Genesis 39:12

“And she caught him by his garment, saying, Lie with me: and he left his garment in her hand, and fled, and got him out.”

King James Version (KJV)

Other Translations for Genesis 39:12

And shee caught him by his garment, saying, Lie with me: and he left his garment in her hand, and fled, and got him out.
- King James Version (1611) - View 1611 Bible Scan

She caught him by his garment, saying, "Lie with me! And he left his garment in her hand and fled, and went outside."
- New American Standard Version (1995)

And she caught him by his garment, saying, Lie with me: and he left his garment in her hand, and fled, and got him out.
- American Standard Version (1901)

And pulling at his coat, she said, Come to my bed; but slipping out of his coat, he went running away.
- Basic English Bible

She grabbed Joseph by his cloak and said, "Sleep with me!" But leaving his cloak in her hand, he escaped and ran outside.
- Berean Standard Bible Bible

Then she caught him by his garment, saying, Lie with me! But he left his garment in her hand, and fled and ran out.
- Darby Bible

And she catching the skirt of his garment, said: Lie with me. But he leaving the garment in her hand, fled, and went out.
- Douay-Rheims Bible

And she caught him by his garment, saying, Lie with me: and he left his garment in her hand, and fled, and got him out.
- English Revised Version

She caught him by his garment, saying, "Lie with me!" He left his garment in her hand, and ran outside.
- World English Bible

Bible Commentary for Genesis 39:12

Wesley's Notes for Genesis 39:12


39:12 When she laid hold on him, he left his garment in her hand - He would not stay to parley with the temptation, but flew out from it with the utmost abhorrence, he left his garment as one escaping for his life.


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