Verse (Click for Chapter) New International Version and after a while his master’s wife took notice of Joseph and said, “Come to bed with me!” New Living Translation and Potiphar’s wife soon began to look at him lustfully. “Come and sleep with me,” she demanded. English Standard Version And after a time his master’s wife cast her eyes on Joseph and said, “Lie with me.” Berean Standard Bible and after some time his master’s wife cast her eyes upon Joseph and said, “Sleep with me.” King James Bible And it came to pass after these things, that his master's wife cast her eyes upon Joseph; and she said, Lie with me. New King James Version And it came to pass after these things that his master’s wife cast longing eyes on Joseph, and she said, “Lie with me.” New American Standard Bible And it came about after these events that his master’s wife had her eyes on Joseph, and she said, “Sleep with me.” NASB 1995 It came about after these events that his master’s wife looked with desire at Joseph, and she said, “Lie with me.” NASB 1977 And it came about after these events that his master’s wife looked with desire at Joseph, and she said, “Lie with me.” Legacy Standard Bible And it happened after these events that his master’s wife set her eyes on Joseph and said, “Lie with me.” Amplified Bible Then after a time his master’s wife looked at Joseph with desire, and she said, “Lie with me.” Christian Standard Bible After some time his master’s wife looked longingly at Joseph and said, “Sleep with me.” Holman Christian Standard Bible After some time his master’s wife looked longingly at Joseph and said, “Sleep with me.” American Standard Version And it came to pass after these things, that his master's wife cast her eyes upon Joseph; and she said, Lie with me. Contemporary English Version and Potiphar's wife soon noticed him. She asked him to make love to her, English Revised Version And it came to pass after these things, that his master's wife cast her eyes upon Joseph; and she said, Lie with me. GOD'S WORD® Translation After a while his master's wife began to desire Joseph, so she said, "Come to bed with me." Good News Translation and after a while his master's wife began to desire Joseph and asked him to go to bed with her. International Standard Version 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!" Majority Standard Bible and after some time his master?s wife cast her eyes upon Joseph and said, ?Sleep with me.? NET Bible Soon after these things, his master's wife took notice of Joseph and said, "Have sex with me." New Heart English Bible And it came to pass after these things that his master?s wife took notice of Joseph and she said, "Sleep with me." Webster's Bible Translation And it came to pass after these things, that his master's wife cast her eyes upon Joseph: and she said, Lie with me. World English Bible After these things, his master’s wife set her eyes on Joseph; and she said, “Lie with me.” Literal Translations Literal Standard VersionAnd it comes to pass after these things, that his lord’s wife lifts up her eyes to Joseph and says, “Lie with me”; Young's Literal Translation And it cometh to pass after these things, that his lord's wife lifteth up her eyes unto Joseph, and saith, 'Lie with me;' Smith's Literal Translation 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. Catholic Translations Douay-Rheims Bibleh And after many days his mistress 'cast her eyes on Joseph, and said: Lie with me. Catholic Public Domain Version And so, after many days, his mistress cast her eyes on Joseph, and she said, “Sleep with me.” New American Bible After a time, his master’s wife looked at him with longing and said, “Lie with me.” New Revised Standard Version And after a time his master’s wife cast her eyes on Joseph and said, “Lie with me.” Translations from Aramaic Lamsa BibleAnd 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. Peshitta Holy Bible Translated And it was after these matters, the wife of his lord set her eyes on Yoseph and she said to him, “Lie with me.” OT Translations JPS Tanakh 1917And it came to pass after these things, that his master's wife cast her eyes upon Joseph; and she said: 'Lie with me.' Brenton Septuagint Translation And it came to pass after these things, that his master's wife cast her eyes upon Joseph, and said, Lie with me. Additional Translations ... Audio Bible Context Joseph and Potiphar's Wife…6So 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, 7and after some time his master’s wife cast her eyes upon Joseph and said, “Sleep with me.” 8But 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.