Genesis 39:18

Genesis 39:18 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And it came to pass, as I lifted up my voice and cried, that he left his garment with me, and fled out.
• New International Version (NIV)But as soon as I screamed for help, he left his cloak beside me and ran out of the house.”
• English Standard Version (ESV)But as soon as I lifted up my voice and cried, he left his garment beside me and fled out of the house."
• New King James Version (NKJV)so it happened, as I lifted my voice and cried out, that he left his garment with me and fled outside.”

Context of Genesis 39:18

16She put Joseph’s garment beside her until his master came home. 17Then she told him the same story: “The Hebrew slave you brought to us came to make a fool of me, but when I screamed for help, he left his garment beside me and ran outside.” 19When his master heard the story his wife told him — “These are the things your slave did to me” — he was furious 20and had him thrown into prison, where the king’s prisoners were confined. So Joseph was there in prison.

Genesis 39:18 word by word

וַיְהִ֕י כַּהֲרִימִ֥י קוֹלִ֖י וָאֶקְרָ֑א וַיַּעֲזֹ֥ב בִּגְד֛וֹ אֶצְלִ֖י וַיָּ֥נָס הַחֽוּצָה׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• And it came to pass, as I lifted upרוּםrûm · to exaltH7311
• my voiceקוֹלqôl qôl · voiceH6963
• and criedקָרָאqârâ' · to call: call outH7121
• that he leftעָזַב‛âzab · to leave: forsakeH5800
• his garmentבֶּ֫גֶדbeged · garmentH899
• with meאֵ֫צֶל'êtsel · besideH681
• and fledנוּסnûs · to fleeH5127
• outחוּץchûts chûts · outsideH2351

Cross-references for Genesis 39:18

• Genesis 39:14she called her household servants. “Look,” she said to them, “my husband brought a Hebrew man to make fools of us. He came to me so he could sleep with me, and I screamed as loud as I could.
• Exodus 20:16Do not give false testimony against your neighbor.
• Exodus 23:1“You must not spread a false report. Do not join the wicked to be a malicious witness.
• Leviticus 19:16Do not go about spreading slander among your people; do not jeopardize your neighbor’s life; I am the Lord.
• Proverbs 6:19a lying witness who gives false testimony, and one who stirs up trouble among brothers.
• Proverbs 12:22Lying lips are detestable to the Lord, but faithful people are his delight.
• Proverbs 19:5A false witness will not go unpunished, and one who utters lies will not escape.
• Genesis 22:13Abraham looked up and saw a ram caught in the thicket by its horns. So Abraham went and took the ram and offered it as a burnt offering in place of his son.

Commentaries on Genesis 39:18

• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 1-23Verses 1-23 - Joseph in Potiphar‘s House According to our reckoning, Perez and Zerah were born when Judah was in his twenty-eighth year, and therefore, Joseph in his twenty-fourth. Here, then, we go back seven years to resume the story of Joseph. Genesis 39:1-6 Joseph fares well with his first master. “Potiphar.” This is a racapitulation of the narrative in Genesis 12:3. “Beautiful in form and look” Genesis 29:17. This prepares the way for the following…Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 13-18Verses 13-18 Joseph's mistress, having tried in vain to make him a guilty man, endeavoured to be avenged on him. Those that have broken the bonds of modesty, will never be held by the bonds of truth. It is no new thing for the best of men to be falsely accused of the worst of crimes, by those who themselves are the worst of criminals. It is well there is a day of discovery coming, in which all shall appear in their true characters.Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 1-23Joseph was honest and faithful in his work for Potiphar. This is very different from Judah, who failed morally (chapter 38). God was with Joseph (39:2–3, 21, 23). He helped Joseph succeed and become a blessing to others (see study notes on 12:1–9; 28:16–22), even while Joseph was a slave and later in prison.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1-231. Potiphar--This name, Potiphar, signifies one "devoted to the sun," the local deity of On or Heliopolis, a circumstance which fixes the place of his residence in the Delta, the district of Egypt bordering on Canaan. officer--literally, "prince of the Pharoah"--that is, in the service of government. captain of the guard--The import of the original term has been variously interpreted, some considering it means "chief cook," others, "chief inspector of…Read the comment

Topics related to Genesis 39:18

• Accusation, False
• Chastity
• Decision
• Malice
• Master
• Servant
• Slander
• Women

In the dictionaries

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• Genesis
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Commentaries on Genesis 39

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Rashi on Tanakh
• Calvin’s Commentaries
• Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings