KING JAMES VERSION (KJV)
TRANSLATION, MEANING, CONTEXT
To get what Genesis 39:12 means based on its source text, scroll down or follow these links for the original scriptural meaning , biblical context and relative popularity.
“And she caught him by his garment, saying, Lie with me: and he left his garment in her hand, and fled, and got him out.”
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| KJV Verse | Original Hebrew | Meaning/ Definition This is a simplified translation of the original Hebrew word. Follow the buttons on the right to get more detail. | More Use the buttons below to get details on the Hebrew word and view related Bible verses that use the same root word. |
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| “And she caught” | וַתִּתְפְּשֵׂ֧הוּ | To manipulate, i.e., seize; chiefly to capture, wield, specifically, to overlay; figuratively, to use unwarrantably | caught |
| “him by his garment,” | בְּבִגְד֛וֹ | A covering, also treachery or pillage | garment |
| “saying,” | לֵאמֹ֖ר | To say (used with great latitude) | saying |
| “Lie” | שִׁכְבָ֣ה | To lie down (for rest, sexual connection, decease or any other purpose) | Lie |
| “with” | עִמִּ֑י | Adverb or preposition, with (i.e., in conjunction with), in varied applications; specifically, equally with; often with prepositional prefix (and then usually unrepresented in English) | with |
| “me: and he left” | וַיַּֽעֲזֹ֤ב | To loosen, i.e., relinquish, permit, etc | left |
| “his garment” | בִּגְדוֹ֙ | A covering, also treachery or pillage | garment |
| “in her hand,” | בְּיָדָ֔הּ | A hand (the open one [indicating power, means, direction, etc.], in distinction from H3709, the closed one); used (as noun, adverb, etc.) in a great variety of applications, both literally and figuratively, both proximate and remote [as follows] | hand |
| “and fled,” | וַיָּ֖נָס | To flit, i.e., vanish away (subside, escape; causatively, chase, impel, deliver) | fled |
| “and got” | וַיֵּצֵ֥א | To go (causatively, bring) out, in a great variety of applications, literally and figuratively, direct and proxim | got |
| “him out.” | הַחֽוּצָה׃ | Properly, separate by a wall, i.e., outside, outdoors | out |
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10 And it came to pass, as she spake to Joseph day by day, that he hearkened not unto her, to lie by her, or to be with her.
11 And it came to pass about this time, that Joseph went into the house to do his business; and there was none of the men of the house there within.
12 And she caught him by his garment, saying, Lie with me: and he left his garment in her hand, and fled, and got him out.
13 And it came to pass, when she saw that he had left his garment in her hand, and was fled forth,
14 That she called unto the men of her house, and spake unto them, saying, See, he hath brought in an Hebrew unto us to mock us; he came in unto me to lie with me, and I cried with a loud voice:
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