Genesis 39:7

39:7 Soon after these things, his master’s wife took notice of ¹  Joseph and said, “Have sex with me.” ² 

Genesis 39:12

39:12 She grabbed him by his outer garment, saying, “Have sex with me!” But he left his outer garment in her hand and ran ³  outside. ⁴ 

¹ tn Heb “she lifted up her eyes toward,” an expression that emphasizes her deliberate and careful scrutiny of him.

² tn Heb “lie with me.” Here the expression “lie with” is a euphemism for sexual intercourse.

³ tn Heb “he fled and he went out.” The construction emphasizes the point that Joseph got out of there quickly.

⁴ sn For discussion of this episode, see A. M. Honeyman, “The Occasion of Joseph’s Temptation,” VT 2 (1952): 85-87.