Genesis 39:16 She kept his cloak beside her until his master came home.

◄ Genesis 39:16 ►

Parallel Verses

New International Version
She kept his cloak beside her until his master came home.

English Standard Version
Then she laid up his garment by her until his master came home,

New American Standard Bible
So she left his garment beside her until his master came home.

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

Holman Christian Standard Bible
She put Joseph's garment beside her until his master came home.

International Standard Version
She kept his outer garment by her side until Joseph's master came home,

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

Douay-Rheims Bible
For a proof therefore of her fidelity, she kept the garment, and shewed it to her husband when he returned home:

Darby Bible Translation
And she laid his garment by her until his lord came home.

Young's Literal Translation
And she placeth his garment near her, until the coming in of his lord unto his house.

Commentaries

Matthew Henry's Commentary

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 characters.

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown

14. Then she called unto the men of her house—Disappointed and affronted, she vowed revenge and accused Joseph, first to the servants of the house, and on his return to her lord.

See, he hath brought in an Hebrew … to mock us—an affected and blind aspersion of her husband for keeping in his house an Hebrew, the very abomination of Egyptians.