The Testaments of the Twelve Patriarchs 124
Joseph 14
The Memphian woman looked through a window while the narrator was beaten and declared her husband's judgment unjust.
1ow the Memphian woman was looking through a window while I was being beaten, and she sent unto her husband, saying, Thy judgment is unjust; for thou dost even punish a free man who hath been stolen, as though he were a transgressor.
2 And when I gave no other answer though I was beaten, he commanded that we should be kept in guard, until, said he, the owners of the boy shall come.
3 And his wife said unto him, Wherefore dost thou detain in captivity this noble child, who ought rather to be set at liberty, and wait upon thee?
4 For she wished to see me in desire of sin, and I was ignorant concerning all these things.
5 Then said he to his wife, It is not the custom of the Egyptians to take away that which belongeth to others before proof is given.
6 This he said concerning the merchant, and concerning me, that I must be imprisoned.
Did You Know?
The Memphian woman looked through a window while the narrator was beaten and declared her husband's judgment unjust.
She protested that he was punishing a free man who had been stolen as though he were a transgressor.
Though beaten, the captive gave no other answer and was commanded kept in guard until the owners of the boy should come.
The Memphian wife wished to see the noble child in desire of sin while he remained ignorant of her intent.
Citing Egyptian custom against taking others' property before proof, the husband ordered the narrator imprisoned concerning the merchant.
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