Genesis 39:19

Anger

¹⁷ 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.

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.

²⁰ And 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.

²¹ But the LORD was with Joseph, and shewed him mercy, and gave him favour in the sight of the keeper of the prison.

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
And for this cause God shall send them strong delusion, that they should believe a lie:
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Job 29:16
I was a father to the poor: and the cause which I knew not I searched out.
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Proverbs 29:12
If a ruler hearken to lies, all his servants are wicked.
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Acts 25:16
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Proverbs 6:34–35
For jealousy is the rage of a man: therefore he will not spare in the day of vengeance.
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Song of Solomon 8:7
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