- Genesis 39:7
וַיְהִי אַחַר הַדְּבָרִים הָאֵלֶּה וַתִּשָּׂא אֵשֶׁת־אֲדֹנָיו אֶת־עֵינֶיהָ אֶל־יוֹסֵף וַתֹּאמֶר שִׁכְבָה עִמִּי׃
After a time, his master’s wife cast her eyes upon Joseph and said, “Lie with me.”
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וַהֲוָה בָּתַר פִּתְגָמַיָּא הָאִלֵּין וּזְקַפַת אִתַּת רִבּוֹנֵיהּ יָת עֵינַהָא בְּיוֹסֵף וַאֲמַרַת שְׁכוֹב עִמִּי׃
After these events, his master’s wife cast her eyes upon Yoseif, and she said, Be with me.
- Genesis 39:8
וַיְמָאֵן ׀ וַיֹּאמֶר אֶל־אֵשֶׁת אֲדֹנָיו הֵן אֲדֹנִי לֹא־יָדַע אִתִּי מַה־בַּבָּיִת וְכֹל אֲשֶׁר־יֶשׁ־לוֹ נָתַן בְּיָדִי׃
But he refused. He said to his master’s wife, “Look, with me here, my master gives no thought to anything in this house, and all that he owns he has placed in my hands.
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וְסָרֵיב וַאֲמַר לְאִתַּת רִבּוֹנֵיהּ הָא רִבּוֹנִי לָא יְדַע עִמִּי מָא בְּבֵיתָא וְכֹל דְּאִית לֵיהּ מְסַר בִּידִי׃
He refused and said to his master’s wife, Behold, my master knows nothing about what I am doing in the house, and all that he possess, he has placed in my hands.
- Genesis 39:9
אֵינֶנּוּ גָדוֹל בַּבַּיִת הַזֶּה מִמֶּנִּי וְלֹא־חָשַׂךְ מִמֶּנִּי מְאוּמָה כִּי אִם־אוֹתָךְ בַּאֲשֶׁר אַתְּ־אִשְׁתּוֹ וְאֵיךְ אֶעֱשֶׂה הָרָעָה הַגְּדֹלָה הַזֹּאת וְחָטָאתִי לֵאלֹהִים׃
He wields no more authority in this house than I, and he has withheld nothing from me except yourself, since you are his wife. How then could I do this most wicked thing, and sin before God?”
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לֵית דְּרָב בְּבֵיתָא הָדֵין מִנִּי וְלָא מְנַע מִנִּי מִדָּעַם אֱלָהֵין יָתִיךְ בְּדִיל דְּאַתְּ אִתְּתֵיהּ וְאֵיכְדֵין אַעֲבֵיד בִּישְׁתָּא רַבְּתָא הָדָא וַאֲחוּב קֳדָם יְיָ׃
No one in this house is greater than me. He has not withheld anything from me other than you, for you are his wife. How can I do such a great evil, and sin against [before] God.
- Genesis 39:10
וַיְהִי כְּדַבְּרָהּ אֶל־יוֹסֵף יוֹם ׀ יוֹם וְלֹא־שָׁמַע אֵלֶיהָ לִשְׁכַּב אֶצְלָהּ לִהְיוֹת עִמָּהּ׃
And much as she coaxed Joseph day after day, he did not yield to her request to lie beside her, to be with her.
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וַהֲוַה כַּד מַלֵּילַת עִם יוֹסֵף יוֹם יוֹם וְלָא קַבֵּיל מִנַּהּ לְמִשְׁכַּב לְוָתַהּ לְמִהְוֵי עִמַּהּ׃
Even though she spoke to Yoseif every day, he would not listen to [obey] her, to lie next to her, [nor] to be with her.
- Genesis 39:11
וַיְהִי כְּהַיּוֹם הַזֶּה וַיָּבֹא הַבַּיְתָה לַעֲשׂוֹת מְלַאכְתּוֹ וְאֵין אִישׁ מֵאַנְשֵׁי הַבַּיִת שָׁם בַּבָּיִת׃
One such day, he came into the house to do his work. None of the household being there inside,
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וַהֲוָה כְּיוֹמָא הָדֵין וְעָאל לְבֵיתָא לְמִבְדַק בִּכְתָבֵי חוּשְׁבָּנֵיהּ וְלֵית אֲנָשׁ מֵאֲנָשֵׁי בֵיתָא תַּמָּן בְּבֵיתָא׃
It was on such a day, that he came to the house to do his work [examine the recordings of his accounts]. No man of the household was there in the house.
- Genesis 39:12
וַתִּתְפְּשֵׂהוּ בְּבִגְדוֹ לֵאמֹר שִׁכְבָה עִמִּי וַיַּעֲזֹב בִּגְדוֹ בְּיָדָהּ וַיָּנׇס וַיֵּצֵא הַחוּצָה׃
she caught hold of him by his garment and said, “Lie with me!” But he left his garment in her hand and got away and fled outside.
