Genesis 39:13
in Genesis 39When she saw that he had left his cloak in her hand and had run out of the house,
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The same verse in ASV and KJV ▾
ASV
And it came to pass, when she saw that he had left his garment in her hand, and was fled forth,
KJV
And it came to pass, when she saw that he had left his garment in her hand, and was fled forth,
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This verse in Genesis 39
Commentary
2 notes on this verseThis site's exposition
he had left his cloak in her hand
on Genesis 39:13-15
The charge runs against Potiphar as well, in her words this Hebrew has been brought to us. Henry notices that she never calls Potiphar her husband in the speech, only he. Clarke points out that the verb she chooses for make sport of is the one behind Isaac's name.
The record, by era
The Puritans and the Awakening1 voice
And it came to pass, when she saw that he had left his garment in her hand,.... And so all hopes of succeeding in her addresses to him were over: and he was fled forth; into the streets, or into some out house, where business was carried on by servants under him.
How the passage was read
What the Jewish commentators add
On the verses either side of this one
Out of respect for his mistress he did not wish to take the garment from her hand with his superior strength, and he removed it from upon himself, as it was a garment which one wears as a robe and headdress.
1 more on this passage, in their own words ▾
The meaning thereof is that the Hebrews were hated by the Egyptians. They did not eat with them, this being a matter of abhorrence to them. 233 See further,:32.
This section is reception history: how the passage was read and kept in the Jewish tradition. Where a reading parts from an essential of the Christian faith, the section says so at that point.
Texts and citation data: Sefaria; each excerpt follows its version’s licence. 4 further sources are cited on this chapter that carry no English text this site may quote or only restate the verse.
The words behind it
8 Hebrew wordsEvery Hebrew word of this verse in the order it stands, with what it means and the door to its own study. The last column counts the times a word stands in the whole Bible: the rarer the word, the more the places it appears belong together.
| Hebrew | Sound | Meaning | Word study | In the Bible |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| וַיְהִי֙ | vayhi | and it was | H1961 → | 3559 times |
| כִּרְאוֹתָ֔הּ | kirotah | when saw she | H7200 → | 1300 times |
| כִּֽי־ | ki- | that | H3588 → | 4482 times |
| עָזַ֥ב | ʾazav | he had left | H5800 → | 215 times |
| בִּגְד֖וֹ | bigdo | clothing his | H899 → | 217 times |
| בְּיָדָ֑הּ | beyadah | in hand her | H3027 → | 1618 times |
| וַיָּ֖נָס | vaiyanos | and he had fled | H5127 → | 159 times |
| הַחֽוּצָה׃ | hachutzah | the outside towards | H2351 → | 164 times |
וַיְהִי֙and it was
vayhiH1961 →3559 times
כִּרְאוֹתָ֔הּwhen saw she
kirotahH7200 →1300 times
כִּֽי־that
ki-H3588 →4482 times
עָזַ֥בhe had left
ʾazavH5800 →215 times
בִּגְד֖וֹclothing his
bigdoH899 →217 times
בְּיָדָ֑הּin hand her
beyadahH3027 →1618 times
וַיָּ֖נָסand he had fled
vaiyanosH5127 →159 times
הַחֽוּצָה׃the outside towards
hachutzahH2351 →164 times
A shaded row is a word that stands 400 times or fewer in the Bible.
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This page draws on Adam Clarke, Commentary on the Bible; John Gill, Exposition of the Old Testament (1748-1763) and Matthew Henry, Commentary on the Whole Bible.