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Gen 39:6 — And he left all that he had in Joseph's hand; and he knew not ought he had, save the bread which he did eat. And Joseph was [a] goodly [person], and well favoured.

Phrase of Scripture		Correlating Passages

he left		Gen 39:4,8,23; Luk 16:10; Luk 19:17
save		Gen 43:32; Pro 31:11
a goodly person		"Yephaih toar, weephaih maraih, ""beautiful in person and beautiful in countenance."" Joseph's beauty is so celebrated in the East, that a handsome man is frequently compared to him; and the Persian poets vie with each other in descriptions of his comeliness. Gen 12:14,15; Gen 29:17; 1Sa 16:12; 1Sa 17:42; Act 7:20"

Correlating Passages

he left

	Gen 39:4	And Joseph found grace in his sight, and he served him: and he made him overseer over his house, and all [that] he had he put into his hand.
	Gen 39:8	But he refused, and said unto his master's wife, Behold, my master wotteth not what [is] with me in the house, and he hath committed all that he hath to my hand;
	Gen 39:23	The keeper of the prison looked not to any thing [that was] under his hand; because the LORD was with him, and [that] which he did, the LORD made [it] to prosper.
	Luk 16:10	He that is faithful in that which is least is faithful also in much: and he that is unjust in the least is unjust also in much.
	Luk 19:17	And he said unto him, Well, thou good servant: because thou hast been faithful in a very little, have thou authority over ten cities.

save

	Gen 43:32	And they set on for him by himself, and for them by themselves, and for the Egyptians, which did eat with him, by themselves: because the Egyptians might not eat bread with the Hebrews; for that [is] an abomination unto the Egyptians.
	Pro 31:11	The heart of her husband doth safely trust in her, so that he shall have no need of spoil.

a goodly person

	Gen 12:14	And it came to pass, that, when Abram was come into Egypt, the Egyptians beheld the woman that she [was] very fair.
	Gen 12:15	The princes also of Pharaoh saw her, and commended her before Pharaoh: and the woman was taken into Pharaoh's house.
	Gen 29:17	Leah [was] tender eyed; but Rachel was beautiful and well favoured.
	1Sa 16:12	And he sent, and brought him in. Now he [was] ruddy, [and] withal of a beautiful countenance, and goodly to look to. And the LORD said, Arise, anoint him: for this [is] he.
	1Sa 17:42	And when the Philistine looked about, and saw David, he disdained him: for he was [but] a youth, and ruddy, and of a fair countenance.
	Act 7:20	In which time Moses was born, and was exceeding fair, and nourished up in his father's house three months:

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Scott, Thomas. "Genesis 39:6," The Treasury of Scripture Knowledge. Blue Letter Bible. 1836. 9 Jul 2004. .
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