Genesis 39:7

King James Version (KJV)

And it came to pass after these things, that his master's wife cast her eyes upon Joseph; and she said, Lie with me.

Translations

Genesis 39:7 - Amplified Bible

Then after a time his master's wife cast her eyes upon Joseph, and she said, Lie with me.

Genesis 39:7 - American Standard Version

And it came to pass after these things, that his masters wife cast her eyes upon Joseph; and she said, Lie with me.

Genesis 39:7 - Bible in Basic English

And after a time, his master's wife, looking on Joseph with desire, said to him, Be my lover.

Genesis 39:7 - Darby Bible

And it came to pass after these things, that his master`s wife cast her eyes on Joseph, and said, Lie with me!

Genesis 39:7 - English Standard Version

And after a time his master's wife cast her eyes on Joseph and said, "Lie with me."

Genesis 39:7 - King James Version

And it came to pass after these things, that his master's wife cast her eyes upon Joseph; and she said, Lie with me.

Genesis 39:7 - La Biblia de las Americas

Sucediò después de estas cosas que la mujer de su amo mirò a José con deseo y le dijo: Acuéstate conmigo.

Genesis 39:7 - The Message

Genesis 39:7 - New American Standard Bible

It came about after these events that his master's wife looked with desire at Joseph, and she said, "Lie with me."

Genesis 39:7 - Nueva Biblia Latinoamericana de Hoy

Sucediò después de estas cosas que la mujer de su amo mirò a José con deseo y le dijo: "Acuéstate conmigo."

Genesis 39:7 - World English Bible

It happened after these things, that his master`s wife cast her eyes on Joseph; and she said, "Lie with me."

Genesis 39:7 - Young's Living Translation

And it cometh to pass after these things, that his lord`s wife lifteth up her eyes unto Joseph, and saith, `Lie with me;`

Genesis 39:7 - Additional Comments

How did this start? She noticed him, she checked him out. Isn't that how much of sin starts? Is there any real harm with wandering eyes? See 1 John 2:15-16.
Once the eyes become infected, the heart becomes infected. Stop the disease at its source. How can you prevent your eyes from wandering? Make a covenant with your eyes - Job 31:1-5.
She obviously didn't have a commitment to her husband. Have you made a commitment to your wife? Describe it to me. Is that how you operate? Have you made a commitment, a covenant, for what you look at?
Did she ever get to commit adultery with Joseph? In God's eyes she already had, for she had in her heart - Matt 5:27-28.
Here's the sequence - desire, temptation, sin, death - see James 1:14-15 (and notes on verse 15).
Once it gets to a certain state, any hindrances or propriety are tossed - boldness and carelessness prevail. Sin leads to more and more sin.
Satan could not sway Joseph, but he could get to her, so he used her to tempt with her charms and pleasures, the likes of which have ruined their tens of thousands.
Amazingly he resisted. How?
To make it worse, he probably had the mindset to do everything he could to please his master and his wife. It was his place to obey her. He was in peril to disobey her. Obeying her could have enhanced his career,
Note he did not plan ahead to sin, but the temptation came to him. Because of his relationship with God, he had determined ahead of time what was appropriate, and how he would act (not specifically, but generally).
Joseph had no time to "put up his guard". He succeeded because his guard was always up - he did not act differently in different circumstances.
And, if he had given in, she probably would have defended and protected him. At least, for a while.
What an honorable victory he had! And all of history sees his decision. What if all of history were to see the details of your life? What kind of story has it been? What kind of story will it be? What will be the difference?

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