Genesis 39:8 — Bible Verse (KJV)
“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;”
Genesis 39:8 — King James Version (KJV), 1611
Genesis 39:8 in 7 Bible Translations
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Genesis 39:8 WEB — World English Bible (2000)
“But he refused, and said to his master’s wife, “Behold, my master doesn’t know what is with me in the house, and he has put all that he has into my hand.”
Genesis 39:8 — World English Bible
Genesis 39:8 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)
“But he refused, and said unto his master’s wife, Behold, my master knoweth not what is with me in the house, and he hath put all that he hath into my hand:”
Genesis 39:8 — American Standard Version
Genesis 39:8 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)
“and he refuseth, and saith unto his lord's wife, `Lo, my lord hath not known what <FI>is<Fi> with me in the house, and all that he hath he hath given into my hand;”
Genesis 39:8 — Young's Literal Translation
Genesis 39:8 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)
“But he refused, and said to his master's wife, Behold, my master takes cognizance of nothing with me: what is in the house, and all that he has, he has given into my hand.”
Genesis 39:8 — Darby Translation
Genesis 39:8 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)
“But he refused and said to his masters wife, Beholde, my master knoweth not what he hath in the house with me, but hath committed all that he hath to mine hande.”
Genesis 39:8 — Geneva Bible
Genesis 39:8 LS — The Living Sword (2024)
“But he refused and said to the wife of his master, "Behold—with me here, my master concerns himself with nothing in the house. And all that belongs to him he has given into my hand.”
Genesis 39:8 — The Living Sword
Genesis 39:8 in Context — Genesis 39
6 Y dejó todo lo que tenía en mano de José; ni con él sabía de nada más que del pan que comía. Y era José de hermoso semblante y bella presencia.
7 Y aconteció después de esto, que la mujer de su señor puso sus ojos en José, y dijo: Duerme conmigo.
8 Y él no quiso, y dijo á la mujer de su señor: He aquí que mi señor no sabe conmigo lo que hay en casa, y ha puesto en mi mano todo lo que tiene:
9 No hay otro mayor que yo en esta casa, y ninguna cosa me ha reservado sino á ti, por cuanto tú eres su mujer; ¿cómo, pues, haría yo este grande mal, y pecaría contra Dios?
10 Y fué que hablando ella á José cada día, y no escuchándola él para acostarse al lado de ella, para estar con ella,
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What Does Genesis 39:8 Mean?
Genesis 39:8 is a verse from the Book of Genesis, part of the Old Testament. It appears in Genesis chapter 39. Use The Living Sword's word-by-word study mode to explore every word in the original Hebrew and Aramaic.
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