What Does Genesis 39:8 Mean?

“But he refused”

to refuse

“and said”

to say (used with great latitude)

near, with or among; often in general, to

“wife”

a woman

“Behold my master”

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

lo!; also (as expressing surprise) if

“Behold my master”

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

not (the simple or abs. negation); by implication, no; often used with other particles

“wotteth”

to know (properly, to ascertain by seeing); used in a great variety of senses, figuratively, literally, euphemistically and inferentially (including o

properly, nearness (used only as a preposition or an adverb), near; hence, generally, with, by, at, among, etc

properly, interrogative what? (including how? why? when?); but also exclamation, what! (including how!), or indefinitely what (including whatever, and

“not what is with me in the house”

a house (in the greatest variation of applications, especially family, etc.)

properly, the whole; hence, all, any or every (in the singular only, but often in a plural sense)

who, which, what, that; also (as an adverb and a conjunction) when, where, how, because, in order that, etc

“all that he hath”

there is or are (or any other form of the verb to be, as may suit the connection)

“and he hath committed”

to give, used with greatest latitude of application (put, make, etc.)

“to my hand”

a hand (the open one [indicating power, means, direction, etc.], in distinction from h3709, the closed one); used (as noun, adverb, etc.) in a great v