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Joseph and Potiphar’s Wife
Now Joseph had been brought down to Egypt, and Potiphar, an officer of Pharaoh, the captain of the guard, an Egyptian, had bought him from the Ishmaelites who had brought him down there.
Now Joseph had been brought down to Egypt, and Potiphar, an officer of Pharaoh, the captain of the guard, an Egyptian, had bought him from the Ishmaelites who had brought him down there.
Joseph in Potiphar’s House
When Joseph was taken to Egypt by the Ishmaelite traders, he was purchased by Potiphar, an Egyptian officer. Potiphar was captain of the guard for Pharaoh, the king of Egypt.
When Joseph was taken to Egypt by the Ishmaelite traders, he was purchased by Potiphar, an Egyptian officer. Potiphar was captain of the guard for Pharaoh, the king of Egypt.
The Lord was with Joseph, and he became a successful man, and he was in the house of his Egyptian master.
The LORD was with Joseph, so he succeeded in everything he did as he served in the home of his Egyptian master.
His master saw that the Lord was with him and that the Lord caused all that he did to succeed in his hands.
Potiphar noticed this and realized that the LORD was with Joseph, giving him success in everything he did.
So Joseph found favor in his sight and attended him, and he made him overseer of his house and put him in charge of all that he had.
This pleased Potiphar, so he soon made Joseph his personal attendant. He put him in charge of his entire household and everything he owned.
From the time that he made him overseer in his house and over all that he had, the Lord blessed the Egyptian’s house for Joseph’s sake; the blessing of the Lord was on all that he had, in house and field.
From the day Joseph was put in charge of his master’s household and property, the LORD began to bless Potiphar’s household for Joseph’s sake. All his household affairs ran smoothly, and his crops and livestock flourished.
So he left all that he had in Joseph’s charge, and because of him he had no concern about anything but the food he ate.
Now Joseph was handsome in form and appearance.
Now Joseph was handsome in form and appearance.
So Potiphar gave Joseph complete administrative responsibility over everything he owned. With Joseph there, he didn’t worry about a thing — except what kind of food to eat!
Joseph was a very handsome and well-built young man,
Joseph was a very handsome and well-built young man,
And after a time his master’s wife cast her eyes on Joseph and said, “Lie with me.”
and Potiphar’s wife soon began to look at him lustfully. “Come and sleep with me,” she demanded.
But he refused and said to his master’s wife, “Behold, because of me my master has no concern about anything in the house, and he has put everything that he has in my charge.
But Joseph refused. “Look,” he told her, “my master trusts me with everything in his entire household.
He is not greater in this house than I am, nor has he kept back anything from me except you, because you are his wife. How then can I do this great wickedness and sin against God?”
No one here has more authority than I do. He has held back nothing from me except you, because you are his wife. How could I do such a wicked thing? It would be a great sin against God.”
And as she spoke to Joseph day after day, he would not listen to her, to lie beside her or to be with her.
She kept putting pressure on Joseph day after day, but he refused to sleep with her, and he kept out of her way as much as possible.
But one day, when he went into the house to do his work and none of the men of the house was there in the house,
One day, however, no one else was around when he went in to do his work.
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.
She came and grabbed him by his cloak, demanding, “Come on, sleep with me!” Joseph tore himself away, but he left his cloak in her hand as he ran from the house.
And as soon as she saw that he had left his garment in her hand and had fled out of the house,
When she saw that she was holding his cloak and he had fled,
she called to the men of her household and said to them, “See, he has brought among us a Hebrew to laugh at us. He came in to me to lie with me, and I cried out with a loud voice.
she called out to her servants. Soon all the men came running. “Look!” she said. “My husband has brought this Hebrew slave here to make fools of us! He came into my room to rape me, but I screamed.
And as soon as he heard that I lifted up my voice and cried out, he left his garment beside me and fled and got out of the house.”
When he heard me scream, he ran outside and got away, but he left his cloak behind with me.”
Then she laid up his garment by her until his master came home,
She kept the cloak with her until her husband came home.
and she told him the same story, saying, “The Hebrew servant, whom you have brought among us, came in to me to laugh at me.
Then she told him her story. “That Hebrew slave you’ve brought into our house tried to come in and fool around with me,” she said.
But as soon as I lifted up my voice and cried, he left his garment beside me and fled out of the house.”
“But when I screamed, he ran outside, leaving his cloak with me!”
As soon as his master heard the words that his wife spoke to him, “This is the way your servant treated me,” his anger was kindled.
Joseph Put in Prison
Potiphar was furious when he heard his wife’s story about how Joseph had treated her.
And Joseph’s master took him and put him into the prison, the place where the king’s prisoners were confined, and he was there in prison.
So he took Joseph and threw him into the prison where the king’s prisoners were held, and there he remained.
But the Lord was with Joseph and showed him steadfast love and gave him favor in the sight of the keeper of the prison.
But the LORD was with Joseph in the prison and showed him his faithful love. And the LORD made Joseph a favorite with the prison warden.
And the keeper of the prison put Joseph in charge of all the prisoners who were in the prison. Whatever was done there, he was the one who did it.
Before long, the warden put Joseph in charge of all the other prisoners and over everything that happened in the prison.
The keeper of the prison paid no attention to anything that was in Joseph’s charge, because the Lord was with him. And whatever he did, the Lord made it succeed.
The warden had no more worries, because Joseph took care of everything. The LORD was with him and caused everything he did to succeed.