Genesis 39 – Legacy Standard Bible (LSB)

Joseph in Potiphar’s House

1 Now Joseph ^H3130 was brought ^H3381 down ^H3381 to Egypt ^H4714; and Potiphar ^H6318, an Egyptian ^H4713 official ^H5631 of Pharaoh ^H6547, the captain ^H8269 of the bodyguard ^H2876, bought ^H7069 him [fn]from the Ishmaelites ^H3459, who ^H834 had brought ^H3381 him down ^H3381 there ^H8033.

2 And Yahweh ^H3068 was with Joseph ^H3130, so he became ^H1961 a [fn]successful ^H6743 man ^H376. And he was in the house ^H1004 of his master ^H113, the Egyptian ^H4713. 3 Now his master ^H113 saw ^H7200 that Yahweh ^H3068 was with him and how Yahweh ^H3068 caused all ^H3605 that he did ^H6213 to succeed ^H6743 in his hand ^H3027. 4 So Joseph ^H3130 found ^H4672 favor ^H2580 in his sight ^H5869 and [fn]attended ^H8334 on him; and he appointed ^H6485 him overseer ^H6485 over ^H5921 his house ^H1004, and all ^H3605 that he owned ^H3426 he gave ^H5414 in his hand ^H3027. 5 Now it happened ^H1961 that from the time ^H227 he appointed ^H6485 him overseer ^H6485 in his house ^H1004 and over ^H5921 all ^H3605 that he owned ^H3426, Yahweh ^H3068 blessed ^H1288 the Egyptian’s ^H4713 house ^H1004 on account ^H1558 of Joseph ^H3130; thus the blessing ^H1293 of Yahweh ^H3068 was upon all ^H3605 that he owned ^H3426, in the house ^H1004 and in the field ^H7704. 6 So he left ^H5800 everything ^H3605 he owned in Joseph’s ^H3130 hand ^H3027; and with him there he did not [fn]concern ^H3045 himself with anything ^H3972 except ^H3588 H518 the [fn]food ^H3899 which ^H834 he [fn]ate ^H398.

Now Joseph ^H3130 was beautiful ^H3303 in form ^H8389 and beautiful ^H3303 in appearance ^H4758.

7 And it happened ^H1961 after ^H310 these ^H428 events ^H1697 that his master’s ^H113 wife ^H802 [fn]set ^H5375 her eyes ^H5869 on Joseph ^H3130 and said ^H559, “Lie ^H7901 with me.” 8 But he refused ^H3985 and said ^H559 to his master’s ^H113 wife ^H802, “Behold ^H2005, with me here, my master ^H113 [fn]does not concern ^H3045 himself with anything ^H4100 in the house ^H1004, and he has given ^H5414 all ^H3605 that he owns ^H3426 into my hand ^H3027. 9 [fn]There ^H369 is ^H369 no ^H369 one greater ^H1419 in this ^H2088 house ^H1004 than ^H4480 I, and he has withheld ^H2820 nothing ^H3808 H3972 from me except ^H3588 H518 you, because ^H834 you are his wife ^H802. How ^H349 then could I do ^H6213 this ^H2088 great ^H1419 evil ^H7451 and sin ^H2398 against God ^H430?” 10 So it happened that as she spoke ^H1696 to Joseph ^H3130 day ^H3117 after day ^H3117, he did not listen ^H8085 to her to lie ^H7901 beside ^H681 her or be with her.

11 Now it happened ^H1961 [fn]one ^H2088 day ^H3117 that he went ^H935 into the house ^H1004 to do ^H6213 his work ^H4399, and none ^H369 H376 of the men ^H376 of the household ^H1004 was there ^H8033 inside ^H1004. 12 Then she seized ^H8610 him by his garment ^H899, saying ^H559, “Lie ^H7901 with me!” And he left ^H5800 his garment ^H899 in her hand ^H3027 and fled ^H5127 and went ^H3318 outside ^H2351. 13 Now it happened ^H1961, when she saw ^H7200 that he had left ^H5800 his garment ^H899 in her hand ^H3027 and had fled ^H5127 outside ^H2351, 14 that she called ^H7121 to the men ^H376 of her household ^H1004 and spoke ^H559 to them, saying ^H559, “See ^H7200, he has brought ^H935 in ^H935 a [fn]Hebrew ^H5680 to us to laugh ^H6711 at us; he came ^H935 in ^H935 to me to lie ^H7901 with me, and I [fn]screamed ^{H7121 H6963 H1419}. 15 Now it happened that when he heard ^H8085 that I raised ^H7311 my voice ^H6963 and [fn]screamed ^H7121, he left ^H5800 his garment ^H899 beside ^H681 me and fled ^H5127 and went ^H3318 outside ^H2351.” 16 And she placed ^H5117 his garment ^H899 beside ^H681 her until ^H5704 his master ^H113 came ^H935 home ^H1004. 17 Then she spoke ^H1696 to him [fn]with these ^H428 words ^H1697, saying ^H559, “The Hebrew ^H5680 slave ^H5650, whom ^H834 you brought ^H935 to us, came ^H935 in ^H935 to me to laugh ^H6711 at me; 18 and as I raised ^H7311 my voice ^H6963 and [fn]screamed ^H7121, he left ^H5800 his garment ^H899 beside ^H681 me and fled ^H5127 outside ^H2351.”

Joseph Is Put into Jail

19 Now it happened ^H1961 that when his master ^H113 heard ^H8085 the words ^H1697 of his wife ^H802, which ^H834 she spoke ^H1696 to him, saying ^H559, “[fn]This ^H1697 H428 is what ^H1697 your slave ^H5650 did ^H6213 to me,” his anger ^H639 burned ^H2734.

20 So Joseph’s ^H3130 master ^H113 took ^H3947 him and put ^H5414 him into the jail ^H1004 H5470, the place ^H4725 where ^H834 the king’s ^H4428 prisoners ^H615 were confined ^H631; and he was there ^H8033 in the jail ^H1004 H5470. 21 But Yahweh ^H3068 was with Joseph ^H3130 and [fn]extended ^H5186 lovingkindness ^H2617 to him and gave ^H5414 him favor ^H2580 in the sight ^H5869 of the chief ^H8269 jailer ^H1004 H5470. 22 So the chief ^H8269 jailer ^H1004 H5470 gave ^H5414 into the hand ^H3027 of Joseph ^H3130 all ^H3605 the prisoners ^H615 who ^H834 were in the jail ^H1004 H5470; so that whatever ^H3605 H834 was done ^H6213 there ^H8033, he was [fn]the one who did ^H6213 it. 23 The chief ^H8269 jailer ^H1004 H5470 did not supervise ^H7200 anything ^H3605 H3972 under Joseph’s hand ^H3027 because ^H834 Yahweh ^H3068 was with him; and whatever ^H834 he did ^H6213, Yahweh ^H3068 made to succeed ^H6743.