Genesis 39:17

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.

Genesis 39:17 Meaning and Commentary

Genesis 39:17

And she spake unto him according to these words
When her husband came home she related to him the above affair, according to the purport of the above words, and in much the same manner, and to the same import as she had to the men of her house: saying, the Hebrew servant which thou hast brought unto us came in
unto me to mock me;
in an obscene manner, using filthy words and actions, contrary to the rules of chastity as well as good manners; or, in other words, to lie with her, which she pretended he solicited.

Genesis 39:17 In-Context

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.
18 And it happened [that] as I raised my voice and called out, he left his garment beside me and fled outside."
19 And when his master heard the words of his wife that she spoke to him, "{This is what your servant did to me}," {he became very angry}.
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