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Genesis 39:12

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39:12 She grabbed him by his outer garment, saying, “Have sex with me!” But he left his outer garment in her hand and ran 1  outside. 2 

Genesis 39:15

Context
39:15 When he heard me raise 3  my voice and scream, he left his outer garment beside me and ran outside.”

1 tn Heb “he fled and he went out.” The construction emphasizes the point that Joseph got out of there quickly.

2 sn For discussion of this episode, see A. M. Honeyman, “The Occasion of Joseph’s Temptation,” VT 2 (1952): 85-87.

3 tn Heb “that I raised.”



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