Even without the commands of the Mosaic Law, which had not yet been given, Joseph answered her by saying: “How could I commit this great badness and actually sin against God? ”
ورغم ان وصايا الشريعة الموسوية لم تكن قد أُعطيت بعد ،‏ اجابها يوسف قائلا :‏ « كيف اصنع هذا الشر العظيم وأخطئ الى الله » .‏