# his master

"Joseph's master." This refers to Potiphar.

# She told him this explanation

"She explained it like this"

# brought to us

The word "us" refers to Potiphar, his wife, and includes the rest of the household. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-inclusive]])

# came in to mock me

"came in to make a fool of me." Here, the word "mock" is a euphemism for "to seize and to sleep with." AT: "came into where I was and tried to force me to sleep with him" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-euphemism]])

# It came about that

"Then." Potiphar's wife uses this phrase to mark the next event in the account she is telling him about Joseph trying to sleep with her. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/writing-newevent]])

# fled outside

"ran quickly out of the house"

# translationWords

* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/kt/lord]]
* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/kt/hebrew]]
* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/other/servant]]
* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/other/mock]]