NASB — Genesis 39 — KJV

Joseph’s Success in Egypt

1 Now Joseph° had been taken° down° to Egypt°; and Potiphar°, an Egyptian° officer° of Pharaoh°, the captain° of the bodyguard°, bought° him Ifrom the aIshmaelites°, who° had taken° him down° there°. 2 aThe LORD° was with Joseph°, so he became° a Isuccessful° man°. And he was in the house° of his master°, the Egyptian°. 3 Now his master° asaw° that the LORD° was with him and [how] the LORD° bcaused all° that he did° to prosper° in his hand°. 4 So Joseph° afound° favor° in his sight° and Ibecame° his personal° servant°; and he made° him overseer° over° his house°, and ball° that he owned° he put° in his IIcharge°. 5 It came° about that from the time° he made° him overseer° in his house° and over° all° that he owned°, the LORD° ablessed° the Egyptian’s° house° on account° of Joseph°; thus bthe LORDS° blessing° was upon all° that he owned°, in the house° and in the field°. 6 So he left° everything° he owned in Joseph’s° Icharge°; and with him [there] he did not IIconcern° himself with anything° except°° the IIIfood° which° he IVate°.

¶ Now Joseph° was ahandsome° in form° and appearance°. 7 It came° about after° these° events° athat his master’s° wife° Ilooked°° with desire° at Joseph°, and she said°, “bLie° with me.” 8 But ahe refused° and said° to his master’s° wife°, “Behold°, with me [here], my master° Idoes not concern° himself with anything° in the house°, and he has put° all° that he owns° in my IIcharge°. 9 IaThere° 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 bsin° against God°?” 10 As she spoke° to Joseph° day° after day°, he did not listen° to her to lie° beside° her [or] be with her. 11 Now it happened° Ione° day° that he went° into the house° to do° his work°, and none°° of the men° of the household° was there° inside°. 12 She caught° him by his garment°, saying°, “Lie° with me!” And he left° his garment° in her hand° and fled°, and went° outside°. 13 IWhen she saw° that he had left° his garment° in her hand° and had fled° outside°, 14 she called° to the men° of her household° and said° to them, “See°, he has brought° in a IHebrew° to us to make° sport° of us; he came° in to me to lie° with me, and I IIscreamed°°°. 15 When he heard° that I raised° my voice° and Iscreamed°, he left° his garment° beside° me and fled° and went° outside°.” 16 So she Ileft° his garment° beside° her until° his master° came° home°. 17 Then she aspoke° to him Iwith these° words°, “IIThe Hebrew° slave°, whom° you brought° to us, came° in to me to make° sport° of me; 18 and as I raised° my voice° and Iscreamed°, he left° his garment° beside° me and fled° outside°.”

[1] ILit from the hand of aGn 37:25, 28, 36; Ps 105:17
[2] IOr prosperous aGn 39:3, 21, 23; Ac 7:9
[3] aGn 21:22; 26:28 bPs 1:3
[4] IOr ministered to him IILit hand aGn 18:3; 19:19 bGn 24:2; 39:8, 22
[5] aGn 30:27 bDt 28:3, 4, 11
[6] ILit hand IILit know IIILit bread IVOr used to eat aGn 29:17; 1S 16:12
[7] ILit lifted up her eyes at aPv 7:15-20 b2S 13:11
[8] ILit does not know what is in the house IILit hand aPv 6:23, 24
[9] IOr He is not greater aGn 41:40 bGn 20:6; 42:18; 2S 12:13; Ps 51:4
[11] ILit about this day
[13] ILit And it came about when
[14] ILit Hebrew man IILit called with a great voice
[15] ILit called out
[16] ILit let...lie beside
[17] ILit according to IILit saying, “The aEx 23:1; Pv 26:28
[18] ILit called out

Joseph Imprisoned

19 ¶ Now when his master° heard° the words° of his wife°, which° she spoke° to him, saying°, “IThis°° is what° your slave° did° to me,” ahis anger° burned°. 20 So Joseph’s° master° took° him and aput° him into the jail°°, the place° where° the king’s° prisoners° were confined°; and he was there° in the jail°°. 21 But athe LORD° was with Joseph° and extended° kindness° to him, and bgave° him favor° in the sight° of the chief° jailer°°. 22 The chief° jailer°° acommitted° to Joseph’s° Icharge° all° the prisoners° who° were in the jail°°; so that whatever°° was done° there°, he was IIresponsible° [for it]. 23 aThe chief° jailer°° did not supervise° anything°° under IJoseph’s charge° because° bthe LORD° was with him; and whatever° he did°, cthe LORD° made to prosper°.

