TT #60 · Parashas Vayeishev · Passuk 39:11
One such day, he came into the house to do his work. None of the household being there inside,
Torah Temimah points to Sotah 36b (school of R’ Yishmael).
Sefaria — Sotah 36b (school of R’ Yishmael)
“And there was no man” — is it possible that a great house like that wicked man’s had no man in it? The school of R’ Yishmael taught: that day was their festival, and they all went to their house of idolatry.
Derash on the verse (school of R’ Yishmael) — not a numbered middah of the 13. A practical objection yields a historical setting for the scene.
The house was empty because it was an Egyptian festival day; she alone remained, creating the private confrontation.