Genesis 39:15

15 He heard my scream. So he left his coat beside me and ran out of the house."

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 She saw that he had left his coat in her hand and had run out of the house.

14 So she called her servants. "Look," she said to them, "this Hebrew slave has been brought here to make fun of us! He came in here to force me to have sex with him. But I screamed for help.

15 He heard my scream. So he left his coat beside me and ran out of the house."

16 She kept Joseph's coat with her until Potiphar came home.

17 Then she told him her story. She said, "That Hebrew slave you brought us came to me to rape me.