Genesis 39:16

She laid up his garment by her, until his master came home.

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WEBBE

She laid up his garment by her, until his master came home.

BSB

So Potiphar’s wife kept Joseph’s cloak beside her until his master came home.

KJV

And she laid up his garment by her, until his lord came home.

ASV

And she laid up his garment by her, until his master came home.

BBE

And she kept his coat by her, till his master came back.

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Commentary

Matthew Henry · Verses 13–18

Joseph's mistress, having tried in vain to make him a guilty man, endeavoured to be avenged on him. Those that have broken the bonds of modesty, will never be held by the bonds of truth. It is no new thing for the best of men to be falsely accused of the worst of crimes, by those who themselves are the worst of criminals. It is well there is a day of discovery coming, in which all shall appear in their true characters.

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