[19] ILit According to these things your slave aPv 6:34
[20] aGn 40:3; Ps 105:18
[21] aGn 39:2; Ps 105:19; Ac 7:9 bEx 3:21; 11:3; 12:36
[22] ILit hand IILit the doer aGn 39:4; 40:3, 4
[23] ILit his hand aGn 39:3, 8 bGn 39:2, 3 cGn 39:3


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Joseph advanceth in Potiphar's house.

1 ¶ And Josephº was brought downºª to Egypt;º and Potiphar,º an officerº of Pharaoh,º captainº of the guard,º an Egyptian,ºº boughtºª him of the handsº² of the Ishmeelites,º which² had brought him downºª thither.² 2 And the LORDº was² with² Joseph,º and he was² a prosperousºª man;º and he was² in the houseº of his masterº the Egyptian.º 3 And his masterº sawºª that² the LORDº [was] with² him, and that the LORDº made all² that² he² didºª to prosperºª in his hand.º 4 And Josephº foundºª graceº in his sight,º and he servedºª him: and he made him overseerºª over² his house,º and all² [that] he hadº he putºª into his hand.º 5 And it came to pass² from the timeº² [that] he had made him overseerºª² in his house,º and over² all² that² he had,º that the LORDº blessedºª² the Egyptian'sº houseº for Joseph's¹ sake;º² and the blessingº of the LORDº was² upon all² that² he hadº in the house,º and in the field.º 6 And he leftºª all² that² he had in Joseph'sº hand;º and he knewºª not² oughtº he had,² saveº² the breadº which² he² did eat.ºª And Josephº was² [a] goodlyº² [person], and wellº favoured.º

[1] Gn 37:25, 28, 36; 45:4; Ps 105:17; Ac 7:9.
[2] Gn 21:22; 26:24, 28; 28:15; 39:21; 1S 3:19; 16:18; 18:14, 28; Ps 1:3; 46:7, 11; 91:15; Is 8:9; 41:10; 43:2; Jr 15:20; Mt 1:23; Ac 7:9; 8:31; 1Co 7:20; 1Ti 6:1; Tit 2:9.
[3] Gn 21:22; 26:24, 28; 30:27, 30; 39:23; Jsh 1:7; 1S 18:14, 28; 1Ch 22:13; 2Ch 26:5; Ne 2:20; Ps 1:3; Zc 8:23; Mt 5:16; 1Co 16:2; Php 2:15; Rv 3:9.
[4] Gn 15:2; 18:3; 19:19; 24:2; 32:5; 33:8, 10; 39:21, 22; 41:40; 1S 16:22; Ne 2:4; Pv 14:35; 16:7; 17:2; 22:29; 27:18; Ac 20:28.
[5] Gn 12:2; 19:29; 30:27; Dt 28:3; 2S 6:11; Ps 21:6; 72:17; Ac 27:24; Ep 1:3.
[6] Gn 12:14; 29:17; 39:4, 8, 23; 43:32; 1S 16:12; 17:42; Pv 31:11; Lk 16:10; 19:17; Ac 7:20.

He resisteth his mistress' temptation.

7 ¶ And it came to pass² afterº these² things,º that his master'sº wifeº castºª² her eyesº upon² Joseph;º and she said,ºª Lieºª with² me. 8 But he refused,ºª and saidºª unto² his master'sº wife,º Behold,² my masterº wottethºª not² what² [is] with² me in the house,º and he hath committedºª all² that² he hathº to my hand;º 9 [There is] none² greaterº in this² houseº than² I; neitherº hath he kept backºª any thingº from² me but²² thee, becauseº thouº [art] his wife:º how² then can I doºª this² greatº wickedness,º and sinºª against God?º 10 And it came to pass,² as she spakeºª to² Josephº dayº by day,º that he hearkenedºª not² unto² her, to lieºª by² her,¹ [or] to be² with² her. 11 And it came to pass² about this² time,º that [Joseph] wentºª into the houseº to doºª his business;º and [there was] none²² of the menº¹² of the houseº there² within.² 12 And she caughtºª him by his garment,º saying,ºª Lieºª with² me: and he leftºª his garmentº in her hand,º and fled,ºª and gotºª him out.º

