Genesis 39

1 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.

Now Joseph was taken down to Egypt; and Potiphar the Egyptian, a captain of high position in Pharaoh's house, got him for a price from the Ishmaelites who had taken him there.

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

And the Lord was with Joseph, and he did well; and he was living in the house of his master the Egyptian.

3 When his master saw that the LORD was with him and made him prosper in all he did,

And his master saw that the Lord was with him, making everything he did go well.

4 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.

And having a high opinion of Joseph as his servant, he made him the overseer of his house and gave him control over all he had.

5 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.

And from the time when he made him overseer and gave him control of all his property, the blessing of the Lord was with the Egyptian, because of Joseph; the blessing of the Lord was on all he had, in the house and in the field.

6 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,

And he gave Joseph control of all his property, keeping no account of anything, but only the food which was put before him. Now Joseph was very beautiful in form and face.

7 and after some time his master’s wife cast her eyes upon Joseph and said, “Sleep with me.”

And after a time, his master's wife, looking on Joseph with desire, said to him, Be my lover.

8 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.

But he would not, and said to her, You see that my master keeps no account of what I do in his house, and has put all his property in my control;

9 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?”

So that no one has more authority in this house than I have; he has kept nothing back from me but you, because you are his wife; how then may I do this great wrong, sinning against God?

10 Although Potiphar’s wife spoke to Joseph day after day, he refused to go to bed with her or even be near her.

And day after day she went on requesting Joseph to come to her and be her lover, but he would not give ear to her.

11 One day, however, Joseph went into the house to attend to his work, and not a single household servant was inside.

Now one day he went into the house to do his work; and not one of the men of the house was inside.

12 She grabbed Joseph by his cloak and said, “Sleep with me!” But leaving his cloak in her hand, he escaped and ran outside.

And pulling at his coat, she said, Come to my bed; but slipping out of his coat, he went running away.

13 When she saw that he had left his cloak in her hand and had run out of the house,

And when she saw that he had got away, letting her keep his coat,

14 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.

She sent for the men of her house and said to them, See, he has let a Hebrew come here and make sport of us; he came to my bed, and I gave a loud cry;

15 When he heard me scream for help, he left his cloak beside me and ran out of the house.”

And hearing it he went running out without his coat.

16 So Potiphar’s wife kept Joseph’s cloak beside her until his master came home.

And she kept his coat by her, till his master came back.

17 Then she told him the same story: “The Hebrew slave you brought us came to me to make sport of me,

Then she gave him the same story, saying, The Hebrew servant whom you have taken into our house came in to make sport of me;

18 but when I screamed for help, he left his cloak beside me and ran out of the house.”

And when I gave a loud cry he went running out without his coat.

19 When his master heard the story his wife told him, saying, “This is what your slave did to me,” he burned with anger.

And hearing his wife's account of what his servant had done, he became very angry.

20 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,

And Joseph's master took him and put him in prison, in the place where the king's prisoners were kept in chains, and he was there in the prison-house.

21 the LORD was with him and extended kindness to him, granting him favor in the eyes of the prison warden.

But the Lord was with Joseph, and was good to him, and made the keeper of the prison his friend.

22 And the warden put all the prisoners under Joseph’s care, so that he was responsible for all that was done in the prison.

And the keeper of the prison put all the prisoners under Joseph's control, and he was responsible for whatever was done there.

23 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.

And the keeper of the prison gave no attention to anything which was under his care, because the Lord was with him; and the Lord made everything he did go well.