KJV ORIGINAL
And it came to pass after these things, that his master’s wife cast her eyes upon Joseph; and she said, Lie with me.
Close to the original. Clear modern English.
✦ MADE SIMPLE
After these things happened, his master's wife noticed Joseph and was attracted to him. She said to him, 'Sleep with me.'
⚡ THE BOTTOM LINE
The writer is showing how Potiphar's wife tried to seduce Joseph, creating a major moral test for him.
📚 Historical Context
This occurs while Joseph was a slave in Egypt, working in the house of Potiphar, an Egyptian official. In ancient Egyptian and Near Eastern cultures, household slaves were often vulnerable to sexual exploitation by their masters or their families. Joseph, though a slave, had risen to a trusted position managing Potiphar's entire household.
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