Genesis Chapter 39 verse 9 Holy Bible
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?
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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?
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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?
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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?
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There is none greater in his 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?
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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?"
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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.'
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Ellicott's Commentary
Parallel Commentaries ...HebrewNoאֵינֶ֨נּוּ (’ê·nen·nū)Adverb | third person masculine singularStrong's 369: A non-entity, a negative particleone in thisהַזֶּה֮ (haz·zeh)Article | Pronoun - masculine singularStrong's 2088: This, thathouseבַּבַּ֣יִת (bab·ba·yiṯ)Preposition-b, Article | Noun - masculine singularStrong's 1004: A houseis greaterגָד֜וֹל (ḡā·ḏō·wl)Adjective - masculine singularStrong's 1419: Great, older, insolentthan I am.מִמֶּנִּי֒ (mim·men·nî)Preposition | first person common singularStrong's 4480: A part of, from, out ofHe has withheldחָשַׂ֤ךְ (ḥā·śaḵ)Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singularStrong's 2820: To restrain, refrain, to refuse, spare, preserve, to observenothingוְלֹֽא־ (wə·lō-)Conjunctive waw | Adverb - Negative particleStrong's 3808: Not, nofromמִמֶּ֙נִּי֙ (mim·men·nî)Preposition | first person common singularStrong's 4480: A part of, from, out ofme exceptכִּ֥י (kî)ConjunctionStrong's 3588: A relative conjunctionyou,אִם־ (’im-)ConjunctionStrong's 518: Lo!, whether?, if, although, Oh that!, when, notbecauseבַּאֲשֶׁ֣ר (ba·’ă·šer)Preposition-b | Pronoun - relativeStrong's 834: Who, which, what, that, when, where, how, because, in order thatyouאַתְּ־ (’at-)Pronoun - second person feminine singularStrong's 859: Thou and thee, ye and youare his wife.אִשְׁתּ֑וֹ (’iš·tōw)Noun - feminine singular construct | third person masculine singularStrong's 802: Woman, wife, femaleSo howוְאֵ֨יךְ (wə·’êḵ)Conjunctive waw | InterjectionStrong's 349: How?, how!, wherecould I doאֶֽעֱשֶׂ֜ה (’e·‘ĕ·śeh)Verb - Qal - Imperfect - first person common singularStrong's 6213: To do, makesuchהַזֹּ֔את (haz·zōṯ)Article | Pronoun - feminine singularStrong's 2063: Hereby in it, likewise, the one other, same, she, so much, such deed, that, a greatהַגְּדֹלָה֙ (hag·gə·ḏō·lāh)Article | Adjective - feminine singularStrong's 1419: Great, older, insolentevilהָרָעָ֤ה (hā·rā·‘āh)Article | Adjective - feminine singularStrong's 7451: Bad, eviland sinוְחָטָ֖אתִי (wə·ḥā·ṭā·ṯî)Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - first person common singularStrong's 2398: To miss, to sin, to forfeit, lack, expiate, repent, lead astray, condemnagainst God?”לֵֽאלֹהִֽים׃ (lê·lō·hîm)Preposition-l | Noun - masculine pluralStrong's 430: gods -- the supreme God, magistrates, a superlativeJump to PreviousAuthority Evil Except Great Greater House Kept Master Sin Sinning Wickedness Wife Withheld Wrong
