Genesis 39:9
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Genesis 39:9
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But he refused, and said unto his master's wife, Behold, my master wotteth not what is with me in the house, and he hath committed all that he hath to my hand;
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There is none greater in this house than I; neither hath he kept back any thing from me but thee, because thou art his wife: how then can I do this great wickedness, and sin against God?
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And it came to pass, as she spake to Joseph day by day, that he hearkened not unto her, to lie by her, or to be with her.
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Verse Text
There is none greaterH1419 in this houseH1004 than I; neitherH3808 hath he kept backH2820 any thingH3972 from me but thee, becauseH834 thouH859 art his wifeH802: how then can I doH6213 this greatH1419 wickednessH7451, and sinH2398 against GodH430?
אֵינֶנּוּ גָדֹול בַּבַּיִת הַזֶּה מִמֶּנִּי וְלֹא־חָשַׂךְ מִמֶּנִּי מְאוּמָה כִּי אִם־אֹותָךְ בַּאֲשֶׁר אַתְּ־אִשְׁתֹּו וְאֵיךְ אֶעֱשֶׂה הָרָעָה הַגְּדֹלָה הַזֹּאת וְחָטָאתִי לֵאלֹהִים׃
| Hebrew | Transliteration | Strong's | Morphology | Gloss |
|---|---|---|---|---|
אֵינֶ֨/נּוּ |
'ei.Ne./nu | H369 | HTn/Sp3ms | not (is)/ he |
גָד֜וֹל |
ga.Dol | H1419 | HAamsa | great |
בַּ/בַּ֣יִת |
ba./Ba.yit | H1004 | HRd/Ncmsa | in the/ household |
הַ/זֶּה֮ |
ha./Zeh | H2088 | HTd/Pdxms | (the)/ this |
מִמֶּ/נִּי֒ |
mi.me./Ni | H4480 | HR/Sp1cs | more than/ me |
וְ/לֹֽא |
ve./lo'- | H3808 | HC/Tn | and/ not |
חָשַׂ֤ךְ |
cha.Sakh | H2820 | HVqp3ms | he has withheld |
מִמֶּ֨/נִּי֙ |
mi.Me./ni | H4480 | HR/Sp1cs | from/ me |
מְא֔וּמָה |
me.'U.mah | H3972 | HNcfsa | anything |
כִּ֥י |
ki | H3588 | HC | that |
אִם |
'im- | H518 | HC | except |
אוֹתָ֖/ךְ |
'o.Ta/kh | H853 | HTo/Sp2fs | (obj.)/ you |
בַּ/אֲשֶׁ֣ר |
ba./'a.Sher | H834 | HR/Tr | in/ that |
אַתְּ |
'at- | H859 | HPp2fs | you |
אִשְׁתּ֑/וֹ |
'ish.T/o | H802 | HNcfsc/Sp3ms | (are) wife/ his |
וְ/אֵ֨יךְ |
ve./'Eikh | H349 | HC/Ti | and/ how? |
אֶֽעֱשֶׂ֜ה |
'e.'e.Seh | H6213 | HVqi1cs | will I do |
הָ/רָעָ֤ה |
ha./ra.'Ah | H7451 | HTd/Ncfsa | the/ evil |
הַ/גְּדֹלָה֙ |
ha./ge.do.Lah | H1419 | HTd/Aafsa | (the)/ great |
הַ/זֹּ֔את |
ha./Zot | H2063 | HTd/Pdxfs | (the)/ this |
וְ/חָטָ֖אתִי |
ve./cha.Ta.ti | H2398 | HC/Vqq1cs | and/ I will sin |
לֵֽ/אלֹהִֽים |
Le./lo.Him | H430 | HR/Ncmpa | to/ God |
- H430 — אֱלֹהִים (ʼĕlôhîym, el-o-heem'): plural of אֱלוֹהַּ (ʼĕlôwahh) H433; gods in the ordinary sense; but specifically used (in the plural thus, especially with the article) of the supreme God; occasionally applied by way of deference to magistrates; and sometimes as a superlative; angels, [idiom] exceeding, God (gods) (-dess, -ly), [idiom] (very) great, judges, [idiom] mighty.
- H802 — אִשָּׁה (ʼishshâh, ish-shaw'): feminine of אִישׁ (ʼîysh) H376 or אֱנוֹשׁ (ʼĕnôwsh) H582; irregular plural, נָשִׁים (nâshîym);(used in the same wide sense as אֱנוֹשׁ (ʼĕnôwsh) H582); a woman; (adulter) ess, each, every, female, [idiom] many, [phrase] none, one, [phrase] together, wife, woman. Often unexpressed in English.
