And she caught him by his garment, saying, Lie with me: and he left his garment in her hand, and fled, and got him out.
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4 additional translations▾
Parallel translations
4 additional translationsAnd she caught him by his garment, saying, Lie with me: and he left his garment in her hand, and fled, and got him out.
She grabbed Joseph by his cloak and said, “Sleep with me!” But leaving his cloak in her hand, he escaped and ran outside.
and she catcheth him by his garment, saying, `Lie with me;' and he leaveth his garment in her hand, and fleeth, and goeth without.
Then she caught him by his garment, saying, Lie with me! But he left his garment in her hand, and fled and ran out.
About this book
Old Testament▾
About this book
Old TestamentGenesis — The book of beginnings. Creation, fall, flood, covenant, election, providence — eleven generational seams stitch one unbroken story from heaven-and-earth to a coffin in Egypt.
- Author
- Moses — by traditional attribution; the book is the first of the Pentateuch
- Date
- Composed c. 15th–13th century BC; draws on older patriarchal sources (the toledoth framework is internal)