Genesis 39:17
Then she told him the same story: “The Hebrew slave you brought us came to me to make sport of me,
Berean Standard Bible
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In Context
16So Potiphar’s wife kept Joseph’s cloak beside her until his master came home.
18but when I screamed for help, he left his cloak beside me and ran out of the house.”
Cross References
Genesis 39:14she called her household servants. “Look,” she said, “this Hebrew has been brought to us to make sport of us. He came to me so he could sleep with me, but I screamed as loud as I could.
Exodus 23:1“You shall not spread a false report. Do not join the wicked by being a malicious witness.
1 Kings 21:9In the letters she wrote: “Proclaim a fast and give Naboth a seat of honor among the people.
Psalms 55:3at the voice of the enemy, at the pressure of the wicked. For they release disaster upon me and revile me in their anger.
Proverbs 12:19Truthful lips endure forever, but a lying tongue lasts only a moment.
Proverbs 19:9A false witness will not go unpunished, and one who pours out lies will perish.
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 →