Genesis 39:9

King James Version (KJV)

There is none greater in this house than I; neither hath he kept back any thing from me but thee, because thou art his wife: how then can I do this great wickedness, and sin against God?

Translations

Genesis 39:9 - Amplified Bible

He is not greater in this house than I am; nor has he kept anything from me except you, for you are his wife. How then can I do this great evil and sin against God?

Genesis 39:9 - American Standard Version

he is not greater in this house than I; neither hath he kept back anything from me but thee, because thou art his wife: how then can I do this great wickedness, and sin against God?

Genesis 39:9 - Bible in Basic English

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 39:9 - Darby Bible

There is none greater in this house than I; neither has he withheld anything from me but thee, because thou art his wife; and how should I do this great wickedness, and sin against God?

Genesis 39:9 - English Standard Version

He is not greater in this house than I am, nor has he kept back anything from me except yourself, because you are his wife. How then can I do this great wickedness and sin against God?"

Genesis 39:9 - King James Version

There is none greater in this house than I; neither hath he kept back any thing from me but thee, because thou art his wife: how then can I do this great wickedness, and sin against God?

Genesis 39:9 - La Biblia de las Americas

No hay nadie más grande que yo en esta casa, y nada me ha rehusado excepto a ti, pues tù eres su mujer. ¿Còmo entonces iba yo a hacer esta gran maldad y pecar contra Dios?

Genesis 39:9 - The Message

Genesis 39:9 - New American Standard Bible

~"There is no one greater in this house than I, and he has withheld nothing from me except you, because you are his wife. How then could I do this great evil and sin against God?"

Genesis 39:9 - Nueva Biblia Latinoamericana de Hoy

~"No hay nadie más grande que yo en esta casa, y nada me ha rehusado excepto a usted, pues es su mujer. ¿Còmo entonces podrìa yo hacer esta gran maldad y pecar contra Dios?"

Genesis 39:9 - World English Bible

He isn`t greater in this house than I, neither has he kept back anything from me but you, because you are his wife. How then can I do this great wickedness, and sin against God?"

Genesis 39:9 - Young's Living Translation

none is greater in this house than I, and he hath not withheld from me anything, except thee, because thou [art] his wife; and how shall I do this great evil? -- then have I sinned against God.`

Genesis 39:9 - Additional Comments

Again, Joseph showed his relationship to God, in that this was not just an offense to his master, but also a sin to God. He asks how can I sin against God? He cannot, if he has the right relationship with God - see the notes on 1 John 3:9.
We need to see sin as sin, as vile, detestable, abhorrent (Romans 7:13). You don't eat foods you detest, you don't visit places you detest, you shouldn't act in ways you detest. The problem is you don't detest your sin. In fact, these are things you want. We need to detest sin (e.g. spanking Brian in anger), for it "wages war against the soul" (1 Pet 2:11).

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