Genesis

Genesis 39:10

¹⁰Although Potiphar’s wife spoke to Joseph day after day, he refused to go to bed with her or even be near her.

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English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
Although	וַיְהִ֕י	way·hî	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H1961 fall out, come to pass, become, be
spoke	כְּדַבְּרָ֥הּ	kə·ḏab·bə·rāh	Preposition-k; Verb - Piel - Infinitive construct; third person feminine singular	H1696 speak
to	אֶל־	’el-	Preposition	H413 motion to
Joseph	יוֹסֵ֖ף	yō·w·sêp̄	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3130 Joseph
day	י֣וֹם׀	yō·wm	Noun - masculine singular	H3117 day
after day	י֑וֹם	yō·wm	Noun - masculine singular	H3117 day
he refused	וְלֹא־	wə·lō-	Conjunctive waw; Adverb - Negative particle	H3808 not
to go to bed	לִשְׁכַּ֥ב	liš·kaḇ	Preposition-l; Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct	H7901 lie down
with her	אֶצְלָ֖הּ	’eṣ·lāh	Preposition; third person feminine singular	H681 conjunction, proximity
be	לִהְי֥וֹת	lih·yō·wṯ	Preposition-l; Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct	H1961 fall out, come to pass, become, be
near her	עִמָּֽהּ׃	‘im·māh	Preposition; third person feminine singular	H5973 with

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.