Genesis 39:16
And she laid up his garment by her, until his lord came home.
Genesis 39:16 in other translations
| BSB | So Potiphar’s wife kept Joseph’s cloak beside her until his master came home. |
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| WEB | She laid up his garment by her, until his master came home. |
| ASV | And she laid up his garment by her, until his master came home. |
| YLT | And she placeth his garment near her, until the coming in of his lord unto his house. |
| DARBY | And she laid his garment by her until his lord came home. |
| BBE | And she kept his coat by her, till his master came back. |
| Webster | And she laid up his garment by her until his lord came home. |
What does Genesis 39:16 mean?
Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Genesis 39:13-18
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…
Genesis 39:16 in the original Hebrew
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Cross references for Genesis 39:16
- Psalms 37:32
The wicked watcheth the righteous, and seeketh to slay him.
- Psalms 37:12
The wicked plotteth against the just, and gnasheth upon him with his teeth.
- Titus 3:3
For we ourselves also were sometimes foolish, disobedient, deceived, serving divers lusts and pleasures, living in malice and envy, hateful, and hating one another.
- Jeremiah 9:3-5
And they bend their tongues like their bow for lies: but they are not valiant for the truth upon the earth; for they proceed from evil to evil, and they know not me, saith the Lord. Take ye heed every one of his neighbour, and trust ye not in any brother: for every brother will utterly supplant, and every neighbour will walk with slanders. And they will deceive every one his neighbour, and will not speak the truth: they have taught their tongue to speak lies, and weary themselves to commit iniquity.
- Jeremiah 4:22
For my people is foolish, they have not known me; they are sottish children, and they have none understanding: they are wise to do evil, but to do good they have no knowledge.
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Context
- Genesis 39:15
And it came to pass, when he heard that I lifted up my voice and cried, that he left his garment with me, and fled, and got him out.
- Genesis 39:16
And she laid up his garment by her, until his lord came home.
- Genesis 39:17
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:
Genesis 39:16 in other languages
| Spanish Reina-Valera 1909 | Y ella puso junto á sí la ropa de él, hasta que vino su señor á su casa. |
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| French Bible J.N. Darby 1885 | Et elle posa le vêtement de Joseph à côté d’elle, jusqu’à ce que son seigneur vienne à la maison. |
| German Elberfelder 1871 | Und sie legte sein Kleid neben sich, bis sein Herr nach Hause kam. |
| Latin Clementine Vulgate | In argumentum ergo fidei retentum pallium ostendit marito revertenti domum, |