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Genesis 39:9-10

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39:9 There is no one greater in this household than I am. He has withheld nothing from me except you because you are his wife. So how could I do 1  such a great evil and sin against God?” 39:10 Even though she continued to speak 2  to Joseph day after day, he did not respond 3  to her invitation to have sex with her. 4 

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[39:9]  1 tn The nuance of potential imperfect fits this context.

[39:10]  2 tn The verse begins with the temporal indicator, followed by the infinitive construct with the preposition כְּ (kÿ). This clause could therefore be taken as temporal.

[39:10]  3 tn Heb “listen to.”

[39:10]  4 tn Heb “to lie beside her to be with her.” Here the expression “to lie beside” is a euphemism for sexual intercourse.



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