Genesis 39:18

18 But when I screamed, he ran outside and left his clothes with me."

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 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.

18 But when I screamed, he ran outside and left his clothes with me."

19 When Potiphar heard his wife's story, especially when she said, "This is what your slave did to me," he became very angry.

20 So Joseph's master arrested him and put him in the same prison where the king's prisoners were kept. While Joseph was in prison,