Genesis 39:18

18 But I screamed for help. So he left his coat beside me and ran out of the house."

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 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.

18 But I screamed for help. So he left his coat beside me and ran out of the house."

19 Potiphar's wife told him, "That's how your slave treated me." When Joseph's master heard her story, he became very angry.

20 So he put Joseph in prison. It was the place where the king's prisoners were kept. While Joseph was there in the prison,