Genesis 39:9-10

39:9 There is no one greater in this household than I am. He has withheld nothing from me except you because you are his wife. So how could I do ¹  such a great evil and sin against God?” 39:10 Even though she continued to speak ²  to Joseph day after day, he did not respond ³  to her invitation to have sex with her. ⁴ 

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¹ tn The nuance of potential imperfect fits this context.

² tn The verse begins with the temporal indicator, followed by the infinitive construct with the preposition כְּ (kÿ). This clause could therefore be taken as temporal.

³ tn Heb “listen to.”

⁴ tn Heb “to lie beside her to be with her.” Here the expression “to lie beside” is a euphemism for sexual intercourse.