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Evidence for a Lie
Commentators explain that Potiphar's wife keeping the garment was a calculated act. She held it as physical 'proof' to support her fabricated story. This wasn't just a spontaneous lie but a premeditated effort to frame Joseph, turning his own clothing into a testimony against him until her husband returned.
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Albert Barnes
On Genesis 39:1–23
18th Century
Theologian
According to our reckoning, Perez and Zerah were born when Judah was in his twenty-eighth year, and therefore, Joseph was in his twenty-fourth. Her…
John Gill
On Genesis 39:16
17th Century
Pastor
And she laid up his garment by her
As a proof of what she laid to his charge, and as a testimony against him:
Matthew Henry
On Genesis 39:13–18
17th Century
Minister
Joseph's mistress, having tried in vain to make him a guilty man, endeavoured to be avenged on him. Those who have broken the bonds of modesty will…