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וַאֲחַדְתֵּיהּ בִּלְבָשֵׁיהּ לְמֵימַר שְׁכוֹב עִמִּי וְשַׁבְקֵיהּ לִלְבָשֵׁיהּ בִּידַהּ וַעֲרַק וּנְפַק לְשׁוּקָא׃
She grabbed him by his garment, saying, Be with me. He left his garment in her hand, and fled, and he went outside [to the marketplace].
- Genesis 39:13
וַיְהִי כִּרְאוֹתָהּ כִּי־עָזַב בִּגְדוֹ בְּיָדָהּ וַיָּנׇס הַחוּצָה׃
When she saw that he had left it in her hand and had fled outside,
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וַהֲוָה כַּד חֲזָת אֲרֵי שַׁבְקֵיהּ לִלְבָשֵׁיהּ בִּידַהּ וַעֲרַק לְשׁוּקָא׃
It was when she saw that he left his garment in her hand and had fled outside [to the marketplace],
- Genesis 39:14
וַתִּקְרָא לְאַנְשֵׁי בֵיתָהּ וַתֹּאמֶר לָהֶם לֵאמֹר רְאוּ הֵבִיא לָנוּ אִישׁ עִבְרִי לְצַחֶק בָּנוּ בָּא אֵלַי לִשְׁכַּב עִמִּי וָאֶקְרָא בְּקוֹל גָּדוֹל׃
she called out to her servants and said to them, “Look, he had to bring us a Hebrew to dally with us! This one came to lie with me; but I screamed loud.
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וּקְרָת לַאֲנָשֵׁי בֵיתַהּ וַאֲמַרַת לְהוֹן לְמֵימַר חֲזוֹ אַיְתִי לַנָא גֻּבְרָא עִבְרָאָה לְחַיָּכָא בַנָא עָאל לְוָתִי לְמִשְׁכַּב עִמִּי וּקְרֵית בְּקָלָא רָמָא׃
that she called to the men of the household and said to them, See, he brought us a Hebrew man to mock us. He came to be with me, and I called out in a loud voice.
- Genesis 39:15
וַיְהִי כְשׇׁמְעוֹ כִּי־הֲרִימֹתִי קוֹלִי וָאֶקְרָא וַיַּעֲזֹב בִּגְדוֹ אֶצְלִי וַיָּנׇס וַיֵּצֵא הַחוּצָה׃
And when he heard me screaming at the top of my voice, he left his garment with me and got away and fled outside.”
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וַהֲוָה כַּד שְׁמַע אֲרֵי אֲרֵימִית קָלִי וּקְרֵית וְשַׁבְקֵיהּ לִלְבָשֵׁיהּ לְוָתִי וַעֲרַק וּנְפַק לְשׁוּקָא׃
When he heard that I raised my voice and cried out, he left his garment with me, and fled and went outside [to the marketplace].
- Genesis 39:16
וַתַּנַּח בִּגְדוֹ אֶצְלָהּ עַד־בּוֹא אֲדֹנָיו אֶל־בֵּיתוֹ׃
She kept his garment beside her, until his master came home.
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וַאֲחֵיתְתֵּיהּ לִלְבָשֵׁיהּ לְוָתַהּ עַד דְּעָאל רִבּוֹנֵיהּ לְבֵיתֵיהּ׃
She laid his garment near her until his master came home.
- Genesis 39:17
וַתְּדַבֵּר אֵלָיו כַּדְּבָרִים הָאֵלֶּה לֵאמֹר בָּא־אֵלַי הָעֶבֶד הָעִבְרִי אֲשֶׁר־הֵבֵאתָ לָּנוּ לְצַחֶק בִּי׃
Then she told him the same story, saying, “The Hebrew slave whom you brought into our house came to me to dally with me;
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וּמַלֵּילַת עִמֵּיהּ כְּפִתְגָמַיָּא הָאִלֵּין לְמֵימַר עָאל לְוָתִי עַבְדָּא עִבְרָאָה דְּאֵיתִיתָא לַנָא לְחַיָּיכָא בִּי׃
She spoke to him [her husband] according to these words, saying, The Hebrew slave came to me—the same one you brought into us—[he came to] mock me.
- Genesis 39:18
וַיְהִי כַּהֲרִימִי קוֹלִי וָאֶקְרָא וַיַּעֲזֹב בִּגְדוֹ אֶצְלִי וַיָּנׇס הַחוּצָה׃
but when I screamed at the top of my voice, he left his garment with me and fled outside.”
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וַהֲוָה כַּד אֲרֵימִית קָלִי וּקְרֵית וְשַׁבְקֵיהּ לִלְבָשֵׁיהּ לְוָתִי וַעֲרַק לְשׁוּקָא׃
When I raised my voice and cried out, he left his garment with me and fled outside [to the marketplace].
