Genesis 39:7 - Exposition

And it came to pass after these things, —Joseph had by this time been nearly ten years in Potiphar's house (vide Genesis 41:46 )— that his master's wife cast her eyes (lasciviously) upon Joseph; and she said, Lie with me. According to monumental evidence and historical testimony (Herod; 2.111), Egyptian females, even though married, were distinguished for licentiousness and immorality, and were not condemned to live in seclusion (Bohlen), but were allowed freely to mix in promiscuous society, which facts perfectly account for Joseph's temptation by his mistress.