16 She kept his cloak beside her until his master came home.
16 And she laid up his garment by her, until his lord came home.
16 Then she laid up his garment by her until his master came home,
16 She kept his coat right there until his master came home.
16 So she kept his garment with her until his master came home.
16 She kept the cloak with her until her husband came home.
Matthew Henry's Commentary on Genesis 39:16
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.