Genesis 39:14-18 NIV

Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - Genesis 39:13-18

Joseph's mistress, having tried in vain to make him a criminal, now endeavours to represent him as one; so to be revenged on him for his virtue. Now was her love turned into the utmost rage and malice, and she pretends she cannot endure the sight of him whom awhile ago she could not endure out of her sight. Chaste and holy love will continue, though slighted; but sinful love, like Amnon's to Tamar, is easily changed into sinful hatred. 1. She accused him to his fellow servants (Gen. 39:13-15)... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Genesis 39:14

That she called unto the men of her house ,.... Of that part of the house which belonged to her; her eunuchs that waited upon her, or that were in another part of the home, at some distance: and spake unto them ; when they came to her: saying, see, he hath brought in an Hebrew unto us to mock us : she means her husband, whom through contempt, and in her passion, she names not, having lost all affection for him, as her addresses to Joseph showed; and so the Targum of Jonathan supplies... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Genesis 39:15

And it came to pass, when he heard that I lifted up my voice and cried ,.... He attempting to ravish her, as she would have it understood, but afraid, lest upon her outcry those that were in the house should come in to her assistance, and seize on him: that he left his garment with me, and fled, and got him out : but why should he strip himself of his garment, and leave that behind him? he might have fled with it. read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Genesis 39:16

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. read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Genesis 39:17

And she spake unto him according to these words ,.... When her husband came home she related to him the above affair, according to the purport of the above words, and in much the same manner, and to the same import as she had to the men of her house: saying, the Hebrew servant which thou hast brought unto us came in unto me to mock me ; in an obscene manner, using filthy words and actions, contrary to the rules of chastity as well as good manners; or, in other words, to lie with her,... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Genesis 39:18

And it came to pass, as I lifted up my voice and cried ,.... For help from the servants, and frightened at his insolent attempt: that he left his garment with me, and fled out ; and then she brought it forth, and showed him it. read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Genesis 39:14

He hath brought in a Hebrew unto us - Potiphar's wife affects to throw great blame on her husband, whom we may reasonably suppose she did not greatly love. He hath brought in - he hath raised this person to all his dignity and eminence, to give him the greater opportunity to mock us. לפחק letsachek , here translated to mock, is the same word used in Genesis 26:8 , relative to Isaac and Rebekah; and is certainly used by Potiphar's wife in Genesis 39:17 , to signify some kind of... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Genesis 39:1-23

Joseph is the house of Potiphar. I. PURCHASED AS A SLAVE . 1. A sad lot. Worse even than being kidnapped by strangers, Joseph had been first sold by his brethren; carried into Egypt, he had there been exposed for sale in a slave-market; and now, as if he had been a beast of burden or a captive taken in war, he had been a second time purchased for money. Few fortunes are more touchingly sorrowful or more deeply humiliating than this which was now measured out to Jacob's... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Genesis 39:1-23

Sunshine and shadow. I. THE BRIGHTENING SKY . The advancement of Joseph in the house of Potiphar. 1. To Joseph's sense it was a lightening in his bondage. 2. To Joseph's faith it was the smiling of Jehovah's face. 3. To Joseph's hope it was the dawning of a better day. II. THE THREATENING CLOUD . The temptation of Joseph by his mistress. Here was— 1. An assault upon his virtue, which, unless it were overcome, would deprive him of Jehovah's favor, and... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Genesis 39:1-23

The righteous man. Again the word of the Lord tries Joseph, but not so much now as the word of prophecy, but as the word of command, the doctrine of righteousness. "The Egyptian's house is blessed for Joseph's sake." "The Lord was with Joseph, and he was a prosperous man." A lesson on the true method of prosperity. A prosperous man is one who has the Lord with him— 1. To give him favor with fellow-men. 2. To teach him wisdom, and put things into his hand. 3. To give him the... read more

Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - Genesis 39:13-18

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Genesis 39:14

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Genesis 39:15

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Genesis 39:16

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Genesis 39:17

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Genesis 39:18

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Genesis 39:14

The Pulpit Commentary - Genesis 39:1-23

The Pulpit Commentary - Genesis 39:1-23

The Pulpit Commentary - Genesis 39:1-23

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