Vayeishev 39:12 · EXTRA

EXTRA · Parashas Vayeishev · Passuk 39:12 · not a Torah Temimah citation on this passuk

The Complete Passuk

וַתִּתְפְּשֵׂ֧הוּ בְּבִגְד֛וֹ לֵאמֹ֖ר שִׁכְבָ֣ה עִמִּ֑י וַיַּעֲזֹ֤ב בִּגְדוֹ֙ בְּיָדָ֔הּ וַיָּ֖נׇס וַיֵּצֵ֥א הַחֽוּצָה׃

she caught hold of him by his garment and said, “Lie with me!” But he left his garment in her hand and got away and fled outside.

Classical source (EXTRA side-ring): Sotah 36b / Yalkut.

Core Text

וַיָּנָס וַיֵּצֵא הַחוּצָה — נִרְאֲתָה לוֹ דְּמוּת דְּיוֹקְנוֹ שֶׁל אָבִיו.

English: “And he fled and went outside” — the image of his father’s face appeared to him.

In context: The final resistance is reinforced by the vision of Yaakov, which breaks the last pull of the moment.

Derash on the verse (Bavli) — not a formal named middah of the 13. Flight is explained by a sudden appearance of paternal image.

Yosef flees when the likeness of Yaakov appears before him, restoring the shame of sin in the father’s presence.