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11 Then one day as he was in the house going about his work—as it happened, no one else was around at the time— 12 she came and grabbed him by the sleeve[a] demanding, “Sleep with me.” He tore himself away, but as he did, his jacket slipped off and she was left holding it as he fled from the house. 13 When she saw that she had his jacket, and that he had fled,

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  1. Genesis 39:12 sleeve. The Hebrew word is not specific.

11 One day he went into the house to attend to his duties,(A) and none of the household servants(B) was inside. 12 She caught him by his cloak(C) and said, “Come to bed with me!”(D) But he left his cloak in her hand and ran out of the house.(E)

13 When she saw that he had left his cloak in her hand and had run out of the house,

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