- H834 — אֲשֶׁר (ʼăsher, ash-er'): a primitive relative pronoun (of every gender and number); who, which, what, that; also (as an adverb and a conjunction) when, where, how, because, in order that, etc.; [idiom] after, [idiom] alike, as (soon as), because, [idiom] every, for, [phrase] forasmuch, [phrase] from whence, [phrase] how(-soever), [idiom] if, (so) that ((thing) which, wherein), [idiom] though, [phrase] until, [phrase] whatsoever, when, where ([phrase] -as, -in, -of, -on, -soever, -with), which, whilst, [phrase] whither(-soever), who(-m, -soever, -se). As it is indeclinable, it is often accompanied by the personal pronoun expletively, used to show the connection.
- H859 — אַתָּה (ʼattâh, at-taw'): or (shortened); אַתָּ (ʼattâ); or אַת (ʼath); feminine (irregular) sometimes אַתִּי (ʼattîy); plural masculine אַתֶּם (ʼattem); feminine אַתֶּן (ʼatten); or אַתֵּנָה (ʼattênâh); or אַתֵּנָּה (ʼattênnâh); a primitive pronoun of the second person; thou and thee, or (plural) ye and you; thee, thou, ye, you.
- H1004 — בַּיִת (bayith, bah'-yith): probably from בָּנָה (bânâh) H1129 abbreviated; a house (in the greatest variation of applications, especially family, etc.); court, daughter, door, [phrase] dungeon, family, [phrase] forth of, [idiom] great as would contain, hangings, home(born), (winter) house(-hold), inside(-ward), palace, place, [phrase] prison, [phrase] steward, [phrase] tablet, temple, web, [phrase] within(-out).
- H1419 — גָּדוֹל (gâdôwl, gaw-dole'): or גָּדֹל (gâdôl); (shortened) from גָּדַל (gâdal) H1431; great (in any sense); hence, older; also insolent; [phrase] aloud, elder(-est), [phrase] exceeding(-ly), [phrase] far, (man of) great (man, matter, thing,-er,-ness), high, long, loud, mighty, more, much, noble, proud thing, [idiom] sore, ([idiom]) very.
- H2398 — חָטָא (châṭâʼ, khaw-taw'): a primitive root; properly, to miss; hence (figuratively and generally) to sin; by inference, to forfeit, lack, expiate, repent, (causatively) lead astray, condemn; bear the blame, cleanse, commit (sin), by fault, harm he hath done, loss, miss, (make) offend(-er), offer for sin, purge, purify (self), make reconciliation, (cause, make) sin(-ful, -ness), trespass.
- H2820 — חָשַׂךְ (châsak, khaw-sak'): a primitive root; also interchangeable with חָשַׁךְ (châshak) H2821; to restrain or (reflex.) refrain; by implication, to refuse, spare, preserve; to observe; assuage, [idiom] darken, forbear, hinder, hold back, keep (back), punish, refrain, reserve, spare, withhold.
- H3808 — לֹא (lôʼ, lo): or לוֹא (lôwʼ); or לֹה (lôh); (Deuteronomy 3:11), a primitive particle; not (the simple or abs. negation); by implication, no; often used with other particles; [idiom] before, [phrase] or else, ere, [phrase] except, ig(-norant), much, less, nay, neither, never, no((-ne), -r, (-thing)), ([idiom] as though...,(can-), for) not (out of), of nought, otherwise, out of, [phrase] surely, [phrase] as truly as, [phrase] of a truth, [phrase] verily, for want, [phrase] whether, without.
- H3972 — מְאוּמָה (mᵉʼûwmâh, meh-oo'-maw): apparently a form of מאוּם (mʼûwm) H3971; properly, a speck or point, i.e. (by implication) something; with negative, nothing; fault, [phrase] no(-ught), ought, somewhat, any (no-)thing.
- H6213 — עָשָׂה (ʻâsâh, aw-saw'): a primitive root; to do or make, in the broadest sense and widest application; accomplish, advance, appoint, apt, be at, become, bear, bestow, bring forth, bruise, be busy, [idiom] certainly, have the charge of, commit, deal (with), deck, [phrase] displease, do, (ready) dress(-ed), (put in) execute(-ion), exercise, fashion, [phrase] feast, (fight-) ing man, [phrase] finish, fit, fly, follow, fulfill, furnish, gather, get, go about, govern, grant, great, [phrase] hinder, hold (a feast), [idiom] indeed, [phrase] be industrious, [phrase] journey, keep, labour, maintain, make, be meet, observe, be occupied, offer, [phrase] officer, pare, bring (come) to pass, perform, pracise, prepare, procure, provide, put, requite, [idiom] sacrifice, serve, set, shew, [idiom] sin, spend, [idiom] surely, take, [idiom] thoroughly, trim, [idiom] very, [phrase] vex, be (warr-) ior, work(-man), yield, use.
- H7451 — רַע (raʻ, rah): from רָעַע (râʻaʻ) H7489; bad or (as noun) evil (natural or moral); adversity, affliction, bad, calamity, [phrase] displease(-ure), distress, evil((-favouredness), man, thing), [phrase] exceedingly, [idiom] great, grief(-vous), harm, heavy, hurt(-ful), ill (favoured), [phrase] mark, mischief(-vous), misery, naught(-ty), noisome, [phrase] not please, sad(-ly), sore, sorrow, trouble, vex, wicked(-ly, -ness, one), worse(-st), wretchedness, wrong. (Incl. feminine raaah; as adjective or noun.).
