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 kept Joseph’s clothes with her until his master came home. 17Then she told him the same story: “The Hebrew slave you brought here came in and tried to fool around with me. But when I screamed, he ran outside and left his clothes with me.” 19When Potiphar heard his wife’s story, especially when she said, “This is what your slave did to me,” he became very angry. 20So Joseph’s master arrested him and put him in the same prison where the king’s prisoners were kept. While Joseph was 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 and said to them, “Look! My husband brought this Hebrew here to fool around with us. He came in and tried to go to bed with me, but I screamed as loud as I could.
• Exodus 20:16“Never lie when you testify about your neighbor.
• Exodus 23:1⌞The Lord continued,⌟ “Never spread false rumors. Don’t join forces with wicked people by giving false testimony.
• Leviticus 19:16Never gossip. Never endanger your neighbor’s life. I am the Lord.
• Proverbs 6:19a dishonest witness spitting out lies, and a person who spreads conflict among relatives.
• Proverbs 12:22Lips that lie are disgusting to the Lord, but honest people are his delight.
• Proverbs 19:5A lying witness will not go unpunished. One who tells lies will not escape.
• Genesis 22:13When Abraham looked around, he saw a ram behind him caught by its horns in a bush. So Abraham took the ram and sacrificed 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

• Prosper
• Temptation
• Antediluvian Patriarchs
• Archaeology; Archaeology and Criticism
• Cry, Crying
• 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