[7] Gn 6:2; 2S 13:11; Jb 31:1; Ps 119:37; Pv 2:16; 5:9; 7:13; Jr 3:3; Ezk 16:25, 32, 34; 23:5, 12; Mt 5:28; 2P 2:14; 1Jn 2:16.
[8] Pv 1:10; 2:10, 16; 5:3; 6:20, 29, 32; 7:5, 25; 9:13; 18:24; 22:14; 23:26.
[9] Gn 20:3, 6; 24:2; 42:18; Lv 6:2; 20:10; Nu 32:23; 2S 11:27; 12:13; Ne 5:15; 6:11; Jb 31:9, 23; Ps 51:4; Pv 6:29, 32; Jr 5:8; 28:16; 50:7; Lk 12:48; 1Co 4:2; 6:9; Ga 5:19; Tit 2:10; He 13:4; 1Jn 3:9; Rv 21:8; 22:15.
[10] Gn 39:8; Pv 1:15; 2:16; 5:3, 8; 6:25; 7:5, 13; 9:14, 16; 22:14; 23:27; 1Co 6:18; 15:33; 1Th 5:22; 1Ti 5:14; 2Ti 2:22; 1P 2:11.
[11] Jb 24:15; Pv 9:17; Jr 23:24; Mal 3:5; Ep 5:3, 12.
[12] Gn 39:8, 10; 1S 15:27; Pv 1:15; 5:8; 6:5; 7:13; Ec 7:26; Ezk 16:30; Mk 14:51; 1Co 15:33; 2Ti 2:22; 1P 2:11.

He is falsely accused.

13 And it came to pass,² when she sawºª that² he had leftºª his garmentº in her hand,º and was fledºª forth,º 14 That she calledºª unto the men¹² of her house,º and spakeºª unto them, saying,ºª See,ºª he hath brought inºª an Hebrewºº unto us to mockºª us; he came inºª unto² me to lieºª with² me, and I criedºª with a loudº voice:º 15 And it came to pass,² when he heardºª that² I lifted upºª my voiceº and cried,ºª that he leftºª his garmentº with² me,¹ and fled,ºª and got² him¹ª out.º 16 And she laid up¹ª² his garmentº by² her,¹ until² his lordº cameºª² home.º 17 And she spakeºª unto² him according to these² words,º saying,ºª The Hebrewº servant,º which² thou hast broughtºª unto us, came inºª unto² me to mockºª me: 18 And it came to pass,² as I lifted upºª my voiceº and cried,ºª that he leftºª his garmentº with² me,¹ and fledºª out.º 19 And it came to pass,² when his masterº heardºª² the wordsº of his wife,º which² she spakeºª unto² him, saying,ºª After this² mannerº didºª thy servantº to me; that his wrathº was kindled.ºª

[14] Gn 10:21; 14:13; 39:7, 17; 40:15; Ps 35:11; 55:3; 120:3; Pv 10:18; Is 51:7; 54:17; Ezk 22:5; Mt 5:11; 26:59; Lk 23:2; 2Co 6:8; 1P 2:20; 3:14; 4:14.
[16] Ps 37:12, 32; Jr 4:22; 9:3; Tit 3:3.
[17] Gn 39:14; Ex 20:16; 23:1; 1K 18:17; 21:9; Ps 37:14; 55:3; 120:2; Pv 12:19; 19:5, 9; Mt 26:65.
[19] Gn 4:5; Jb 29:16; Pv 6:34; 18:17; 29:12; So 8:7; Ac 25:16; 2Th 2:11.

He is cast in prison.

20 And Joseph'sº masterº tookºª him, and put² him¹ª into² the prison,ºº a placeº where² the king'sº prisonersº [were] bound:ºª and he was² there² in the prison.ºº

[20] Gn 40:1, 15; 41:9, 14; Ps 76:10; 105:18; Is 53:8; Dn 3:21; 2Ti 2:9; 1P 2:19.

God is with him there.

21 ¶ But the LORDº was² with² Joseph,º and shewedºª² him mercy,º and gaveºª him favourº in the sightº of the keeperº of the prison.ºº 22 And the keeperº of the prisonºº committedºª to Joseph'sº handº² all² the prisonersº that² [were] in the prison;ºº and whatsoever²² they didºª there,² he² was² the doerºª [of it]. 23 The keeperº of the prisonºº lookedºª not² to² any thingº² [that was] under his hand;º because² the LORDº was with² him, and [that] which² he² did,ºª the LORDº made [it] to prosper.ºª

[21] Gn 21:22; 39:2; 40:3; 49:23; Ex 3:21; 11:3; 12:36; Ps 105:19, 22; 106:46; Pv 16:7; Is 41:10; 43:2; Dn 1:9; 6:22; Ac 7:9; Ro 8:31, 37; 1P 3:13, 17; 4:14.
[22] Gn 39:4, 6, 9; 40:3; 1S 2:30; Ps 37:3, 11.
[23] Gn 39:2; 40:3; 49:23; 1S 2:30; Ps 1:3; 37:3; Is 43:2; Dn 6:22.


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