Genesis 39:19
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.”
When his master heard the story his wife told him, saying, “This is what your slave did to me,” he burned with anger.
20 So Joseph’s master took him and had him thrown into the prison where the king’s prisoners were confined. While Joseph was there in the prison,
21 the LORD was with him and extended kindness to him, granting him favor in the eyes of the prison warden.
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
- When his master heard the story his wife told him, saying, “This is what your slave did to me,” he burned with anger.
- KJV
- 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.
- WEB
- When his master heard the words of his wife, which she spoke to him, saying, “This is what your servant did to me,” his wrath was kindled.
- ASV
- 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.
- DARBY
- And it came to pass when his lord heard the words of his wife which she spoke to him, saying, After this manner did thy bondman to me, that his wrath was kindled.
- BLB
- And it came to pass when his lord heard the words of his wife that she spoke to him, saying, “According to these words your servant did to me,” that his anger burned.
- ÅB
- Da nå hans herre hørte hva hans hustru fortalte, hvordan hun sa: Slik har din slave gjort mot meg, da ble hans vrede tent opp.
- OTB
- Da hans herre hørte historien hans kone fortalte ham, og sa: «Dette er hva din slave gjorde mot meg,» ble han rasende.
- B1930
- Da nu hans herre hørte hvad hans hustru fortalte, hvorledes hun sa: Således har din træl gjort mot mig, da optendtes hans vrede.
Study notes (Tyndale)
Original text and word study
Cross references
2 Thessalonians 2:11
For this reason God will send them a powerful delusion so that they believe the lie,
Read in contextProverbs 18:17
The first to state his case seems right until another comes and cross-examines him.
Read in contextJob 29:16
I was a father to the needy, and I took up the case of the stranger.
Read in contextProverbs 29:12
If a ruler listens to lies, all his officials will be wicked.
Read in contextActs 25:16
I told them that it is not the Roman custom to hand a man over before he has had an opportunity to face his accusers and defend himself against their charges.
Read in contextGenesis 4:5–6
but He had no regard for Cain and his offering. So Cain became very angry, and his countenance fell.
Read in contextProverbs 6:34–35
For jealousy enrages a husband, and he will show no mercy in the day of vengeance.
Read in contextSong of Solomon 8:7
Mighty waters cannot quench love; rivers cannot sweep it away. If a man were to give all the wealth of his house for love, his offer would be utterly scorned.
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