Gen 37:4, 18, 24, 28, 39:7-20, 42:21, Psa 64:3, 118:13, Joh 16:33, Act 14:22 | TSK | STEP | hated him. and could not speak peaceably unto him.Or, rather, "and they could not speak peace to him," i.e., they would not accost him in a friendly manner: they would not even wish him well, in the eastern mode of salutation of, Peace be to thee! It is not an unusual thing for an Arab or Turk to hesitate to return the {salâm}, if given by a Christian, or by one of whom he has not a favourable opinion; and this may always be considered as an act of hostility.

Genesis 37:4

hated him.

5,11,18-24; 4:5; 27:41; 49:23; 1Sa 16:12,13; 17:28; Ps 38:19; 69:4

Joh 7:3-5; 15:18,19; Tit 3:3; 1Jo 2:11; 3:10,12; 4:20

and could not speak peaceably unto him.Or, rather, "and they could not speak peace to him," i.e., they would not accost him in a friendly manner: they would not even wish him well, in the eastern mode of salutation of, Peace be to thee! It is not an unusual thing for an Arab or Turk to hesitate to return the {salâm}, if given by a Christian, or by one of whom he has not a favourable opinion; and this may always be considered as an act of hostility.

Genesis 37:18

conspired.

1Sa 19:1; Ps 31:13; 37:12,32; 94:21; 105:25; 109:4; Mt 21:38; 27:1

Mr 12:7; 14:1; Lu 20:14,15; Joh 11:53; Ac 23:12

Genesis 37:24

and cast.

Ps 35:7; La 4:20

the pit.

Ps 40:2; 88:6,8; 130:1,2; Jer 38:6; La 3:52-55; Zec 9:11

Genesis 37:28

Midianites.

25; 25:2; Ex 2:16; Nu 25:15,17; 31:2,3,8,9; Jud 6:1-3; Ps 83:9

Isa 60:6

sold.

45:4,5; Ps 105:17; Zec 11:12,13; Mt 26:15; 27:9; Ac 7:9

Genesis 39:7-20

A.M. 2285. B.C. 1719. cast.

6:2; Job 31:1; Ps 119:37; Eze 23:5,6,12-16; Mt 5:28; 2Pe 2:14

1Jo 2:16

Lie.

2Sa 13:11; Pr 2:16; 5:9; 7:13; Jer 3:3; Eze 16:25,32,34

refused.

Pr 1:10; 2:10,16-19; 5:3-8; 6:20-25,29,32,33; 7:5,25-27; 9:13-18

Pr 22:14; 23:26-28

my master.

Pr 18:24

none.

24:2; Ne 6:11; Lu 12:48; 1Co 4:2; Tit 2:10

how then.

20:3,6; Le 20:10; 2Sa 11:27; Job 31:9-12,23; Pr 6:29,32

Jer 5:8,9; 1Co 6:9,10; Ga 5:19-21; Heb 13:4; Re 21:8; 22:15

sin.

42:18; Le 6:2; Nu 32:23; 2Sa 12:13; Ne 5:15; Ps 51:4; Jer 28:16

Jer 50:7; 1Jo 3:9

as she spake.

8; Pr 2:16; 5:3; 6:25,26; 7:5,13; 9:14,16; 22:14; 23:27

or to be.

Pr 1:15; 5:8; 1Co 6:18; 15:33; 1Th 5:22; 1Ti 5:14; 2Ti 2:22

1Pe 2:11

none of the men.

Job 24:15; Pr 9:17; Jer 23:24; Mal 3:5; Eph 5:3,12

caught.

8,10; Pr 7:13-27; Ec 7:26; Eze 16:30,31

and he left.

1Sa 15:27; Pr 1:15; 5:8; 6:5; Ec 7:26; Mr 14:51,52; 1Co 15:33

2Ti 2:22; 1Pe 2:11

he hath.The base affection of this woman being disappointed, was changed into rancorous hatred, and she exults in the opportunity of being revenged on Joseph. She begins her accusation in the affected language of offended modesty, rage, and disdain, by charging her husband, whom we may reasonably assume she did not greatly love, with being an accessory to the indignity she pretended to have received: "He hath brought in a Hebrew," a very abomination to an Egyptian, "to mock us," insult and treat me in a base, unworthy manner.

an Hebrew.

17; 10:21; 14:13; 40:15; Ps 120:3; Eze 22:5

he came.

7; Ps 35:11; 55:3; Pr 10:18; Isa 51:7; 54:17; Mt 5:11; 26:59; Lu 23:2

2Co 6:8; 1Pe 2:20; 3:14-18; 4:14-19

loud. Heb. great.

Ps 37:12,32; Jer 4:22; 9:3-5; Tit 3:3

14; Ex 20:16; 23:1; 1Ki 18:17; 21:9-13; Ps 37:14; 55:3; 120:2-4

Pr 12:19; 19:5,9; Mt 26:65

heard.

Job 29:16; Pr 18:17; 29:12; Ac 25:16; 2Th 2:11

his wrath.

4:5,6; Pr 6:34,35; So 8:7

into the prison.{Baith hassohar,} "the round house," from the form of the building according to some; or, "the watch or guard house," from the Arabic {sahara,} to watch, according to others.

40:15; 41:14; Ps 105:18,19; Isa 53:8; Da 3:21,22; 2Ti 2:9; 1Pe 2:19

the king's.

40:1-3,15; 41:9-14; Ps 76:10