Berean Standard Bible
“Although Potiphar’s wife spoke to Joseph day after day, he refused to go to bed with her or even be near her.”
Joseph is a slave in Potiphar's house in Egypt, trusted with everything, when his master's wife begins to pursue him. He is far from home, in a position of little power, and no one in his family would ever know.
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Berean Standard Bible (BSB)
Although Potiphar’s wife spoke to Joseph day after day, he refused to go to bed with her or even be near her.
World English Bible (WEB)
As she spoke to Joseph day by day, he didn’t listen to her, to lie by her, or to be with her.
King James Version (KJV)
And it came to pass, as she spake to Joseph day by day, that he hearkened not unto her, to lie by her, or to be with her.
American Standard Version (ASV)
And it came to pass, as she spake to Joseph day by day, that he hearkened not unto her, to lie by her, [or] to be with her.
Bible in Basic English (BBE)
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.
Young's Literal Translation (YLT)
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Reina-Valera 1909 (RVR 1909)
Y fué que hablando ella á José cada día, y no escuchándola él para acostarse al lado de ella, para estar con ella,
Sagradas Escrituras 1569 (SE 1569)
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Nueva Biblia Viva (NBV)
Pero ella continuó con sus insinuaciones día tras día, a pesar de que él se negaba y evitaba en todo lo posible encontrarse con ella a solas.
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