32 And because she had no male child she pretended to regard me as a son. (T12) 33 And for a time she embraced me as a son, and I knew it not; but later, she sought to draw me into fornication. (T12) 34 And when I perceived it I sorrowed unto death; and when she had gone out, I came to myself, and lamented for her many days, because I recognized her guile and her deceit. (T12)
Testament of Joseph 1:32–34
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