Genesis 39:9 — Bible Verse (KJV)
“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?”
Genesis 39:9 — King James Version (KJV), 1611
Genesis 39:9 in 7 Bible Translations
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Genesis 39:9 WEB — World English Bible (2000)
“No one is greater in this house than I am, and he has not kept back anything from me but you, because you are his wife. How then can I do this great wickedness, and sin against God?””
Genesis 39:9 — World English Bible
Genesis 39:9 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)
“he is not greater in this house than I; neither hath he kept back anything from me but thee, because thou art his wife: how then can I do this great wickedness, and sin against God?”
Genesis 39:9 — American Standard Version
Genesis 39:9 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)
“none is greater in this house than I, and he hath not withheld from me anything, except thee, because thou <FI>art<Fi> his wife; and how shall I do this great evil? --then have I sinned against God.'”
Genesis 39:9 — Young's Literal Translation
Genesis 39:9 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)
“There is none greater in this house than I; neither has he withheld anything from me but thee, because thou art his wife; and how should I do this great wickedness, and sin against God?”
Genesis 39:9 — Darby Translation
Genesis 39:9 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)
“There is no man greater in this house then I: neither hath he kept any thing from me, but only thee, because thou art his wife: how then can I do this great wickednes and so sinne against God?”
Genesis 39:9 — Geneva Bible
Genesis 39:9 LS — The Living Sword (2024)
“There is no one greater in this house than I, and he has not withheld from me anything except you, because you are his wife. And how could I do this great evil and sin against God?"”
Genesis 39:9 — The Living Sword
Genesis 39:9 in Context — Genesis 39
7 Après ces choses, il arriva que la femme de son maître porta les yeux sur Joseph, et dit: Couche avec moi!
8 Il refusa, et dit à la femme de son maître: Voici, mon maître ne prend avec moi connaissance de rien dans la maison, et il a remis entre mes mains tout ce qui lui appartient.
9 Il n’est pas plus grand que moi dans cette maison, et il ne m’a rien interdit, excepté toi, parce que tu es sa femme. Comment ferais-je un aussi grand mal et pécherais-je contre Dieu?
10 Quoiqu’elle parlât tous les jours à Joseph, il refusa de coucher auprès d’elle, d’être avec elle.
11 Un jour qu’il était entré dans la maison pour faire son ouvrage, et qu’il n’y avait là aucun des gens de la maison,
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What Does Genesis 39:9 Mean?
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