Genesis 39:15

15 As soon as he heard me scream, he ran outside and left his clothes with me."

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 When she realized that he had gone but had left his clothes behind,

14 she called her household servants and said to them, "Look! My husband brought this Hebrew here to fool around with us. He came in and tried to go to bed with me, but I screamed as loud as I could.

15 As soon as he heard me scream, he ran outside and left his clothes with me."

16 She kept Joseph's clothes with her until his master came home.

17 Then she told him the same story: "The Hebrew slave you brought here came in and tried to fool around with me.