Genesis 39 (GNV)

1Now Ioseph was brought downe into Egypt: and Potiphar an Eunuche of Pharaohs (and his chiefe stewarde an Egyptian) bought him at the hande of the Ishmeelites, which had brought him thither.Meanwhile, Joseph had been taken down to Egypt, where an Egyptian named Potiphar, an officer of Pharaoh and captain of the guard, bought him from the Ishmaelites who had taken him there.

2And the Lord was with Ioseph, and he was a man that prospered and was in the house of his master the Egyptian.And the LORD was with Joseph, and he became a successful man, serving in the household of his Egyptian master.

3And his master sawe that the Lord was with him, and that the Lord made all that hee did to prosper in his hande.When his master saw that the LORD was with him and made him prosper in all he did,

4So Ioseph founde fauour in his sight, and serued him: and he made him ruler of his house, and put all that he had in his hand.Joseph found favor in his sight and became his personal attendant. Potiphar put him in charge of his household and entrusted him with everything he owned.

5And from that time that he had made him ruler ouer his house and ouer all that he had, the Lord blessed the Egyptians house for Iosephs sake: and the blessing of the Lord was vpon all that he had in the house, and in the fielde.From the time that he put Joseph in charge of his household and all he owned, the LORD blessed the Egyptian’s household on account of him. The LORD’s blessing was on everything he owned, both in his house and in his field.

6Therefore he left all that he had in Iosephs hand, and tooke accompt of nothing, that was with him, saue onely of the bread, which he did eate. And Ioseph was a faire person, and well fauoured.So Potiphar left all that he owned in Joseph’s care; he did not concern himself with anything except the food he ate. Now Joseph was well-built and handsome,

7Nowe therefore after these thinges, his masters wife cast her eyes vpon Ioseph, and saide, Lye with me.and after some time his master’s wife cast her eyes upon Joseph and said, “Sleep with me.”

8But he refused and said to his masters wife, Beholde, my master knoweth not what he hath in the house with me, but hath committed all that he hath to mine hande.But he refused. “Look,” he said to his master’s wife, “with me here, my master does not concern himself with anything in his house, and he has entrusted everything he owns to my care.

9There is no man greater in this house then I: neither hath he kept any thing from me, but only thee, because thou art his wife: how then can I do this great wickednes and so sinne against God?No one in this house is greater than I am. He has withheld nothing from me except you, because you are his wife. So how could I do such a great evil and sin against God?”

10And albeit she spake to Ioseph day by day, yet he hearkened not vnto her, to lye with her, or to be in her company.Although Potiphar’s wife spoke to Joseph day after day, he refused to go to bed with her or even be near her.

11Then on a certaine day Ioseph entred into the house, to doe his businesse: and there was no man of the houshold in the house:One day, however, Joseph went into the house to attend to his work, and not a single household servant was inside.

12Therefore she caught him by his garmet, saying, Sleepe with me: but he left his garment in her hand and fled, and got him out.She grabbed Joseph by his cloak and said, “Sleep with me!” But leaving his cloak in her hand, he escaped and ran outside.

13Nowe when she sawe that he had left his garment in her hand, and was fled out,When she saw that he had left his cloak in her hand and had run out of the house,

14She called vnto the men of her house, and tolde them, saying, Beholde, he hath brought in an Ebrewe vnto vs to mocke vs: who came in to me for to haue slept with me: but I cryed with a loude voyce.she called her household servants. “Look,” she said, “this Hebrew has been brought to us to make sport of us. He came to me so he could sleep with me, but I screamed as loud as I could.

15And when he heard that I lift vp my voice and cryed, he left his garment with me, and fled away, and got him out.When he heard me scream for help, he left his cloak beside me and ran out of the house.”

16So she layde vp his garment by her, vntill her lord came home.So Potiphar’s wife kept Joseph’s cloak beside her until his master came home.

17Then she tolde him according to these words, saying, The Ebrew seruat, which thou hast brought vnto vs, came in to me, to mocke me.Then she told him the same story: “The Hebrew slave you brought us came to me to make sport of me,

18But assoone as I lift vp my voyce and cried, he left his garment with me, and fled out.but when I screamed for help, he left his cloak beside me and ran out of the house.”

19Then when his master heard the wordes of his wife, which she tolde him, saying, After this maner did thy seruant to me, his anger was kindled.When his master heard the story his wife told him, saying, “This is what your slave did to me,” he burned with anger.

20And Iosephs master tooke him and put him in prison, in the place, where the kings prisoners lay bounde: and there he was in prison.So Joseph’s master took him and had him thrown into the prison where the king’s prisoners were confined. While Joseph was there in the prison,

21But the Lord was with Ioseph, and shewed him mercie, and got him fauour in the sight of the master of the prison.the LORD was with him and extended kindness to him, granting him favor in the eyes of the prison warden.

22And the keeper of the prison committed to Iosephs hande all the prisoners that were in the prison, and whatsoeuer they did there, that did he.And the warden put all the prisoners under Joseph’s care, so that he was responsible for all that was done in the prison.

23And the keeper of the prison looked vnto nothing that was vnder his hande, seeing that the Lord was with him: for whatsoeuer he did, the Lord made it to prosper.The warden did not concern himself with anything under Joseph’s care, because the LORD was with Joseph and gave him success in whatever he did.

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Joseph and Potiphar’s Wife

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