Genesis 39:10
Parallel Strong's
Berean Study Bible
Although Potiphar’s wife spoke to Joseph day after day, he refused to go to bed with her or even be near her.

Young's Literal Translation
And it cometh to pass at her speaking unto Joseph day [by] day, that he hath not hearkened unto her, to lie near her, to be with her;

King James Bible
And it came to pass, as she spake to Joseph day by day, that he hearkened not unto her, to lie by her, [or] to be with her.

Hebrew
Although
וַיְהִ֕י (way·hî)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular
Strong's 1961: To fall out, come to pass, become, be

[Potiphar’s wife] spoke
כְּדַבְּרָ֥הּ (kə·ḏab·bə·rāh)
Preposition-k | Verb - Piel - Infinitive construct | third person feminine singular
Strong's 1696: To arrange, to speak, to subdue

to
אֶל־ (’el-)
Preposition
Strong's 413: Near, with, among, to

Joseph
יוֹסֵ֖ף (yō·w·sêp̄)
Noun - proper - masculine singular
Strong's 3130: Joseph -- 'he increases', a son of Jacob, also the name of several Israelites

day
י֣וֹם ׀ (yō·wm)
Noun - masculine singular
Strong's 3117: A day

after day,
י֑וֹם (yō·wm)
Noun - masculine singular
Strong's 3117: A day

he refused
וְלֹא־ (wə·lō-)
Conjunctive waw | Adverb - Negative particle
Strong's 3808: Not, no

to go to bed
לִשְׁכַּ֥ב (liš·kaḇ)
Preposition-l | Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct
Strong's 7901: To lie down

with her
אֶצְלָ֖הּ (’eṣ·lāh)
Preposition | third person feminine singular
Strong's 681: A joining together, proximity

[or] be
לִהְי֥וֹת (lih·yō·wṯ)
Preposition-l | Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct
Strong's 1961: To fall out, come to pass, become, be

with her.
עִמָּֽהּ׃ (‘im·māh)
Preposition | third person feminine singular
Strong's 5973: With, equally with

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           
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