Genesis 39:12

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 outside.

Genesis 39:15

39:15 When he heard me raise my voice and scream, he left his outer garment beside me and ran outside.”


tn Heb “he fled and he went out.” The construction emphasizes the point that Joseph got out of there quickly.

sn For discussion of this episode, see A. M. Honeyman, “The Occasion of Joseph’s Temptation,” VT 2 (1952): 85-87.

tn Heb “that I raised.”