Genesis 39:17

17 Then she said to him, "This Hebrew slave you brought us came in to make a fool 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 When he heard me yelling like that, he left his robe with me and ran out."
16 She put the robe aside until his master came home.
17 Then she said to him, "This Hebrew slave you brought us came in to make a fool of me.
18 But when I yelled out, he left his robe with me and fled outside."
19 When his master heard what his wife said as she showed him, "Here's what your slave did to me," he became furious.
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