… Cross References Proverbs 6:25 Do not lust in your heart for her beauty or let her captivate you with her eyes. 2 Samuel 11:2-4 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. Matthew 5:28 But I tell you that anyone who looks at a woman to lust after her has already committed adultery with her in his heart. 1 Corinthians 6:18 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. Exodus 20:14 You shall not commit adultery. 2 Timothy 2:22 Flee from youthful passions and pursue righteousness, faith, love, and peace, together with those who call on the Lord out of a pure heart. James 1:14-15 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. Proverbs 7:13-21 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. ... 1 Thessalonians 4:3-5 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; Job 31:1 “I have made a covenant with my eyes. How then could I gaze with desire at a virgin? Romans 13:14 Instead, clothe yourselves with the Lord Jesus Christ, and make no provision for the desires of the flesh. Leviticus 18:20 You must not lie carnally with your neighbor’s wife and thus defile yourself with her. Ephesians 5:3 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. 1 Peter 2:11 Beloved, I urge you, as foreigners and exiles, to abstain from the desires of the flesh, which war against your soul. Deuteronomy 5:18 You shall not commit adultery. Treasury of Scripture And it came to pass after these things, that his master's wife cast her eyes on Joseph; and she said, Lie with me. A. Genesis 6:2 That the sons of God saw the daughters of men that they were fair; and they took them wives of all which they chose. Job 31:1 I made a covenant with mine eyes; why then should I think upon a maid? Psalm 119:37 Turn away mine eyes from beholding vanity; and quicken thou me in thy way. Lie. 2 Samuel 13:11 And when she had brought them unto him to eat, he took hold of her, and said unto her, Come lie with me, my sister. Proverbs 2:16 To deliver thee from the strange woman, even from the stranger which flattereth with her words; Proverbs 5:9 Lest thou give thine honour unto others, and thy years unto the cruel: Jump to Previous Bed Cast Desire Events Eyes Joseph Lie Lifteth Master's Notice Time WifeJump to Next Bed Cast Desire Events Eyes Joseph Lie Lifteth Master's Notice Time WifeGenesis 39 1. Joseph is bought by Potiphar, and preferred in the family.7. He resists temptation by Potiphar's Wife. 13. He is falsely accused by her. 20. He is cast into prison. 21. God is with him there, and he is advanced by the keeper of prison. and after some time This phrase indicates a passage of time, suggesting that Joseph had been in Potiphar's house long enough to gain trust and responsibility. 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. his master’s wife cast her eyes on Joseph and said, 'Sleep with me.' Parallel Commentaries ... Hebrew andוַיְהִ֗י (way·hî) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular Strong's 1961: To fall out, come to pass, become, be after some time אַחַר֙ (’a·ḥar) Adverb Strong's 310: The hind or following part his master’s אֲדֹנָ֛יו (’ă·ḏō·nāw) Noun - masculine plural construct | third person masculine singular Strong's 113: Sovereign, controller wife אֵֽשֶׁת־ (’ê·šeṯ-) Noun - feminine singular construct Strong's 802: Woman, wife, female cast וַתִּשָּׂ֧א (wat·tiś·śā) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person feminine singular Strong's 5375: To lift, carry, take her eyes עֵינֶ֖יהָ (‘ê·ne·hā) Noun - cdc | third person feminine singular Strong's 5869: An eye, a fountain on אֶל־ (’el-) Preposition Strong's 413: Near, with, among, to Joseph יוֹסֵ֑ף (yō·w·sêp̄) Noun - proper - masculine singular Strong's 3130: Joseph -- 'he increases', a son of Jacob, also the name of several Israelites and said, וַתֹּ֖אמֶר (wat·tō·mer) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person feminine singular Strong's 559: To utter, say “Sleep שִׁכְבָ֥ה (šiḵ·ḇāh) Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine singular | third person feminine singular Strong's 7901: To lie down with me.” עִמִּֽי׃ (‘im·mî) Preposition | first person common singular Strong's 5973: With, equally with Links Genesis 39:7 NIVGenesis 39:7 NLT Genesis 39:7 ESV Genesis 39:7 NASB Genesis 39:7 KJV Genesis 39:7 BibleApps.com Genesis 39:7 Biblia Paralela Genesis 39:7 Chinese Bible Genesis 39:7 French Bible Genesis 39:7 Catholic Bible OT Law: Genesis 39:7 It happened after these things that his (Gen. 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