/genesis/39-7.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></span></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="study" id="study"></a><div class="vheadingv"><b>Audio Bible</b></div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/7ehevn8iSgc?start=9969" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><div class="vheadingv"><b>Context</b></div><span class="hdg"><a href="/bsb/genesis/39.htm">Joseph and Potiphar's Wife</a></span><br>…<span class="reftext">6</span>So Potiphar left all that he owned in Joseph’s care; he did not concern himself with anything except the food he ate. Now Joseph was well-built and handsome, <span class="reftext">7</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/1961.htm" title="1961: way·hî (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConsecImperf-3ms) -- To fall out, come to pass, become, be. A primitive root; to exist, i.e. Be or become, come to pass.">and</a> <a href="/hebrew/310.htm" title="310: ’a·ḥar (Adv) -- The hind or following part. From 'achar; properly, the hind part; generally used as an adverb or conjunction, after.">after some time</a> <a href="/hebrew/1697.htm" title="1697: had·də·ḇā·rîm (Art:: N-mp) -- Speech, word. From dabar; a word; by implication, a matter or thing; adverbially, a cause."></a> <a href="/hebrew/428.htm" title="428: hā·’êl·leh (Art:: Pro-cp) -- These. Prolonged from 'el; these or those."></a> <a href="/hebrew/113.htm" title="113: ’ă·ḏō·nāw (N-mpc:: 3ms) -- Lord. Or adon; from an unused root; sovereign, i.e. Controller.">his master’s</a> <a href="/hebrew/853.htm" title="853: ’eṯ- (DirObjM) -- Apparent contracted from 'owth in the demonstrative sense of entity; properly, self."></a> <a href="/hebrew/802.htm" title="802: ’ê·šeṯ- (N-fsc) -- Woman, wife, female. Feminine of 'iysh or 'enowsh; irregular plural, nashiym; a woman.">wife</a> <a href="/hebrew/5375.htm" title="5375: wat·tiś·śā (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConsecImperf-3fs) -- Or nacah ('abad); a primitive root; to lift, in a great variety of applications, literal and figurative, absol. And rel.">cast</a> <a href="/hebrew/5869.htm" title="5869: ‘ê·ne·hā (N-cdc:: 3fs) -- An eye. Probably a primitive word; an eye; by analogy, a fountain.">her eyes</a> <a href="/hebrew/413.htm" title="413: ’el- (Prep) -- To, into, towards. ">upon</a> <a href="/hebrew/3130.htm" title="3130: yō·w·sêp̄ (N-proper-ms) -- Future of yacaph; let him add; Joseph, the name of seven Israelites.">Joseph</a> <a href="/hebrew/559.htm" title="559: wat·tō·mer (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConsecImperf-3fs) -- To utter, say. A primitive root; to say.">and said,</a> <a href="/hebrew/7901.htm" title="7901: šiḵ·ḇāh (V-Qal-Imp-ms:: 3fs) -- To lie down. A primitive root; to lie down.">“Sleep</a> <a href="/hebrew/5973.htm" title="5973: ‘im·mî (Prep:: 1cs) -- From amam; adverb or preposition, with, in varied applications; specifically, equally with; often with prepositional prefix.">with me.”</a> </span><span class="reftext">8</span>But he refused. “Look,” he said to his master’s wife, “with me here, my master does not concern himself with anything in his house, and he has entrusted everything he owns to my care.…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><span class="crossverse"><a href="/proverbs/6-25.htm">Proverbs 6:25</a></span><br />Do not lust in your heart for her beauty or let her captivate you with her eyes.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_samuel/11-2.htm">2 Samuel 11:2-4</a></span><br />One evening David got up from his bed and strolled around on the roof of the palace. And from the roof he saw a woman bathing—a very beautiful woman. / So David sent and inquired about the woman, and he was told, “This is Bathsheba, the daughter of Eliam and the wife of Uriah the Hittite.” / Then David sent messengers to get her, and when she came to him, he slept with her. (Now she had just purified herself from her uncleanness.) Then she returned home.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/5-28.htm">Matthew 5:28</a></span><br />But I tell you that anyone who looks at a woman to lust after her has already committed adultery with her in his heart.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_corinthians/6-18.htm">1 Corinthians 6:18</a></span><br />Flee from sexual immorality. Every other sin a man can commit is outside his body, but he who sins sexually sins against his own body.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/exodus/20-14.htm">Exodus 20:14</a></span><br />You shall not commit adultery.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_timothy/2-22.htm">2 Timothy 2:22</a></span><br />Flee from youthful passions and pursue righteousness, faith, love, and peace, together with those who call on the Lord out of a pure heart.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/james/1-14.htm">James 1:14-15</a></span><br />But each one is tempted when by his own evil desires he is lured away and enticed. / Then after desire has conceived, it gives birth to sin; and sin, when it is full-grown, gives birth to death.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/proverbs/7-13.htm">Proverbs 7:13-21</a></span><br />She seizes him and kisses him; she brazenly says to him: / “I have made my peace offerings; today I have paid my vows. / So I came out to meet you; I sought you, and I have found you. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_thessalonians/4-3.htm">1 Thessalonians 4:3-5</a></span><br />For it is God’s will that you should be holy: You must abstain from sexual immorality; / each of you must know how to control his own body in holiness and honor, / not in lustful passion like the Gentiles who do not know God;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/job/31-1.htm">Job 31:1</a></span><br />“I have made a covenant with my eyes. How then could I gaze with desire at a virgin?