The In-Dept Study of the Bible
Genesis 39
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 Yahweh was with Joseph, and he was a
prosperous man. He was in the house of
his master the Egyptian.
3 His master saw that Yahweh was with
him, and that Yahweh 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,
Yahweh blessed the Egyptian’s house for
Joseph’s sake. Yahweh’sblessing was onall
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 Aboutthis time, he wentinto thehouse
to do his work, and there were none of the
men of the house inside.
12 She caughthimbyhis 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 Yahweh 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 Yahweh was with him; and that
which he did, Yahweh made it prosper.