report of him in , “But he refused, and said to his master's wife: 'Behold, my master, having me, knows not what is in the house, and he has put all that he has into my hand; he is not greater in this house than I; neither has he kept back any thing from me but you, because you are his wife. How then can I do this great wickedness, and sin against God?” That he guarded himself against murder is demonstrated by his words in , “As for you, you meant evil against me; but God meant it for good.” A Midrash applied the words of , "the king's word has power (, shilton)" to Joseph's story. The Midrash taught that God rewarded Joseph for resisting Potiphar's wife (as reported in ) by making him ruler (, hashalit) over the land of Egypt (as reported in ). "The king's word" of were manifest when, as reports, "Pharaoh spoke to Joseph: In my dream . . . ." And the word "power (, shilton)" of corresponds to the report of , "And Joseph was the governor (, hashalit) over the land." The words of , "And who may say to him: ‘What are you doing?'" are thus reflected in Pharaoh's words of , "Go to Joseph; what he says to you, do." The Midrash taught that Joseph received so much honor because he observed the commandments, as teaches when it says, "Whoever keeps the commandment shall know no evil thing." Rav Hana (or some say Hanin) bar Bizna said in the name of Rabbi Simeon the Pious that because Joseph sanctified God's Name in private when he resisted Potiphar's wife's advances, one letter from God's Name was added to Joseph's name. Rabbi Johanan interpreted the words, "And it came to pass about this time, that he went into the house to do his work," in to teach that both Joseph and Potiphar's wife had the intention to act immorally. Rav and Samuel differed in their interpretation of the words "he went into the house to do his work." One said that it really means that Joseph went to do his household work, but the other said that Joseph went to satisfy his desires. Interpreting the words, "And there was none of the men of the house there within," in , the Gemara asked whether it was possible that no man