Gen 39 | NASB2020 | STEP | Now Joseph had been taken down to Egypt ; and Potiphar , an Egyptian officer of Pharaoh , the captain of the bodyguard , bought him from the Ishmaelites , who had taken him down there .

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. 2 And ^cthe Lord was with Joseph, so he became a ^{▼▼Or prosperous}successful man. And he was in the house of his master, the Egyptian. 3 Now his master ^esaw that the Lord was with him and that the Lord ^fmade all that he did prosper in his hand. 4 So 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. 5 It 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. 6 So 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. 7 And 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.” 8 But ^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?” 10 Though she spoke to Joseph day after day, he did not listen to her to lie beside her or be with her. 11 Now 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. 12 So 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, 14 she 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. 15 When he heard that I raised my voice and ^{▼▼Lit called out}screamed, he left his garment beside me and fled and went outside.” 16 So she ^{▼▼Lit let...lie beside}left his garment beside her until his master came home. 17 Then 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; 18 but 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. 20 So 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. 21 But ^anthe Lord was with Joseph and extended kindness to him, and ^aogave him favor in the sight of the warden of the prison. 22 And 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.