The following Strong's numbers are referenced in the Hebrew (Westminster Leningrad Codex) text but were not explicitly tagged in the KJV source:
- H349 — אֵיךְ (ʼêyk, ake): also אֵיכָה (ʼêykâh) ; and אֵיכָכָה (ʼêykâkâh) ; prolonged from אַי (ʼay) H335; how? or how!; also where; how, what.
- H369 — אַיִן (ʼayin, ah'-yin): as if from a primitive root meaning to be nothing or not exist; a non-entity; generally used as a negative particle; else, except, fail, (father-) less, be gone, in(-curable), neither, never, no (where), none, nor, (any, thing), not, nothing, to nought, past, un(-searchable), well-nigh, without. Compare אַיִן (ʼayin) H370.
- H518 — אִם (ʼim, eem): a primitive particle; used very widely as demonstrative, lo!; interrogative, whether?; or conditional, if, although; also Oh that!, when; hence, as a negative, not; (and, can-, doubtless, if, that) (not), [phrase] but, either, [phrase] except, [phrase] more(-over if, than), neither, nevertheless, nor, oh that, or, [phrase] save (only, -ing), seeing, since, sith, [phrase] surely (no more, none, not), though, [phrase] of a truth, [phrase] unless, [phrase] verily, when, whereas, whether, while, [phrase] yet.
- H853 — אֵת (ʼêth, ayth): apparent contracted from אוֹת (ʼôwth) H226 in the demonstrative sense of entity; properly, self (but generally used to point out more definitely the object of a verb or preposition, even or namely); (as such unrepresented in English).
- H2063 — זֹאת (zôʼth, zothe'): irregular feminine of זֶה (zeh) H2089; this (often used adverb); hereby (-in, -with), it, likewise, the one (other, same), she, so (much), such (deed), that, therefore, these, this (thing), thus.
- H2088 — זֶה (zeh, zeh): a primitive word; the masculine demonstrative pronoun, this or that; he, [idiom] hence, [idiom] here, it(-self), [idiom] now, [idiom] of him, the one...the other, [idiom] than the other, ([idiom] out of) the (self) same, such (a one) that, these, this (hath, man), on this side...on that side, [idiom] thus, very, which. Compare זֹאת (zôʼth) H2063, זֹה (zôh) H2090, זוֹ (zôw) H2097, זוּ (zûw) H2098.
- H3588 — כִּי (kîy, kee): a primitive particle (the full form of the prepositional prefix) indicating causal relations of all kinds, antecedent or consequent; (by implication) very widely used as a relative conjunction or adverb (as below); often largely modified by other particles annexed; and, + (forasmuch, inasmuch, where-) as, assured(-ly), + but, certainly, doubtless, + else, even, + except, for, how, (because, in, so, than) that, + nevertheless, now, rightly, seeing, since, surely, then, therefore, + (al-) though, + till, truly, + until, when, whether, while, whom, yea, yet.
- H4480 — מִן (min, min): or מִנִּי (minnîy); or מִנֵּי (minnêy); (constructive plural) (Isaiah 30:11); for מֵן (mên) H4482; properly, a part of; hence (prepositionally), from or out of in many senses; above, after, among, at, because of, by (reason of), from (among), in, [idiom] neither, [idiom] nor, (out) of, over, since, [idiom] then, through, [idiom] whether, with.
Verse Cross-References
- how then — Genesis 20:3, Genesis 20:6, Leviticus 20:10, 2 Samuel 11:27, Job 31:9-12, Job 31:23, Proverbs 6:29, Proverbs 6:32, Jeremiah 5:8-9, 1 Corinthians 6:9-10, Galatians 5:19-21, Hebrews 13:4, Revelation 21:8, Revelation 22:15
- none — Genesis 24:2, Nehemiah 6:11, Luke 12:48, 1 Corinthians 4:2, Titus 2:10
- sin — Genesis 42:18, Leviticus 6:2, Numbers 32:23, 2 Samuel 12:13, Nehemiah 5:15, Psalms 51:4, Jeremiah 28:16, Jeremiah 50:7, 1 John 3:9
Reciprocal references (11): Genesis 15:2, Genesis 20:9, Genesis 24:10, Genesis 39:22, Leviticus 25:17, 1 Kings 16:9, 1 Kings 18:3, Job 31:11, Psalms 119:161, Ecclesiastes 12:1, Romans 6:2
Related Topics
- Thompson Chain: JOSEPH
- Torrey’s: CHASTITY; EGYPT; FEAR, GODLY
- Nave’s: ACCUSATION, FALSE; ADULTERY; CHARACTER; CHASTITY; CONSCIENCE; CONTINENCE; DECISION; INTEGRITY; JOSEPH; MASTER; SERVANT; SIN; TEMPTATION; WOMEN
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