Genesis 39:18

18 When he came near me, I screamed. He ran away, but he left his coat."

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 his coat until her husband came home,

17 and she told him the same story. She said, "This Hebrew slave you brought here came in to shame me!

18 When he came near me, I screamed. He ran away, but he left his coat."

19 When Joseph's master heard what his wife said Joseph had done, he became very angry.

20 So Potiphar arrested Joseph and put him into the prison where the king's prisoners were put. And Joseph stayed there in the prison.