Genesi 39:12

12 ed essa lo afferrò per la veste, e gli disse: "Giaciti meco". Ma egli le lasciò in mano la veste e fuggì fuori.

Genesi 39:12 Meaning and Commentary

Genesis 39:12

And she caught him by his garment, saying, lie with me
It is very probable that before this time, as soon as ever she began to speak to him, he got away as fast as he could, and would not hear her; wherefore she now laid hold on his garment, in order to detain him, that she might have time to parley with him, and so prevail: and he left his garment in her hand, and fled, and got him out;
it was his outward loose garment she laid hold on, out of which he slipped himself, and so got clear of her, and ran away, and got out of the house as fast as he could: this he did, because he would not struggle with his mistress for his garment, which no doubt by his strength he could have got from her; and partly lest he should by handling of her have carnal desires excited in him, and so be overcome with her temptation.

Genesi 39:12 In-Context

10 E bench’ella gliene parlasse ogni giorno, Giuseppe non acconsentì, né a giacersi né a stare con lei.

11 Or avvenne che un giorno egli entrò in casa per fare il suo lavoro; e non c’era quivi alcuno della gente di casa;

12 ed essa lo afferrò per la veste, e gli disse: "Giaciti meco". Ma egli le lasciò in mano la veste e fuggì fuori.

13 E quand’ella vide ch’egli le aveva lasciata la veste in mano e ch’era fuggito fuori,

14 chiamò la gente della sua casa, e le parlò così: "Vedete, ei ci ha menato in casa un Ebreo per pigliarsi giuoco di noi; esso è venuto da me per giacersi meco, ma io ho gridato a gran voce.