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Genesis 39:10-12
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10 Even though she continued to speak[a] to Joseph day after day, he did not respond[b] to her invitation to go to bed with her.[c]

11 One day[d] he went into the house to do his work when none of the household servants[e] were there in the house. 12 She grabbed him by his outer garment, saying, “Come to bed[f] with me!” But he left his outer garment in her hand and ran[g] outside.[h]

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  1. Genesis 39:10 tn The verse begins with the temporal indicator, followed by the infinitive construct with the preposition כ (kaf). This clause could therefore be taken as temporal.
  2. Genesis 39:10 tn Heb “listen to.”
  3. Genesis 39:10 tn Heb “lie down with her to be with her.” See note at v. 7.
  4. Genesis 39:11 tn Heb “and it was about this day.”
  5. Genesis 39:11 tn Heb “the men of the house.”
  6. Genesis 39:12 tn Heb “lie down with.” See note at v. 7.
  7. Genesis 39:12 tn Heb “he fled and he went out.” The construction emphasizes the point that Joseph got out of there quickly.
  8. Genesis 39:12 sn For discussion of this episode, see A. M. Honeyman, “The Occasion of Joseph’s Temptation,” VT 2 (1952): 85-87.
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