Genesis 39:16

Translations

Modern

So Potiphar’s wife kept Joseph’s cloak beside her until his master came home.

Traditional

And she laid up his garment by her, until his lord came home.

Literal

And she kept his garment beside her until his lord came to his house.

Latin

In argumentum ergo fidei retentum pallium ostendit marito revertenti domum,

Interlinear

Hebrew

English

So Potiphar’s wife kept Joseph’s cloak beside her until his master came home.

Notes

Genesis 39:1–23

Joseph was honest and faithful in his work for Potiphar. This is very different from Judah, who failed morally (chapter 38). God was with Joseph (39:2–3, 21, 23). He helped Joseph succeed and become a blessing to others (see study notes on 12:1–9; 28:16–22), even while Joseph was a slave and later in prison.

Genesis 39:1–47:31

Joseph began as a slave, alienated from his brothers and separated from his father; he ended as Pharaoh’s viceroy. Through the trips to Egypt, the covenant family went from the brink of apostasy, divided by jealousy and deception, to being reconciled and united by Judah’s intercession and Joseph’s forgiveness.

Theme notes and profiles

Egypt Joseph Suffering in Following God Symbolic Numbers The Righteous Suffer

Related verses

Psalm 37:32
Though the wicked lie in wait for the righteous, and seek to slay them,
Jeremiah 4:22
“For My people are fools; they have not known Me. They are foolish children, without understanding. They are skilled in doing evil, but they know not how to do good.”
Titus 3:3
For at one time we too were foolish, disobedient, misled, and enslaved to all sorts of desires and pleasures—living in malice and envy, being hated and hating one another.
Jeremiah 9:3–5
“They bend their tongues like bows; lies prevail over truth in the land. For they proceed from evil to evil, and they do not take Me into account,” declares the LORD.
Psalm 37:12
The wicked scheme against the righteous and gnash their teeth at them,

Glossary

Bible, Manuscripts and Text of the (New Testament) Genesis, Book of Jacob Patriarchs, Period of the

Topics

Chastity: Joseph Decision: Joseph Egypt: Israel in Joseph Unjustly Cast Into Prison False Accusation: Incidents Illustrative of Against Joseph by Potiphar's Wife Falsehood: Potiphar's Wife, in Falsely Accusing Joseph Malice: Potiphar's Wife Toward Joseph Master: Unjust Master: Potiphar's Wife to Joseph Servant: Good: Joseph Slander: Joseph by Potiphar's Wife Women: Potiphar's Wife, in Her Lascivious Lust and Slander Against Joseph

Genesis 39:16

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