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Genesis 39 :: New American Standard Bible 1995 (NASB95)

Joseph's Success in Egypt

Gen 39:1

Gen 39:1Now Joseph had been taken down to Egypt; and Potiphar, an Egyptian officer of Pharaoh, the captain of the bodyguard, bought him [fn]from the Ishmaelites, who had taken him down there.

Gen 39:2

Gen 39:2The LORD was with Joseph, so he became a [fn]successful man. And he was in the house of his master, the Egyptian.

Gen 39:3

Gen 39:3Now his master saw that the LORD was with him and how the LORD caused all that he did to prosper in his hand.

Gen 39:4

Gen 39:4So Joseph found favor in his sight and [fn]became his personal servant; and he made him overseer over his house, and all that he owned he put in his [fn]charge.

Gen 39:5

Gen 39:5It came about that from the time he made him overseer in his house and over all that he owned, the LORD blessed the Egyptian’s house on account of Joseph; thus the LORD’S blessing was upon all that he owned, in the house and in the field.

Gen 39:6

Gen 39:6So he left everything he owned in Joseph’s [fn]charge; and with him there he did not [fn]concern himself with anything except the [fn]food which he [fn]ate. Now Joseph was handsome in form and appearance.

Gen 39:7

Gen 39:7It came about after these events that his master’s wife [fn]looked with desire at Joseph, and she said, “Lie with me.”

Gen 39:8

Gen 39:8But he refused and said to his master’s wife, “Behold, with me here, my master [fn]does not concern himself with anything in the house, and he has put all that he owns in my [fn]charge.

Gen 39:9

Gen 39:9“[fn]There 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 sin against God?”

Gen 39:10

Gen 39:10As she spoke to Joseph day after day, he did not listen to her to lie beside her or be with her.

Gen 39:11

Gen 39:11Now it happened [fn]one day that he went into the house to do his work, and none of the men of the household was there inside.

Gen 39:12

Gen 39:12She caught him by his garment, saying, “Lie with me!” And he left his garment in her hand and fled, and went outside.

Gen 39:13

Gen 39:13[fn]When she saw that he had left his garment in her hand and had fled outside,

Gen 39:14

Gen 39:14she called to the men of her household and said to them, “See, he has brought in a [fn]Hebrew to us to make sport of us; he came in to me to lie with me, and I [fn]screamed.

Gen 39:15

Gen 39:15“When he heard that I raised my voice and [fn]screamed, he left his garment beside me and fled and went outside.”

Gen 39:16

Gen 39:16So she [fn]left his garment beside her until his master came home.

Gen 39:17

Gen 39:17Then she spoke to him [fn]with these words, “[fn]The Hebrew slave, whom you brought to us, came in to me to make sport of me;

Gen 39:18

Gen 39:18and as I raised my voice and [fn]screamed, he left his garment beside me and fled outside.”

Joseph Imprisoned

Gen 39:19

Gen 39:19Now when his master heard the words of his wife, which she spoke to him, saying, “[fn]This is what your slave did to me,” his anger burned.

Gen 39:20

Gen 39:20So Joseph’s master took him and put him into the jail, the place where the king’s prisoners were confined; and he was there in the jail.

Gen 39:21

Gen 39:21But the LORD was with Joseph and extended kindness to him, and gave him favor in the sight of the chief jailer.

Gen 39:22

Gen 39:22The chief jailer committed to Joseph’s [fn]charge all the prisoners who were in the jail; so that whatever was done there, he was [fn]responsible for it.

Gen 39:23

Gen 39:23The chief jailer did not supervise anything under [fn]Joseph’s charge because the LORD was with him; and whatever he did, the LORD made to prosper.
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NASB95 Footnotes
Literally: from the hand of
Or, prosperous
Or, ministered to him
Literally: hand
Literally: hand
Literally: know
Literally: bread
Or, used to eat
Literally: lifted up her eyes at
Literally: does not know what is in the house
Literally: hand
Or, He is not greater
Literally: about this day
Literally: And it came about when
Literally: Hebrew man
Literally: called with a great voice
Literally: called out
Literally: let...lie beside
Literally: according to
Literally: saying, ``The
Literally: called out
Literally: According to these things your slave
Literally: hand
Literally: the doer
Literally: his hand
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