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Genesis 39:12 KJV
Genesis · chapter 39 · verse 12
And she caught him by his garment, saying, Lie with me: and he left his garment in her hand, and fled, and got him out.Genesis 39:12 · King James Version
Genesis 39:12 in context
10And it came to pass, as she spake to Joseph day by day, that he hearkened not unto her, to lie by her, or to be with her.
11And it came to pass about this time, that Joseph went into the house to do his business; and there was none of the men of the house there within.
12And she caught him by his garment, saying, Lie with me: and he left his garment in her hand, and fled, and got him out.
13And it came to pass, when she saw that he had left his garment in her hand, and was fled forth,
14That 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:
Commentary
Key words (Strong's)
- garmentbegeda coveringH899 →
- caughttâphasto manipulateH8610 →
- sayingʼâmarto sayH559 →
- leftʻâzabto loosenH5800 →
- handyâda handH3027 →
- flednûwçto flitH5127 →
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Here is, I. A most shameful instance of impudence and immodesty in Joseph's mistress, the shame and scandal of her sex, perfectly lost to all virtue and honour, and not to be mentioned, nor thought of, without the utmost indignation. It was well that she was an Egyptian;
— Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on verses 7-12