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Genesis 39:19

When Joseph’s master heard this story that his wife told him, saying “This is how your slave treated me,” he was very angry.

Translation for Translators

In The King James Version

And it came to pass, when his master heard the words of his wife, which she spake unto him, saying, After this manner did thy servant to me; that his wrath was kindled.

In Context

18As soon as I screamed loudly, he ran outside, leaving me holding his loincloth!”

20Joseph’s master took Joseph and put him in prison, the place where all the king’s prisoners were put, and Joseph stayed there.

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Cross References

Genesis 4:5but he was not pleased with Cain and his offering. So Cain became very angry, and his face looked dejected.

Proverbs 6:34Because that woman’s husband will ◄be jealous/not want anyone else to sleep with her►, he will become furious, and when he gets revenge, he will not act mercifully toward the man who slept with his wife.

Proverbs 29:12If a ruler ◄pays attention to/believes► people who tell lies, all his officials will also become wicked.

Acts 25:16But I told them that when someone has been accused of a crime, we Romans do not immediately ◄condemn that person/declare that person to be guilty►. First, we command him to stand before the people who are accusing him and to say whether or not he has done those things. After that, the judge will decide what to do with him.

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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