Genesis 39:16
And she kept his coat by her, till his master came back.
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Genesis 39:16
And she kept his coat by her, till his master came back.
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Genesis 39:1
Now Joseph was taken down to Egypt; and Potiphar the Egyptian, a captain of high position in Pharaoh's house, got him for a price from the Ishmaelites who had taken him there.
Genesis 39:7
And after a time, his master's wife, looking on Joseph with desire, said to him, Be my lover.
Genesis 39:8
But he would not, and said to her, You see that my master keeps no account of what I do in his house, and has put all his property in my control;
Genesis 39:9
So that no one has more authority in this house than I have; he has kept nothing back from me but you, because you are his wife; how then may I do this great wrong, sinning against God?
Genesis 39:10
And day after day she went on requesting Joseph to come to her and be her lover, but he would not give ear to her.
Genesis 39:11
Now one day he went into the house to do his work; and not one of the men of the house was inside.
Genesis 39:13
And when she saw that he had got away, letting her keep his coat,
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Genesis 39:19
And hearing his wife's account of what his servant had done, he became very angry.
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Genesis 39:20
And Joseph's master took him and put him in prison, in the place where the king's prisoners were kept in chains, and he was there in the prison-house.
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