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THE MESSAGE
Genesis 39:16
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She laid up his garment by her, until his master came home.
And she laid up his garment by her, until his lord came home.
Then she put his garment beside her until his master came to his house.
She kept his coat until her husband came home,
So she laid his outer garment beside her until his master came home.
So she left Joseph's [outer] robe beside her until his master came home.
So she left his garment beside her until his master came home.
So she layde vp his garment by her, vntill her lord came home.
And she placed his garment beside her until his master came home.
Potiphar's wife kept Joseph's coat until her husband came home.
She put the robe aside until his master came home.
And she laid his garment by her until his lord came home.
Then she kept his coat until her husband, Joseph's master, came home.
Then she laid up his garment by her until his master came home,
And she laid up his garment by her, until his master came home.
She kept his robe with her until Joseph's master came home.
She put Joseph’s garment beside her until his master came home.
And she kept his robe beside her until the coming of his master to his house.
And she layed vp his garmet by her, tyll his master came home,
And she laid up his garment by her, until his master came home.
And she kept his coat by her, till his master came back.
And she layed vp his garment by her, vntyll her Lorde came home.
And she laid up his garment by her, until his master came home.
And she laid vp his garment by her, vntill her lord came home.
So she leaves the clothes by her, until the master came to his house.
And she laid up his garment by her, until his master came home.
So Potiphar's wife kept Joseph's garment beside her until his master came home.
Therfor in to the preuyng of trouthe, sche schewide the mantil, holdun to the hosebonde turnynge ayen hoom.
And she placeth his garment near her, until the coming in of his lord unto his house.
And she laid up his garment by her, until his master came home.
And she laid up his garment by her until his lord came home.
She laid up his garment by her, until his master came home.
So she kept his garment with her until his master came home.
She kept the cloak with her until her husband came home.
She kept his coat with her until his boss came home.
Then she kept his garment by her until his master came home,
So she laid by his garment beside her, - until his lord should come into his house,
For a proof therefore of her fidelity, she kept the garment, and shewed it to her husband when he returned home:
Then she laid up his garment by her until his master came home,
So she left his garment beside her until his master came home.
Contextual Overview
Bible Verse Review
from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge
Psalms 37:12, Psalms 37:32, Jeremiah 4:22, Jeremiah 9:3-5, Titus 3:3
Cross-References
Bad guys have it in for the good guys, obsessed with doing them in. But God isn't losing any sleep; to him they're a joke with no punch line.
Wicked sets a watch for Righteous, he's out for the kill. God , alert, is also on watch— Wicked won't hurt a hair of his head.
"What fools my people are! They have no idea who I am. A company of half-wits, dopes and donkeys all! Experts at evil but klutzes at good."
It wasn't so long ago that we ourselves were stupid and stubborn, dupes of sin, ordered every which way by our glands, going around with a chip on our shoulder, hated and hating back. But when God, our kind and loving Savior God, stepped in, he saved us from all that. It was all his doing; we had nothing to do with it. He gave us a good bath, and we came out of it new people, washed inside and out by the Holy Spirit. Our Savior Jesus poured out new life so generously. God's gift has restored our relationship with him and given us back our lives. And there's more life to come—an eternity of life! You can count on this. I want you to put your foot down. Take a firm stand on these matters so that those who have put their trust in God will concentrate on the essentials that are good for everyone. Stay away from mindless, pointless quarreling over genealogies and fine print in the law code. That gets you nowhere. Warn a quarrelsome person once or twice, but then be done with him. It's obvious that such a person is out of line, rebellious against God. By persisting in divisiveness he cuts himself off. As soon as I send either Artemas or Tychicus to you, come immediately and meet me in Nicopolis. I've decided to spend the winter there. Give Zenas the lawyer and Apollos a hearty send-off. Take good care of them. Our people have to learn to be diligent in their work so that all necessities are met (especially among the needy) and they don't end up with nothing to show for their lives. All here want to be remembered to you. Say hello to our friends in the faith. Grace to all of you.
Gill's Notes on the Bible
And she laid up his garment by her,.... As a proof of what she laid to his charge, and as a testimony against him:
until her lord came home; or until his lord came home, for the pronoun refers to Joseph, and so Jarchi interprets it; who either was gone a journey, or gone to court that day, being an officer of Pharaoh's, or to the public place where the festival was kept that day, if it was such an one.
Barnes' Notes on the Bible
- Joseph in Potiphar’s House
According to our reckoning, Perez and Zerah were born when Judah was in his twenty-eighth year, and therefore, Joseph in his twenty-fourth. Here, then, we go back seven years to resume the story of Joseph.
Genesis 39:1-6
Joseph fares well with his first master. “Potiphar.” This is a racapitulation of the narrative in Genesis 37:0: “The Lord;” the God of covenant is with Joseph. “In the house.” Joseph was a domestic servant. “And his master saw.” The prosperity that attended all Joseph’s doings was so striking as to show that the Lord was with him. “Set him over” - made him overseer of all that was in his house. “The Lord blessed the Mizrite’s house.” He blesses those who bless his own Genesis 12:3. “Beautiful in form and look” Genesis 29:17. This prepares the way for the following occurrence.
Genesis 39:7-10
Joseph resists the daily solicitations of his master’s wife to lie with her. “None greater in this house than I.” He pleads the unreserved trust his master had reposed in him. He is bound by the law of honor, the law of chastity (this great evil), and the law of piety (sin against God). Joseph uses the common name of God in addressing this Egyptian. He could employ no higher pleas than the above.
Genesis 39:11-18
“At this day,” the day on which the occurrence now to be related took place. “To do his business.” He does not come in her way except at the call of duty. He hath brought in. She either does not condescend, or does not need to name her husband. “A Hebrew to mock us.” Her disappointment now provokes her to falsehood as the means of concealment and revenge. A Hebrew is still the only national designation proper to Joseph Genesis 14:13. Jacob’s descendants had not got beyond the family. The term Israelite was therefore, not yet in use. The national name is designedly used as a term of reproach among the Egyptians Genesis 43:32. “To mock us,” - to take improper liberties, not only with me, but with any of the females in the house. “I cried with a loud voice.” This is intended to be the proof of her innocence Deuteronomy 22:24, Deuteronomy 22:27. “Left his garments by me;” not in her hand, which would have been suspicious.
Genesis 39:19-23
Her husband believes her story and naturally resents the supposed unfaithfulness of his slave. His treatment of him is mild. He puts him in ward, probably to stand his trial for the offence. The Lord does not forsake the prisoner. He gives him favor with the governor of the jail. The same unlimited trust is placed in him by the governor as by his late master.
