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1 Joseph
was brought down
to Egypt. Potiphar,
an officer of
Pharaoh’s, the
captain of the
guard, an Egyptian,
bought him from
the hand of
the Ishmaelites
that had brought
him down there.
2 The
LORD was with
Joseph, and he
was a
prosperous man. He
was in the
house of his master
the Egyptian.
3 His master
saw that the
LORD was with
him, and that
the LORD made
all that he
did prosper in
his hand.
4 Joseph
found favor in
his sight. He
ministered to him,
and Potiphar made
him overseer over
his house, and
all that he
had he put
into his hand.
5 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 LORD’s
blessing was on
all that he
had, in the
house and in
the field.
6 He
left all that
he had in
Joseph’s hand.
He didn’t concern
himself with
anything, except
for the food
which he ate.
Joseph was well-built
and handsome.
7 After these
things, his master’s wife
set her eyes
on Joseph; and
she said, “Lie
with me.”
8 But
he refused,
and said to his
master’s wife, “Behold,
my master doesn’t
know what is
with me in
the house, and
he has put
all that he
has into my
hand.
9 No
one is greater
in this house
than I am, and
he has not
kept back anything
from me but
you, because you
are his wife. How
then can I
do this great
wickedness, and
sin against God?”
10 As
she spoke to
Joseph day by
day, he didn’t
listen to her,
to lie by
her, or to
be with her.
11 About
this time, he
went into the
house to do
his work, and
there were none of
the men of
the house inside.
12 She
caught him by
his garment, saying, “Lie
with me!”
He left
his garment in her
hand, and ran
outside.
13 When
she saw that
he had left
his garment in her
hand, and had
run outside,
14 she
called to the
men of her
house, and spoke
to them, saying,
“Behold, he
has brought a
Hebrew in to
us to mock
us. He came in
to me to
lie with me,
and I cried
with a loud
voice.
15 When
he heard that
I lifted up
my voice and
cried, he left
his garment by me,
and ran outside.”
16 She
laid up his garment
by her, until
his master came home.
17 She spoke
to him according
to these words,
saying, “The
Hebrew servant, whom
you have brought
to us, came in
to me to
mock me,
18 and
as I lifted
up my voice
and cried, he
left his garment
by me, and
ran outside.”
19 When
his master heard
the words of
his wife, which she
spoke to him,
saying, “This is
what your servant
did to me,”
his wrath was
kindled.
20 Joseph’s
master took him,
and put him
into the prison,
the place where
the king’s prisoners
were bound, and he
was there
in custody.
21 But
the LORD was
with Joseph, and
showed kindness to
him, and gave
him favor in
the sight of
the keeper of
the prison.
22 The
keeper of the
prison committed
to Joseph’s hand
all the prisoners
who were in
the prison.
Whatever they did
there, he was
responsible for it.
23 The
keeper of the
prison didn’t look
after anything
that was under
his hand, because
the LORD was
with him; and
that which he
did, the LORD
made it prosper.