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/romans/13-14.htm">Romans 13:14</a></span><br />Instead, clothe yourselves with the Lord Jesus Christ, and make no provision for the desires of the flesh.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/leviticus/18-20.htm">Leviticus 18:20</a></span><br />You must not lie carnally with your neighbor’s wife and thus defile yourself with her.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/ephesians/5-3.htm">Ephesians 5:3</a></span><br />But among you, as is proper among the saints, there must not be even a hint of sexual immorality, or of any kind of impurity, or of greed.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_peter/2-11.htm">1 Peter 2:11</a></span><br />Beloved, I urge you, as foreigners and exiles, to abstain from the desires of the flesh, which war against your soul.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/deuteronomy/5-18.htm">Deuteronomy 5:18</a></span><br />You shall not commit adultery.</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">And it came to pass after these things, that his master's wife cast her eyes on Joseph; and she said, Lie with me.</p><p class="hdg">A.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/genesis/6-2.htm">Genesis 6:2</a></b></br> That the sons of God saw the daughters of men that they <i>were</i> fair; and they took them wives of all which they chose.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/job/31-1.htm">Job 31:1</a></b></br> I made a covenant with mine eyes; why then should I think upon a maid?</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/119-37.htm">Psalm 119:37</a></b></br> Turn away mine eyes from beholding vanity; <i>and</i> quicken thou me in thy way.</p><p class="hdg">Lie.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/2_samuel/13-11.htm">2 Samuel 13:11</a></b></br> And when she had brought <i>them</i> unto him to eat, he took hold of her, and said unto her, Come lie with me, my sister.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/proverbs/2-16.htm">Proverbs 2:16</a></b></br> To deliver thee from the strange woman, <i>even</i> from the stranger <i>which</i> flattereth with her words;</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/proverbs/5-9.htm">Proverbs 5:9</a></b></br> Lest thou give thine honour unto others, and thy years unto the cruel:</p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/genesis/19-35.htm">Bed</a> <a href="/genesis/37-24.htm">Cast</a> <a href="/genesis/34-8.htm">Desire</a> <a href="/hebrews/11-3.htm">Events</a> <a href="/genesis/39-4.htm">Eyes</a> <a href="/genesis/39-6.htm">Joseph</a> <a href="/genesis/38-26.htm">Lie</a> <a href="/genesis/33-1.htm">Lifteth</a> <a href="/genesis/24-51.htm">Master's</a> <a href="/2_peter/3-8.htm">Notice</a> <a href="/genesis/39-5.htm">Time</a> <a href="/genesis/38-14.htm">Wife</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/genesis/39-10.htm">Bed</a> <a href="/exodus/1-22.htm">Cast</a> <a href="/exodus/10-11.htm">Desire</a> <a href="/numbers/23-25.htm">Events</a> <a href="/genesis/39-21.htm">Eyes</a> <a href="/genesis/39-10.htm">Joseph</a> <a href="/genesis/39-10.htm">Lie</a> <a href="/genesis/43-34.htm">Lifteth</a> <a href="/genesis/39-8.htm">Master's</a> <a href="/genesis/46-28.htm">Notice</a> <a href="/genesis/39-11.htm">Time</a> <a href="/genesis/39-8.htm">Wife</a><div class="vheading2">Genesis 39</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/genesis/39-1.htm">Joseph is bought by Potiphar, and preferred in the family.</a></span><br><span class="reftext">7. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/genesis/39-7.htm">He resists temptation by Potiphar's Wife.</a></span><br><span class="reftext">13. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/genesis/39-13.htm">He is falsely accused by her.</a></span><br><span class="reftext">20. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/genesis/39-20.htm">He is cast into prison.</a></span><br><span class="reftext">21. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/genesis/39-21.htm">God is with him there, and he is advanced by the keeper of prison.</a></span><br></div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; 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The Hebrew word for "time" here is "yom," which can mean day, time, or period. This implies a significant duration during which Joseph's character and abilities became evident. Historically, this period allowed Joseph to demonstrate his faithfulness and integrity, setting the stage for the upcoming trial of temptation.<p><b>his master’s wife</b><br />The reference to "his master’s wife" highlights the social and hierarchical dynamics at play. Potiphar's wife, unnamed in the text, represents a figure of authority and power. In the ancient Egyptian context, women of her status had considerable influence within the household. This phrase sets up the moral and ethical conflict, as Joseph, a Hebrew slave, is confronted by someone of higher social standing, testing his loyalty to both his earthly master and his God.<p><b>cast her eyes on Joseph</b><br />The phrase "cast her eyes" suggests a deliberate and lustful gaze. The Hebrew verb "nasa" means to lift or carry, indicating an intentional and focused attention. This action is the beginning of temptation, as Potiphar's wife allows her desires to dictate her actions. In a broader scriptural context, this reflects the biblical theme of the eyes as a gateway to sin, echoing the warnings found in Proverbs about guarding one's heart and eyes.<p><b>and said, 'Sleep with me.'