39:11 One day 1 he went into the house to do his work when none of the household servants 2 were there in the house. 39:12 She grabbed him by his outer garment, saying, “Have sex with me!” But he left his outer garment in her hand and ran 3 outside. 4
1 tn Heb “and it was about this day.”
2 tn Heb “the men of the house.”
3 tn Heb “he fled and he went out.” The construction emphasizes the point that Joseph got out of there quickly.
4 sn For discussion of this episode, see A. M. Honeyman, “The Occasion of Joseph’s Temptation,” VT 2 (1952): 85-87.