Genesis 39:15

15 And when he heard [me], that I raised my voice and called out, he left his garment beside me and fled, and he went outside."

Genesis 39:15 Meaning and Commentary

Genesis 39:15

And it came to pass, when he heard that I lifted up my voice
and cried
He attempting to ravish her, as she would have it understood, but afraid, lest upon her outcry those that were in the house should come in to her assistance, and seize on him: that he left his garment with me, and fled, and got him out:
but why should he strip himself of his garment, and leave that behind him? he might have fled with it.

Genesis 39:15 In-Context

13 And it happened [that] when she saw that he left his garment in her hand and fled outside,

14 she called to the men of her house and said to them, "Look! He brought a Hebrew man to us to mock us! He came to me to lie with me, and I cried out with a loud voice.

15 And when he heard [me], that I raised my voice and called out, he left his garment beside me and fled, and he went outside."

16 Then she put his garment beside her until his master came to his house.

17 Then she spoke to him according to these words, saying, "The Hebrew slave that you brought to us came to me to make fun of me.