Berean Standard Bible
“No one in this house is greater than I am. He has withheld nothing from me except you, because you are his wife. So how could I do such a great evil and sin against God?””
Joseph is a servant in Potiphar's house in Egypt, far from home and family, when his master's wife repeatedly pressures him to sleep with her. Nobody in the household would have known.
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Berean Standard Bible (BSB)
No one in this house is greater than I am. He has withheld nothing from me except you, because you are his wife. So how could I do such a great evil and sin against God?”
World English Bible (WEB)
No one is greater in this house than I am, and he has not kept back anything from me but you, because you are his wife. How then can I do this great wickedness, and sin against God?”
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?
American Standard Version (ASV)
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?
Bible in Basic English (BBE)
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?
Young's Literal Translation (YLT)
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Reina-Valera 1909 (RVR 1909)
No hay otro mayor que yo en esta casa, y ninguna cosa me ha reservado sino á ti, por cuanto tú eres su mujer; ¿cómo, pues, haría yo este grande mal, y pecaría contra Dios?
Sagradas Escrituras 1569 (SE 1569)
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Nueva Biblia Viva (NBV)
él me ha dado toda su autoridad. No me ha prohibido ninguna cosa. Solamente sobre usted yo no tengo ningún derecho, pues usted es su esposa. ¿Cómo podría yo hacerle una maldad tan grande como esta? Sería un pecado muy grande contra Dios.
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