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Joseph Falsely Imprisoned

Genesis 39:16

In 11 translations

BSB
So Potiphar’s wife kept Joseph’s cloak beside her until his master came home.
KJV
And she laid up his garment by her, until his lord came home.
WEB
She laid up his garment by her, until his master came home.
ASV
And she laid up his garment by her, until his master came home.
LSV
And she places his garment near her, until the coming in of his lord to his house.
YLT
And she placeth his garment near her, until the coming in of his lord unto his house.
DBY
And she laid his garment by her until his lord came home.
DRC
For a proof therefore of her fidelity, she kept the garment, and shewed it to her husband when he returned home:
GNV
So she layde vp his garment by her, vntill her lord came home.
JPS
And she laid up his garment by her, until his master came home.
LXXE
So she leaves the clothes by her, until the master came to his house.

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Original-language editions

WLC
וַתַּנַּ֥ח בִּגְד֖וֹ אֶצְלָ֑הּ עַד־בּ֥וֹא אֲדֹנָ֖יו אֶל־בֵּיתֽוֹ׃
LXX-Br
Καὶ καταλιμπάνει τὰ ἱμάτια παρʼ ἑαυτῇ, ἕως ἦλθεν ὁ κύριος εἰς τὸν οἶκον αὐτοῦ.

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Cross-references most cited first

  • Psalms 37:32Though the wicked lie in wait for the righteous, and seek to slay them,
  • Jeremiah 9:3–5“They bend their tongues like bows; lies prevail over truth in the land. For they proceed from evil to evil, and they do not take Me into account,” declares the LORD. “Let everyone guard against his neighbor; do not…
  • Titus 3:3For at one time we too were foolish, disobedient, misled, and enslaved to all sorts of desires and pleasures—living in malice and envy, being hated and hating one another.
  • Psalms 37:12The wicked scheme against the righteous and gnash their teeth at them,
  • Jeremiah 4:22“For My people are fools; they have not known Me. They are foolish children, without understanding. They are skilled in doing evil, but they know not how to do good.”

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