Study it in the app“But he refused and said to his lord’s wife, “Look, with me here my lord does not concern himself with what is in the house, and all that he has he has put in my hand.”
Joseph refuses his master's wife: it would be a sin against GodPurityJoseph refuses to betray his master's trust, and runs outsideTemptation
But he refusedוַיְמָאֵןand saidוַיֹּאמֶרto his lord’sאֶל אֲדֹנָיוwife,אֵשֶׁת“Look,הֵןwith me hereאִתִּיmy lordאֲדֹנִיdoes not concern himselfלֹא יָדַעwith whatמַהis in the house,בַּבָּיִתand allוְכֹלthatאֲשֶׁרhe hasיֶשׁ לוֹhe has putנָתַןin my hand.בְּיָדִי
refuse
Refuse, be unwilling.
Where else “yemaen” appearssay
To say with the mouth to someone what one thinks or wants, or to answer him.
Where else “yomer” appearslord
The one with authority over another; or a respectful title.
Where else “adonay” appearswife
Literally "his woman": the one married to him.
Where else “eshet” appearsknow
To know something, realize.
Where else “yada” appearshouse
A building to live in, or an enclosed place to keep something or someone.
Where else “bayit” appearsput
To place something somewhere.
Where else “natan” appearshand
The part of the body with which one takes, gives and works; also what one does.
Where else “yadi” appears7After these things, his lord’s wife cast her eyes on Joseph and said, “Lie with me.”
8 · This verse (above)
9He is not greater in this house than I, and he has not withheld from me anything except you, because you are his wife. How then could I do this great evil and sin against Elohim?”
1. What it says
What happened to Joseph in Potiphar’s house, and why did he end up in prison (vv. 2-20)?
2. What it means
What does it mean that YHWH was with Joseph even in prison (vv. 21-23)?
3. How I live it
How can you keep your integrity when doing the right thing costs you?
