Genesis 39:16

And she laid up his garment by her until his master came home.

A Conservative Version

In The King James Version

And she laid up his garment by her, until his lord came home.

In Context

15And 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 out.

17And she spoke to him according to these words, saying, The Hebrew servant, whom thou have brought to us, came in to me to mock me.

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Cross References

Psalms 37:32A wicked man watches a righteous man, and seeks to kill him.

Jeremiah 9:3And they bend their tongue--their bow--for falsehood, and they have grown strong in the land, but not for truth. For they proceed from evil to evil, and they do not know me, says LORD.

Matthew Henry on Genesis 39:14-19

13 And it came to pass, when she saw that he had left his garment in her hand, and was fled forth, 14 That she called unto the men of her house, and spake unto them, saying, See, he hath brought in an Hebrew unto us to mock us; he came in unto me to lie with me, and I cried with a loud voice: 15 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. 16 And she laid up his garment by her, until his lord came home. 17 And she spake unto… Read the whole commentary →

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