Genesis 39:17
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.
And 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:
18 And it came to pass, as I lifted up my voice and cried, that he left his garment with me, and fled out.
19 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.
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.
Compare
- BSB
- Then she told him the same story: “The Hebrew slave you brought us came to me to make sport of me,
- KJV
- And 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:
- WEB
- She spoke to him according to these words, saying, “The Hebrew servant, whom you have brought to us, came in to me to mock me,
- ASV
- And she spake unto him according to these words, saying, The Hebrew servant, whom thou hast brought unto us, came in unto me to mock me:
- DARBY
- And she spoke to him according to these words, saying, The Hebrew bondman that thou hast brought to us came in to me to mock me;
- BLB
- And she spoke to him with these words, saying, “The Hebrew, the servant whom you brought to us, came to me to mock me.
- ÅB
- Da talte hun likedan til ham og sa: Den hebraiske slaven som du har ført hit til oss, kom inn til meg for å føre skam over meg;
- OTB
- Da fortalte hun ham om hendelsen og sa: «Den hebraiske slaven du brakte til oss kom til meg for å spotte meg.
- B1930
- Da talte hun likedan til ham og sa: Den hebraiske træl som du har ført hit til oss, kom inn til mig for å føre skam over mig;
Study notes (Tyndale)
Original text and word study
Cross references
Exodus 23:1
Thou shalt not raise a false report: put not thine hand with the wicked to be an unrighteous witness.
Read in contextPsalms 55:3
Because of the voice of the enemy, because of the oppression of the wicked: for they cast iniquity upon me, and in wrath they hate me.
Read in context1 Kings 18:17
And it came to pass, when Ahab saw Elijah, that Ahab said unto him, Art thou he that troubleth Israel?
Read in contextProverbs 12:19
The lip of truth shall be established for ever: but a lying tongue is but for a moment.
Read in context1 Kings 21:9–13
And she wrote in the letters, saying, Proclaim a fast, and set Naboth on high among the people:
Read in contextProverbs 19:5
A false witness shall not be unpunished, and he that speaketh lies shall not escape.
Read in contextMatthew 26:65
Then the high priest rent his clothes, saying, He hath spoken blasphemy; what further need have we of witnesses? behold, now ye have heard his blasphemy.
Read in contextGenesis 39:14
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:
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