Genesis 39:17
Then spake she unto him, according to these words, saying,—He hath been in unto me—the Hebrew servant whom thou didst bring in to us—to insult me.
The Emphasised Bible by J. B. Rotherham
In The King James Version
In Context
16So she laid by his garment beside her,—until his lord should come into his house,
Cross References
Genesis 39:14that she cried out to the men of her house and spake to them, saying, Look ye! he hath brought in to us a Hebrew man to insult us,—He came in unto me, to lie with me, so I cried out with a loud voice.
Exodus 23:1Thou shalt not utter a false report. Do not lay thy hand with a lawless man, to become a witness helping forward violence and wrong.
1 Kings 21:9Now she wrote in the letters, saying,—Proclaim ye a fast, and cause Naboth to sit at the head of the people;
Psalms 55:3Because of the noise of the enemy, By reason of the oppression of the lawless one, For they would let trouble drop upon me, And, in anger, would they entrap me.
Proverbs 12:19A lip that is faithful, shall be firm to futurity, but, only for a twinkling, is the tongue that is false.
Proverbs 19:9A false witness, shall not be held innocent, and, he that uttereth lies, shall 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 →