- Genesis 39:19
וַיְהִי כִשְׁמֹעַ אֲדֹנָיו אֶת־דִּבְרֵי אִשְׁתּוֹ אֲשֶׁר דִּבְּרָה אֵלָיו לֵאמֹר כַּדְּבָרִים הָאֵלֶּה עָשָׂה לִי עַבְדֶּךָ וַיִּחַר אַפּוֹ׃
When his master heard the story that his wife told him, namely, “Thus and so your slave did to me,” he was furious.
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וַהֲוָה כַּד שְׁמַע רִבּוֹנֵיהּ יָת פִּתְגָמֵי אִתְּתֵיהּ דְּמַלֵּילַת עִמֵּיהּ לְמֵימַר כְּפִתְגָמַיָּא הָאִלֵּין עֲבַד לִי עַבְדָּךְ וּתְקֵיף רוּגְזֵיהּ׃
When his master heard the words of his wife which she spoke to him, saying, Your slave did such things to me, he became furious.
- Genesis 39:20
וַיִּקַּח אֲדֹנֵי יוֹסֵף אֹתוֹ וַיִּתְּנֵהוּ אֶל־בֵּית הַסֹּהַר מְקוֹם אֲשֶׁר־[אֲסִירֵי] (אסורי) הַמֶּלֶךְ אֲסוּרִים וַיְהִי־שָׁם בְּבֵית הַסֹּהַר׃
So Joseph’s master had him put in prison, where the king’s prisoners were confined. But even while he was there in prison,
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וּדְבַר רִבּוֹנֵיהּ דְּיוֹסֵף יָתֵיהּ וְיַהְבֵּיהּ בְּבֵית אֲסִירֵי אַתְרָא דַּאֲסִירֵי מַלְכָּא אֲסִירִין וַהֲוָה תַּמָּן בְּבֵית אֲסִירֵי׃
Yoseif’s master took him and placed him in [appointed him over] the prison, the place where the king’s prisoners were jailed. He remained there in the prison.
- Genesis 39:21
וַיְהִי יְהֹוָה אֶת־יוֹסֵף וַיֵּט אֵלָיו חָסֶד וַיִּתֵּן חִנּוֹ בְּעֵינֵי שַׂר בֵּית־הַסֹּהַר׃
GOD was with Joseph—extending kindness to him and disposing the chief jailer favorably toward him.
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וַהֲוָה מֵימְרָא דַּייָ בְּסַעֲדֵיהּ דְּיוֹסֵף וּנְגַד לֵיהּ חִסְדָּא וְיַהְבֵּיהּ לְרַחֲמִין בְּעֵינֵי רַב בֵּית אֲסִירֵי׃
[The Word of] Adonoy was with Yoseif[’s support], and extended kindness to him, granting him favor in the eyes of the prison chief.
- Genesis 39:22
וַיִּתֵּן שַׂר בֵּית־הַסֹּהַר בְּיַד־יוֹסֵף אֵת כׇּל־הָאֲסִירִם אֲשֶׁר בְּבֵית הַסֹּהַר וְאֵת כׇּל־אֲשֶׁר עֹשִׂים שָׁם הוּא הָיָה עֹשֶׂה׃
The chief jailer put in Joseph’s charge all the prisoners who were in that prison, and he was the one to carry out everything that was done there.
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וִיהַב רַב בֵּית אֲסִירֵי בִּידָא דְּיוֹסֵף יָת כָּל אֲסִירַיָּא דִּבְבֵּית אֲסִירֵי וְיָת כָּל דְּעָבְדִין תַּמָּן מִמֵּימְרֵיהּ הֲוָה מִתְעֲבֵיד׃
The prison chief gave [appointed] Yoseif [to be in] control over all the prisoners in the prison, and everything that had to be done there, he was the one who did it [it was done by his word].
- Genesis 39:23
אֵין ׀ שַׂר בֵּית־הַסֹּהַר רֹאֶה אֶת־כׇּל־מְאוּמָה בְּיָדוֹ בַּאֲשֶׁר יְהֹוָה אִתּוֹ וַאֲשֶׁר־הוּא עֹשֶׂה יְהֹוָה מַצְלִיחַ׃
The chief jailer did not supervise anything that was in Joseph’s charge, because GOD was with him, and whatever he did GOD made successful.
Targum Onkelos
לֵית רַב בֵּית אֲסִירֵי חָזֵי יָת כָּל סוּרְחָן בִּידֵיהּ בִּדְמֵימְרָא דַּייָ בְּסַעֲדֵיהּ וּדְהוּא עָבֵיד יְיָ מַצְלַח׃
The prison chief did not have to look after anything that was under [see any offense committed by] his hand, because [the Word of] Adonoy was with him [his support] and whatever he did, Adonoy made him succeed.