Genesis 39:15

Genesis 39:15 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And it came to pass, when he heard that I lifted up my voice and cried, that he left his garment with me, and fled, and got him out.
• New International Version (NIV)When he heard me scream for help, he left his cloak beside me and ran out of the house.”
• English Standard Version (ESV)And as soon as he heard that I lifted up my voice and cried out, he left his garment beside me and fled and got out of the house."
• New Living Translation (NLT)When he heard me scream, he ran outside and got away, but he left his cloak behind with me.”

Context of Genesis 39:15

13And so it was, when she saw that he had left his garment in her hand and fled outside, 14that she called to the men of her house and spoke to them, saying, “See, he has brought in to us a Hebrew to mock us. He came in to me to lie with me, and I cried out with a loud voice. And it happened, when he heard that I lifted my voice and cried out, that he left his garment with me, and fled and went outside.” 16So she kept his garment with her until his master came home. 17Then she spoke to him with words like these, saying, “The Hebrew servant whom you brought to us came in to me to mock me;

Genesis 39:15 word by word

וַיְהִ֣י כְשָׁמְע֔וֹ כִּֽי־הֲרִימֹ֥תִי קוֹלִ֖י וָאֶקְרָ֑א וַיַּעֲזֹ֤ב בִּגְדוֹ֙ אֶצְלִ֔י וַיָּ֖נָס וַיֵּצֵ֥א הַחֽוּצָה׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• And it came to pass, when he heardשָׁמַעshâma‛ · to hear: hearH8085
• that 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
• and got himיָצָאyâtsâ' · to come out: comeH3318
• outחוּץchûts chûts · outsideH2351

Cross-references for Genesis 39:15

• Genesis 38:1It came to pass at that time that Judah departed from his brothers, and visited a certain Adullamite whose name was Hirah.
• Genesis 22:13Then Abraham lifted his eyes and looked, and there behind him was a ram caught in a thicket by its horns. So Abraham went and took the ram, and offered it up for a burnt offering instead of his son.
• Genesis 39:12that she caught him by his garment, saying, “Lie with me.” But he left his garment in her hand, and fled and ran outside.

Commentaries on Genesis 39:15

• 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 39:15

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

In the dictionaries

• Prosper
• Temptation
• Antediluvian Patriarchs
• Archaeology; Archaeology and Criticism
• Cry, Crying
• Genesis
• Joseph (2)
• Hebrew
• mock, mocker, mockery, ridicule, scoff at, laughingstock

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