King James Version
Genesis 39:15 in the King James Version says “And it came to pass, when he heard that I lifted up my voice and cried, that he left his garment with me, and fled, and ...” — study this verse from Genesis chapter 39 with commentary, cross-references, and original Hebrew word analysis.
“And it came to pass, when he heard that I lifted up my voice and cried, that he left his garment with me, and fled, and got him out.”
Genesis 39:15 · KJV
And it came to pass, when she saw that he had left his garment in her hand, and was fled forth,
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: loud: Heb. great
And it came to pass, when he heard that I lifted up my voice and cried, that he left his garment with me, and fled, and got him out.
And she laid up his garment by her, until his lord came home.
And she spake unto him according to these words, saying, The Hebrew servant, which thou hast brought unto us, came in unto me to mock me:
KJV Study — Public Domain
to exist, i.e., be or become, come to pass (always emphatic, and not a mere copula or auxiliary)
“And it came to pass when he heard”
H8085to hear intelligently (often with implication of attention, obedience, etc.; causatively, to tell, etc.)
(by implication) very widely used as a relative conjunction or adverb (as below); often largely modified by other particles annexed
“that I lifted up”
H7311to be high actively, to rise or raise (in various applications, literally or figuratively)
“and cried”
H7121to call out to (i.e., properly, address by name, but used in a wide variety of applications)
“and fled”
H5127to flit, i.e., vanish away (subside, escape; causatively, chase, impel, deliver)
“and got him”
H3318to go (causatively, bring) out, in a great variety of applications, literally and figuratively, direct and proxim
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