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Verse
Gn39-09
discussing
Joseph's refusal to commit adultery
states
There is none greater in this house than I;
nor has he kept back any thing from me but you,
because you are his wife;
how then can I do this great wickedness, and sin against God?
Rashi notes
The underlined words,
how then can I do this great wickedness, and sin against God?
references
verses
Gn12-17:18, Gn26-11
which explicitly indicate general awareness among non-Jews
that adultery leads to Gods killing people.
Text of Target Verse Gn39-09
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Text of Reference Verse Gn12-17:18, Gn26-11
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There is none greater in this house than I;
nor has he kept back any thing from me but you,
because you are his wife;
how then can I do this great wickedness, and sin against God?
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And the Lord plagued Pharaoh and his house with great plagues because of Sarai Abram’s wife.
And Pharaoh called Abram, and said, What is this that you have done to me? Why did you not tell me that she was your wife?...
And Abimelech charged all his people, saying,
He who touches this man or his wife shall surely be put to death
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Rashi comments:
The underlined words-plagues...put to death - show that the non-Jewish world was aware
that the prohibition of adultery was not something religious and abstract but rather real-world
and perceived,
consistent with Gods punishment and bringing plagues on people here and now
in this world.
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