Genesis 39:7

Old Testament • 12 words with Strong's data

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

Word-by-Word Analysis

And it

בּוֹא

bôwʼ

H935

to go or come (in a wide variety of applications)

2093 occurrences View all →
Full Strong's Entry →
to

עָבַר

ʻâbar

H5674

to cross over; used very widely of any transition (literal or figurative; transitive, intransitive, intensive, causative); specifically, to cover (in ...

830 occurrences View all →
Full Strong's Entry →

אַחַר

ʼachar

H310

properly, the hind part; generally used as an adverb or conjunction, after (in various senses)

1179 occurrences View all →
Full Strong's Entry →
these

דָּבָר

dâbâr

H1697

a word; by implication, a matter (as spoken of) or thing; adverbially, a cause

1162 occurrences View all →
Full Strong's Entry →
that his

אָדוֹן

ʼâdôwn

H113

sovereign, i.e. controller (human or divine)

181 occurrences View all →
Full Strong's Entry →

אִשָּׁה

ʼishshâh

H802

a woman

407 occurrences View all →
Full Strong's Entry →

שָׁלַךְ

shâlak

H7993

to throw out, down or away (literally or figuratively)

501 occurrences View all →
Full Strong's Entry →
her

עַיִן

ʻayin

H5869

an eye (literally or figuratively); by analogy, a fountain (as the eye of the landscape)

501 occurrences View all →
Full Strong's Entry →
upon

יוֹסֵף

Yôwçêph

H3130

Joseph, the name of seven Israelites

250 occurrences View all →
Full Strong's Entry →
and she

אָמַר

ʼâmar

H559

to say (used with great latitude)

3999 occurrences View all →
Full Strong's Entry →

שָׁכַב

shâkab

H7901

to lie down (for rest, sexual connection, decease or any other purpose)

155 occurrences View all →
Full Strong's Entry →
with me

Key Terms in This Verse

Lie H7901

שָׁכַב shâkab

to lie down (for rest, sexual connection, decease or any other purpose)

Study H7901 →
master H113

אָדוֹן ʼâdôwn

sovereign, i.e. controller (human or divine)

Study H113 →
Joseph H3130

יוֹסֵף Yôwçêph

Joseph, the name of seven Israelites

Study H3130 →
wife H802

אִשָּׁה ʼishshâh

a woman

Study H802 →
cast H7993

שָׁלַךְ shâlak

to throw out, down or away (literally or figuratively)

Study H7993 →
eyes H5869

עַיִן ʻayin

an eye (literally or figuratively); by analogy, a fountain (as the eye of the landscape)

Study H5869 →
pass H5674

עָבַר ʻâbar

to cross over; used very widely of any transition (literal or figurative; transitive, intransitive, intensive, causative); specifically, to cover (in copulation)

Study H5674 →
things H1697

דָּבָר dâbâr

a word; by implication, a matter (as spoken of) or thing; adverbially, a cause

Study H1697 →
after H310

אַחַר ʼachar

properly, the hind part; generally used as an adverb or conjunction, after (in various senses)

Study H310 →
came H935

בּוֹא bôwʼ

to go or come (in a wide variety of applications)

Study H935 →

Cross References

2 Peter 2:14 cross-reference

Having eyes full of adultery, and that cannot cease from sin; beguiling unstable souls: an heart they have exercised with covetous practices; cursed children:

2 Samuel 13:11 cross-reference

And when she had brought them unto him to eat, he took hold of her, and said unto her, Come lie with me, my sister.

Ezekiel 16:34 cross-reference

And the contrary is in thee from other women in thy whoredoms, whereas none followeth thee to commit whoredoms: and in that thou givest a reward, and no reward is given unto thee, therefore thou art c...

Job 31:1 cross-reference

I made a covenant with mine eyes; why then should I think upon a maid?

Ezekiel 16:32 cross-reference

But as a wife that committeth adultery, which taketh strangers instead of her husband!

Matthew 5:28 cross-reference

But I say unto you, That whosoever looketh on a woman to lust after her hath committed adultery with her already in his heart.

Proverbs 2:16 cross-reference

To deliver thee from the strange woman, even from the stranger which flattereth with her words;

Psalm 119:37 cross-reference

Turn away mine eyes from beholding vanity; and quicken thou me in thy way.

Jeremiah 3:3 cross-reference

Therefore the showers have been withholden, and there hath been no latter rain; and thou hadst a whore’s forehead, thou refusedst to be ashamed.

Proverbs 7:13 cross-reference

So she caught him, and kissed him, and with an impudent face said unto him,

Ezekiel 16:25 cross-reference

Thou hast built thy high place at every head of the way, and hast made thy beauty to be abhorred, and hast opened thy feet to every one that passed by, and multiplied thy whoredoms.

Genesis 6:2 cross-reference

That the sons of God saw the daughters of men that they were fair; and they took them wives of all which they chose.

Proverbs 5:9 cross-reference

Lest thou give thine honour unto others, and thy years unto the cruel:

Related Passages

Welcome to LOGOS Study

Your complete Bible study toolkit