| 1 | And Joseph was brought down to Egypt; and Potiphar, an officer of Pharaoh, the captain
and
chief executioner of the [royal] guard, an Egyptian, bought him from the Ishmaelites who had brought him down there. |
| 2 | But the Lord was with Joseph, and he [though a slave] was a successful
and
prosperous man; and he was in the house of his master the Egyptian. |
| 3 | And his master saw that the Lord was with him and that the Lord made all that he did to flourish
and
succeed in his hand. |
| 4 | So Joseph pleased [Potiphar]
and
found favor in his sight, and he served him. And [his master] made him supervisor over his house and he put all that he had in his charge. |
| 5 | From the time that he made him supervisor in his house and over all that he had, the Lord blessed the Egyptian’s house for Joseph’s sake; and the Lord’s blessing was on all that he had in the house and in the field. |
| 6 | And [Potiphar] left all that he had in Joseph’s charge and paid no attention to anything he had except the food he ate. Now Joseph was an attractive person and fine-looking. |
| 7 | Then after a time his master’s wife cast her eyes upon Joseph, and she said, Lie with me. |
| 8 | But he refused and said to his master’s wife, See here, with me in the house my master has concern about nothing; he has put all that he has in my care. |
| 9 | He is not greater in this house than I am; nor has he kept anything from me except you, for you are his wife. How then can I do this great evil and sin against God? |
| 10 | She spoke to Joseph day after day, but he did not listen to her, to lie with her or to be with her. |
| 11 | Then it happened about this time that Joseph went into the house to attend to his duties, and none of the men of the house were indoors. |
| 12 | And she caught him by his garment, saying, Lie with me! But he left his garment in her hand and fled and got out [of the house]. |
| 13 | And when she saw that he had left his garment in her hand and had fled away, |
| 14 | She called to the men of her household and said to them, Behold, he [your master] has brought in a Hebrew to us to mock
and
insult us; he came in where I was to lie with me, and I screamed at the top of my voice. |
| 15 | And when he heard me screaming and crying, he left his garment with me and fled and got out of the house. |
| 16 | And she laid up his garment by her until his master came home. |
| 17 | Then she told him the same story, saying, The Hebrew servant whom you brought among us came to me to mock
and
insult me. |
| 18 | And when I screamed and cried, he left his garment with me and fled out [of the house]. |
| 19 | And when [Joseph’s] master heard the words of his wife, saying to him, This is the way your servant treated me, his wrath was kindled. |
| 20 | And Joseph’s master took him and put him in the prison, a place where the state prisoners were confined; so he was there in the prison. |
| 21 | But the Lord was with Joseph, and showed him mercy
and
loving-kindness and gave him favor in the sight of the warden of the prison. |
| 22 | And the warden of the prison committed to Joseph’s care all the prisoners who were in the prison; and whatsoever was done there, he was in charge of it. |
| 23 | The prison warden paid no attention to anything that was in [Joseph’s] charge, for the Lord was with him and made whatever he did to prosper. |
Cross references:
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Genesis 39:3 : Gen. 21:22; 26:27, 28; 41:38, 39.
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