40 And she said unto me: If thou willest that I should leave my idols, lie with me, and I will persuade my husband to depart from his idols, and we will walk in the law by thy Lord. (T12)
Testament of Joseph 1:40
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Testament of Joseph 1:43–45
43 And I gave myself yet more to fasting and prayer, that the Lord might deliver me from her. (T12) 44 And again, at another time she said unto me: If thou wilt not commit adultery, I will kill my husband by poison; and take thee to be my husband. (T12) 45 I therefore, when I heard… (T12)
Testament of Judah 2:24–26
24 Therefore being drunk with wine, I did not recognize her; and her beauty deceived me, through the fashion of her adorning. (T12) 25 And I turned aside to her, and said: Let me go in unto thee. (T12) 26 And she said: What wilt thou give me? And I gave her my staff, and my girdle,… (T12)
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2 So I bought her for fifteen shekels of silver and a homer and a lethech of barley. 3 Then I said to her, “You must live with me for many days; you must not be promiscuous or belong to another, and I will do the same for you.” 4 For the Israelites must live many day…
Testament of Joseph 1:34–36
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) 35 And I declared unto her the words of the Most High, if haply she would turn from her evil… (T12)
Testament of Joseph 1:65–67
65 Remember that if thou kill thyself, Asteho, the concubine of thy husband, thy rival, will beat thy children, and thou wilt destroy thy memorial from off the earth. (T12) 66 And she said unto me: Lo, then thou lovest me; let this suffice me: only strive for my life and… (T12) 67 … (T12)
Ezekiel 23:42–44
42 accompanied by the sound of a carefree crowd. Drunkards were brought in from the desert along with men from the rabble, who put bracelets on your wrists and beautiful crowns on your head. 43 Then I said of her who had grown old in adulteries: ‘Now let them use he…
Testament of Joseph 1:52–54
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