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When he heardוַיְהִי כְשָׁמְעוֹthatכִּיI raisedהֲרִימֹתִיmy voiceקוֹלִיand cried out,וָאֶקְרָאhe leftוַיַּעֲזֹבhis garmentבִּגְדוֹbeside meאֶצְלִיand fledוַיָּנָסand wentוַיֵּצֵאoutside.”הַחוּצָה
Genesis 39:15
Study it in the app“When he heard that I raised my voice and cried out, he left his garment beside me and fled and went outside.””
With the Hebrew beneath
Genesis 39:15, word by word
- When he heardיְהִיyehi
happen
For something to occur or take place; many stories open with this word.
Where else “yehi” appears- When he heardשָׁמְעsham
hear
To hear a sound, or learn of something.
Where else “sham” appears- I raisedהֲרִימֹתִיharimoti
lift up
To put on high: to raise the voice, praise God, or be God lifting up the lowly.
Where else “harimoti” appears- my voiceקוֹלִkoli
voice
What is heard when someone speaks or sings; also the voice of God.
Where else “koli” appears- and cried outאֶקְרָאekra
cry out
To shout to YHWH for help, call on his name.
Where else “ekra” appears- he leftיַּעֲזֹבyaazov
leave
To not take something along, or put it in another's care.
Where else “yaazov” appears- his garmentבִּגְדbigd
garment
A garment with which someone covers the body, or a blanket for warmth.
Where else “bigd” appears- beside meאֶצְלִetsli
beside
Beside, next to.
Where else “etsli” appears- and fledיָּנָסyanas
flee
To run off to get away from a danger or an enemy.
Where else “yanas” appears- and wentיֵּצֵאyetse
go out
To go out of a place.
Where else “yetse” appears- outsideחוּצָchutsa
outside
What lies outside the house, the city or the camp.
Where else “chutsa” appears
The context
14she called to the men of her household and spoke to them, saying, “See, he has brought us a Hebrew man to mock us. He came to me to lie with me, and I cried out with a loud voice.
15 · This verse (above)
16She laid his garment beside her until his lord came home.
To study Genesis 39 in a group
1. What it says
What happened to Joseph in Potiphar’s house, and why did he end up in prison (vv. 2-20)?
2. What it means
What does it mean that YHWH was with Joseph even in prison (vv. 21-23)?
3. How I live it
How can you keep your integrity when doing the right thing costs you?