Genesis 39:18

18 but when I screamed for help,^[a] he left his garment with me and ran outside."

Genesis 39:18 Meaning and Commentary

Genesis 39:18

And it came to pass, as I lifted up my voice and cried
For help from the servants, and frightened at his insolent attempt: that he left his garment with me, and fled out;
and then she brought it forth, and showed him it.

Genesis 39:18 In-Context

16 She put Joseph's garment beside her until his master came home.

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

18 but when I screamed for help, he left his garment with me and ran outside."

19 When his master heard the story his wife told him-"These are the things your slave did to me"-he was furious

20 and had him thrown into prison, where the king's prisoners were confined. So Joseph was there in prison.

Footnotes

• [a]. Lit I raised my voice and screamed