</b><br />This direct proposition is both bold and unambiguous. The Hebrew word for "sleep" is "shakab," which in this context implies sexual relations. Potiphar's wife's forwardness contrasts sharply with Joseph's integrity. Her words are a test of Joseph's moral character and his commitment to God's standards. This moment is pivotal, as it challenges Joseph to choose between succumbing to temptation or remaining faithful to God and his master. The narrative invites readers to reflect on the nature of temptation and the strength required to resist it, drawing inspiration from Joseph's eventual response.<div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/genesis/39.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 7.</span> - <span class="cmt_word">And it came to pass after these things,</span> - Joseph had by this time been nearly ten years in Potiphar's house (vide <a href="/genesis/41-46.htm">Genesis 41:46</a>) - <span class="cmt_word">that his master s wife cast her eyes</span> (lasciviously) <span class="cmt_word">upon Joseph; and she said, Lie with me.</span> According to monumental evidence (Wilkinson's ' Ancient Egyptians,' vol. 1. p. 392, ed. 1878; Hengstenbergs 'Egypt and the Books of Moses,' 1:25; Kalisch, p. 631) and historical testimony (Herod., 2:111), Egyptian females, even though married, were distinguished for licentiousness and immorality, and were not condemned to live in seclusion (Bohlen), but were allowed freely to mix in promiscuous society, which facts perfectly account for Joseph s temptation by his mistress. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/genesis/39-7.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a></span><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div><span class="word">and</span><br /><span class="heb">וַיְהִ֗י</span> <span class="translit">(way·hî)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1961.htm">Strong's 1961: </a> </span><span class="str2">To fall out, come to pass, become, be</span><br /><br /><span class="word">after some time</span><br /><span class="heb">אַחַר֙</span> <span class="translit">(’a·ḥar)</span><br /><span class="parse">Adverb<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_310.htm">Strong's 310: </a> </span><span class="str2">The hind or following part</span><br /><br /><span class="word">his master’s</span><br /><span class="heb">אֲדֹנָ֛יו</span> <span class="translit">(’ă·ḏō·nāw)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine plural construct | third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_113.htm">Strong's 113: </a> </span><span class="str2">Sovereign, controller</span><br /><br /><span class="word">wife</span><br /><span class="heb">אֵֽשֶׁת־</span> <span class="translit">(’ê·šeṯ-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - feminine singular construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_802.htm">Strong's 802: </a> </span><span class="str2">Woman, wife, female</span><br /><br /><span class="word">cast</span><br /><span class="heb">וַתִּשָּׂ֧א</span> <span class="translit">(wat·tiś·śā)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5375.htm">Strong's 5375: </a> </span><span class="str2">To lift, carry, take</span><br /><br /><span class="word">her eyes</span><br /><span class="heb">עֵינֶ֖יהָ</span> <span class="translit">(‘ê·ne·hā)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - cdc | third person feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5869.htm">Strong's 5869: </a> </span><span class="str2">An eye, a fountain</span><br /><br /><span class="word">on</span><br /><span class="heb">אֶל־</span> <span class="translit">(’el-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_413.htm">Strong's 413: </a> </span><span class="str2">Near, with, among, to</span><br /><br /><span class="word">Joseph</span><br /><span class="heb">יוֹסֵ֑ף</span> <span class="translit">(yō·w·sêp̄)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - proper - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3130.htm">Strong's 3130: </a> </span><span class="str2">Joseph -- 'he increases', a son of Jacob, also the name of several Israelites</span><br /><br /><span class="word">and said,</span><br /><span class="heb">וַתֹּ֖אמֶר</span> <span class="translit">(wat·tō·mer)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_559.htm">Strong's 559: </a> </span><span class="str2">To utter, say</span><br /><br /><span class="word">“Sleep</span><br /><span class="heb">שִׁכְבָ֥ה</span> <span class="translit">(šiḵ·ḇāh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine singular | third person feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7901.htm">Strong's 7901: </a> </span><span class="str2">To lie down</span><br /><br /><span class="word">with me.”</span><br /><span class="heb">עִמִּֽי׃</span> <span class="translit">(‘im·mî)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition | first person common singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5973.htm">Strong's 5973: </a> </span><span class="str2">With, equally with</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/genesis/39-7.htm">Genesis 39:7 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/genesis/39-7.htm">Genesis 39:7 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/genesis/39-7.htm">Genesis 39:7 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/genesis/39-7.htm">Genesis 39:7 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/genesis/39-7.htm">Genesis 39:7 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/genesis/39-7.htm">Genesis 39:7 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/genesis/39-7.htm">Genesis 39:7 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/genesis/39-7.htm">Genesis 39:7 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/genesis/39-7.htm">Genesis 39:7 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/genesis/39-7.htm">Genesis 39:7 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/genesis/39-7.htm">OT Law: Genesis 39:7 It happened after these things that his (Gen. 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