Genesis 39:17

She spoke to him according to these words, saying, “The Hebrew servant, whom you have brought to us, came in to me to mock me,

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WEBBE

She spoke to him according to these words, saying, “The Hebrew servant, whom you have brought to us, came in to me to mock me,

BSB

Then she told him the same story: “The Hebrew slave you brought us came to me to make sport of me,

KJV

And she spake unto him according to these words, saying, The Hebrew servant, which thou hast brought unto us, came in unto me to mock me:

ASV

And she spake unto him according to these words, saying, The Hebrew servant, whom thou hast brought unto us, came in unto me to mock me:

BBE

Then she gave him the same story, saying, The Hebrew servant whom you have taken into our house came in to make sport of me;

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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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Cross-references: Treasury of Scripture Knowledge. Hebrew and Greek data from STEPBible.org (Tyndale House, Cambridge), CC BY 4.0. Library: sources.