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Genesis 39:16

14 she 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.

15 When he heard me scream for help, he left his cloak beside me and ran out of the house.”

So Potiphar’s wife kept Joseph’s cloak beside her until his master came home.

17 Then she told him the same story: “The Hebrew slave you brought us came to me to make sport of me,

18 but when I screamed for help, he left his cloak beside me and ran out of the house.”

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Here the Bible tells a story about someone else. Ask yourself what it can say to us today. Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.

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BSB
So Potiphar’s wife kept Joseph’s cloak beside her until his master came home.
KJV
And she laid up his garment by her, until his lord came home.
WEB
She laid up his garment by her, until his master came home.
ASV
And she laid up his garment by her, until his master came home.
DARBY
And she laid his garment by her until his lord came home.
BLB
And she kept his garment beside her until his lord came to his house.
ÅB
Så lot hun hans kappe bli liggende hos seg til hans herre kom hjem.
OTB
Hun beholdt kappen ved siden av seg til hans herre kom hjem.
B1930
Så lot hun hans kappe bli liggende hos sig til hans herre kom hjem.

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Cross references

  • Psalms 37:32

    Though the wicked lie in wait for the righteous, and seek to slay them,

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  • Psalms 37:12

    The wicked scheme against the righteous and gnash their teeth at them,

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  • Titus 3:3

    For at one time we too were foolish, disobedient, misled, and enslaved to all sorts of desires and pleasures—living in malice and envy, being hated and hating one another.

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  • Jeremiah 9:3–5

    “They bend their tongues like bows; lies prevail over truth in the land. For they proceed from evil to evil, and they do not take Me into account,” declares the LORD.

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  • Jeremiah 4:22

    “For My people are fools; they have not known Me. They are foolish children, without understanding. They are skilled in doing evil, but they know not how to do good.”

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