13 When she saw that he had left his garment in her hand and had fled outside , 14 she called to the men of her household and said to them, "See , he has brought in a Hebrew to us to make sport of us; he came in to me to lie with me, and I screamed e e . 15 "When he heard that I raised my voice and screamed , he left his garment beside me and fled and went outside ." 16 So she left his garment beside her until his master came home . 17 Then she spoke to him with these words , "The Hebrew slave , whom you brought to us, came in to me to make sport of me; 18 and as I raised my voice and screamed , he left his garment beside me and fled outside ."
Matthew Henry's Commentary on Genesis 39:13-18
Commentary on Genesis 39:13-18
(Read Genesis 39:13-18)
Joseph's mistress, having tried in vain to make him a guilty man, endeavoured to be avenged on him. Those that have broken the bonds of modesty, will never be held by the bonds of truth. It is no new thing for the best of men to be falsely accused of the worst of crimes, by those who themselves are the worst of criminals. It is well there is a day of discovery coming, in which all shall appear in their true characters.