Lie Down שָׁכַב

Inspiring Words Knight Vision · Feb 16, 2025 · 4m

We have another word used to refer to sexual intercourse in our chapter 19 of Genesis. שָׁכַב lie down, lie, lie asleep, to have sexual intercourse. It is used 207 times in the Old Testament. Like our word from yesterday it has more of a general sense, but the context clearly shows that sexual intercourse is what is meant. A good example of this sense of the word is when Joseph was in Egypt and Potiphar’s wife tries to seduce him into having sex with her. Genesis 39:6-10, 12 Now Joseph was handsome in form and appearance. And after a time his master's wife cast her eyes on Joseph and said…