Genesis 39

1 and Joseph to go down Egypt [to] and to buy him Potiphar eunuch Pharaoh ruler [the] guard man Egyptian from hand: to [the] Ishmaelite which to go down him there [to]

Meanwhile, the descendants of Ishmael took Joseph down to Egypt. There Potiphar bought Joseph from them. Potiphar was an Egyptian who was one of the king’s officials and the captain of the king’s (palace guards/guards who protected the king).

2 and to be LORD with Joseph and to be man to prosper and to be in/on/with house: household lord his [the] Egyptian

Because Yahweh helped Joseph, he was able to do his work very well, and lived in the house of his Egyptian master.

3 and to see: see lord his for LORD with him and all which he/she/it to make: do LORD to prosper in/on/with hand his

His master saw that Yahweh was helping Joseph and enabling him to be successful in everything that he did.

4 and to find Joseph favor in/on/with eye: seeing his and to minister [obj] him and to reckon: overseer him upon house: household his and all there to/for him to give: put in/on/with hand: power his

Joseph’s master was pleased with him, so he appointed him to be his personal servant. Then he appointed him to be the one who would take care of everything in his household and all of his possessions.

5 and to be from the past to reckon: overseer [obj] him in/on/with house: household his and upon all which there to/for him and to bless LORD [obj] house: household [the] Egyptian in/on/with because of Joseph and to be blessing LORD in/on/with all which there to/for him in/on/with house: home and in/on/with land: country

From the time Potiphar appointed Joseph to take care of everything in his household and all that he owned, Yahweh blessed the people who lived in Potiphar’s house because of Joseph. He also caused Potiphar’s crops to grow well.

6 and to leave: forsake all which to/for him in/on/with hand: power Joseph and not to know with him anything that if: except if: except [the] food which he/she/it to eat and to be Joseph beautiful appearance and beautiful appearance

Potiphar allowed Joseph to take care of everything that he owned. Potiphar needed to decide only about the food he ate. He was not concerned about anything else in his house. Joseph was well-built/muscular and handsome.

7 and to be after [the] word: thing [the] these and to lift: bear woman: wife lord his [obj] eye her to(wards) Joseph and to say to lie down: have sex [emph?] with me

Because of that, after a while, his master’s wife started to look fondly at Joseph. So one day she said to him, “Have sex [EUP] with me!”

8 and to refuse and to say to(wards) woman: wife lord his look! lord my not to know with me what? in/on/with house: household and all which there to/for him to give: put in/on/with hand: power my

But he refused, saying to his master’s wife, “Listen! My master is not concerned about anything in this house. He has appointed me to take care of everything that he owns.

9 nothing he great: large in/on/with house: household [the] this from me and not to withhold from me anything that if: except if: except [obj] you in/on/with in which you(f. s.) woman: wife his and how? to make: do [the] distress: evil [the] great: large [the] this and to sin to/for God

No one in this household has more authority than I do. The only thing that he has not allowed me to have is you, because you are his wife! So (how could I do this wicked thing [that you are asking me to do]?/I certainly could not do this wicked thing!) [RHQ] I would be sinning against God if I did that!”

10 and to be like/as to speak: speak she to(wards) Joseph day: daily day: daily and not to hear: hear to(wards) her to/for to lie down: have sex beside her to/for to be with her

She kept on asking Joseph day after day to have sex [EUP] with her, but he refused. He would not even go near her.

11 and to be like/as [the] day [the] this and to come (in): come [the] house: home [to] to/for to make: do work his and nothing man: anyone from human [the] house: home there in/on/with house: home

One day Joseph went into the house to do his work, and none of the other household servants were in the house.

12 and to capture him in/on/with garment his to/for to say to lie down: have sex [emph?] with me and to leave: forsake garment his in/on/with hand: power her and to flee and to come out: come [the] outside [to]

Potiphar’s wife grabbed his cloak and said, “Have sex [EUP] with me!” Joseph ran out of the house, but his cloak was still in her hand!

13 and to be like/as to see: see she for to leave: forsake garment his in/on/with hand her and to flee [the] outside [to]

When she saw that he had run outside leaving his cloak in her hand,

14 and to call: call out to/for human house: household her and to say to/for them to/for to say to see: behold! to come (in): bring to/for us man Hebrew to/for to laugh in/on/with us to come (in): come to(wards) me to/for to lie down: have sex with me and to call: call out in/on/with voice great: large

she called the household servants. She said to them, “Look! This Hebrew man that my husband brought to us is (insulting/trying to do something disgraceful to) us! He came into my room and tried to (rape me/make me have sex [EUP] with him), but I screamed loudly.

15 and to be like/as to hear: hear he for to exalt voice my and to call: call out and to leave: forsake garment his beside me and to flee and to come out: come [the] outside [to]

As soon as he heard me scream loudly, he left his loincloth with me and ran outside!”

16 and to rest garment his beside her till to come (in): come lord his to(wards) house: home his

She kept the loincloth beside her until her husband, Joseph’s master, came home.

17 and to speak: speak to(wards) him like/as word [the] these to/for to say to come (in): come to(wards) me [the] servant/slave [the] Hebrew which to come (in): bring to/for us to/for to laugh in/on/with me

Then she told him this story: “That Hebrew slave whom you brought here came into my room and tried to rape me!

18 and to be like/as to exalt I voice my and to call: call out and to leave: forsake garment his beside me and to flee [the] outside [to]

As soon as I screamed loudly, he ran outside, leaving me holding his loincloth!”

19 and to be like/as to hear: hear lord his [obj] word woman: wife his which to speak: speak to(wards) him to/for to say like/as Chronicles [the] these to make: do to/for me servant/slave your and to be incensed face: anger his

When Joseph’s master heard this story that his wife told him, saying “This is how your slave treated me,” he was very angry.

20 and to take: take lord Joseph [obj] him and to give: put him to(wards) house: home [the] prison place which (prisoner *Q(K)*) [the] king to bind and to be there in/on/with house: home [the] prison

Joseph’s master took Joseph and put him in prison, the place where all the king’s prisoners were put, and Joseph stayed there.

21 and to be LORD with Joseph and to stretch to(wards) him kindness and to give: give favor his in/on/with eye: seeing ruler house: home [the] prison

But Yahweh was kind to Joseph and helped him, and caused the (prison warden/man who was in charge of the prison) to be pleased with him.

22 and to give: put ruler house: home [the] prison in/on/with hand: power Joseph [obj] all [the] prisoner which in/on/with house: home [the] prison and [obj] all which to make: do there he/she/it to be to make: do

So the prison warden put Joseph in charge of all those who were in the prison, and in charge of all the work that was done there.

23 nothing ruler house: home [the] prison to see: see [obj] all anything in/on/with hand: power his in/on/with in which LORD with him and which he/she/it to make: do LORD to prosper

The warden was not concerned with anything that Joseph was taking care of, because Yahweh helped Joseph to do well everything that he did.