Genesis 39
Joseph’s Success in Egypt
1 Now Joseph had been taken down to Egypt; and Potiphar, an Egyptian officer of Pharaoh, the captain of the bodyguard, bought him ▼▼Lit from the hand of
from the bIshmaelites, who had taken him down there. 2And cthe Lord was with Joseph, so he became a ▼▼Or prosperous
successful man. And he was in the house of his master, the Egyptian. 3Now his master esaw that the Lord was with him and that the Lord fmade all that he did prosper in his hand. 4So Joseph gfound favor in his sight and ▼▼Or ministered to him
became his personal servant; and he made him overseer over his house, and ▼▼Lit handed over to him
put him in charge of jall that he owned. 5It came about that from the time he made him overseer in his house and over all that he owned, the Lord kblessed the Egyptian’s house on account of Joseph; so lthe Lord’s blessing was upon all that he owned, in the house and in the field. 6So he left ▼▼Lit in Joseph’s hand
Joseph in charge of everything that he owned; and with him there he did not ▼▼Lit know
concern himself with anything except the ▼▼Lit bread
food which he ▼▼Or used to eat
ate. Now Joseph was qhandsome in form and appearance. 7And it came about after these events rthat his master’s wife ▼▼Lit lifted up her eyes at
had her eyes on Joseph, and she said, “ tSleep with me.” 8But uhe refused and said to his master’s wife, “Look, with me here, my master ▼▼Lit does not know what is in the house
does not concern himself with anything in the house, and he has ▼▼Lit handed over to me
put me in charge of all that he owns. 9 ▼▼Or He is not greater
yThere is no one greater in this house than I, and he has withheld nothing from me except you, because you are his wife. How then could I do this great evil, and zsin against God?” 10Though she spoke to Joseph day after day, he did not listen to her to lie beside her or be with her. 11Now it happened ▼▼Lit about this day
one day that he went into the house to do his work, and none of the people of the household was there inside. 12So she grabbed him by his garment, saying, “Sleep with me!” But he left his garment in her hand and fled, and went outside. 13 ▼▼Lit And it came about when
When she saw that he had left his garment in her hand and had fled outside, 14she called to the men of her household and said to them, “See, he has brought in a ▼▼Lit Hebrew man
Hebrew to us to make fun of us; he came in to me to sleep with me, and I ▼▼Lit called with a great voice
screamed. 15When he heard that I raised my voice and ▼▼Lit called out
screamed, he left his garment beside me and fled and went outside.” 16So she ▼▼Lit let...lie beside
left his garment beside her until his master came home. 17Then she agspoke to him ▼▼Lit according to
with these ▼▼Lit words, saying
words: “The Hebrew slave, whom you brought to us, came in to me to make fun of me; 18but when I raised my voice and ▼▼Lit called out
screamed, he left his garment beside me and fled outside.” Joseph Imprisoned
19 Now when his master heard the words of his wife which she spoke to him, saying, “ ▼▼Lit According to these things your slave
This is what your slave did to me,” alhis anger burned. 20So Joseph’s master took him and amput him into the prison, the place where the king’s prisoners were confined; and he was there in the prison. 21But anthe Lord was with Joseph and extended kindness to him, and aogave him favor in the sight of the warden of the prison. 22And the warden of the prison ▼▼Lit handed over to Joseph all
aqput Joseph in charge of all the prisoners who were in the prison; so that whatever was done there, he was ▼▼Lit the doer
responsible for it. 23 asThe warden of the prison did not supervise anything ▼▼Lit in his hand
under Joseph’s authority, because authe Lord was with him; and, avthe Lord made whatever he did prosper.
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