Genesis 39:15
in Genesis 39When he heard me scream for help, he left his cloak beside me and ran out of the house.”
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The same verse in ASV and KJV ▾
ASV
and it came to pass, when he heard that I lifted up my voice and cried, that he left his garment by me, and fled, and got him out.
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.
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This verse in Genesis 39
Commentary
3 notes on this verseAnd it came to pass, when he heard that I lifted up my voice and cried,.... He attempting to ravish her, as she would have it understood, but afraid, lest upon her outcry those that were in the house should come in to her assistance, and seize on him: that he left his garment with me, and fled, and got him out: but why should he strip himself of his garment, and leave that behind him? he might have fled with it.
This 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.
This site's exposition
he left his cloak beside me
The narrator said twice that the cloak was left in her hand, at verses 12 and 13. In her telling it lies beside her. The change turns the proof of her grip into proof of his approach.
How the passage was read
What the Jewish commentators add
On the verses either side of this one
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
12 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| וַיְהִ֣י | vayhi | and it was | H1961 → | 3559 times |
| כְשָׁמְע֔וֹ | kheshameo | when heard he | H8085 → | 1159 times |
| כִּֽי־ | ki- | that | H3588 → | 4482 times |
| הֲרִימֹ֥תִי | harimoti | I raised | H7311 → | 190 times |
| קוֹלִ֖י | koli | voice my | H6963 → | 506 times |
| וָאֶקְרָ֑א | vaekra' | and I called out | H7121 → | 733 times |
| וַיַּעֲזֹ֤ב | vaiyaazo | and he left | H5800 → | 215 times |
| בִּגְדוֹ֙ | bigdo | clothing his | H899 → | 217 times |
| אֶצְלִ֔י | ʾetzli | beside me | H681 → | 61 times |
| וַיָּ֖נָס | vaiyanos | and he fled | H5127 → | 159 times |
| וַיֵּצֵ֥א | vaiyetze' | and he went out | H3318 → | 1067 times |
| הַחֽוּצָה׃ | hachutzah | the outside towards | H2351 → | 164 times |
וַיְהִ֣יand it was
vayhiH1961 →3559 times
כְשָׁמְע֔וֹwhen heard he
kheshameoH8085 →1159 times
כִּֽי־that
ki-H3588 →4482 times
הֲרִימֹ֥תִיI raised
harimotiH7311 →190 times
קוֹלִ֖יvoice my
koliH6963 →506 times
וָאֶקְרָ֑אand I called out
vaekra'H7121 →733 times
וַיַּעֲזֹ֤בand he left
vaiyaazoH5800 →215 times
בִּגְדוֹ֙clothing his
bigdoH899 →217 times
אֶצְלִ֔יbeside me
ʾetzliH681 →61 times
וַיָּ֖נָסand he fled
vaiyanosH5127 →159 times
וַיֵּצֵ֥אand he went out
vaiyetze'H3318 →1067 times
הַחֽוּצָה׃the outside towards
hachutzahH2351 →164 times
A shaded row is a word that stands 400 times or fewer in the Bible.
Where this verse is studied
About Genesis
This page draws on Adam Clarke, Commentary on the Bible; John Gill, Exposition of the Old Testament (1748-1763); Keil and Delitzsch, Biblical Commentary on the Old Testament and Matthew Henry, Commentary on the Whole Bible.