John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Genesis 39:9
There is none greater in this house than I ,.... Not any of the servants of the house, he was the chief of them, who had all the rest under him; or rather, "he himself is not greater F17 איננו גדול "non ipse magnus", Montanus; "ne ipse quidem est me major", Junius & Tremellius, Munster, Fagius, Drusius, Mercerus, Cartwright. in this house than I"; that is, his master was not greater than he: he had a greater propriety in the house and the things of it, and he had the original... read more
Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - Genesis 39:7-12
Here is, I. A most shameful instance of impudence and immodesty in Joseph's mistress, the shame and scandal of her sex, perfectly lost to all virtue and honour, and not to be mentioned, nor thought of, without the utmost indignation. It was well that she was an Egyptian; for we must have shared in the confusion if such folly had been found in Israel. Observe, I. Her sin began in the eye: She cast her eyes upon Joseph (Gen. 39:7), who was a goodly person, and well-favoured, Gen. 39:6. Note,... read more