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Genesis 39:18 KJV
Genesis · chapter 39 · verse 18
And it came to pass, as I lifted up my voice and cried, that he left his garment with me, and fled out.Genesis 39:18 · King James Version
Genesis 39:18 in context
16And she laid up his garment by her, until his lord came home.
17And she spake unto him according to these words, saying, The Hebrew servant, which thou hast brought unto us, came in unto me to mock me:
18And it came to pass, as I lifted up my voice and cried, that he left his garment with me, and fled out.
19And 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.
20And Joseph’s master took him, and put him into the prison, a place where the king’s prisoners were bound: and he was there in the prison.
Commentary
Key words (Strong's)
- garmentbegeda coveringH899 →
- voiceqôwla voice or soundH6963 →
- criedqârâʼto call out toH7121 →
- leftʻâzabto loosenH5800 →
- flednûwçto flitH5127 →
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Joseph's mistress, having tried in vain to make him a criminal, now endeavours to represent him as one; so to be revenged on him for his virtue. Now was her love turned into the utmost rage and malice, and she pretends she cannot endure the sight of him whom awhile ago she could not endure out of her sight.
— Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on verses 13-18