Genesis 39

Revised Geneva Translation

39 Now Joseph was brought down into Egypt. And Potiphar, a eunuch of Pharaoh’s (chief steward, an Egyptian), bought him from the hand of the Ishmaelites who had brought him there.

² And the LORD was with Joseph; and he was a man who prospered and was in the house of his master, the Egyptian.

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

⁴ So Joseph found favor in his sight and served him. And he made him ruler of his house and put all that he had in his hand.

⁵ And from the time that he had made him ruler over his house and over all that he had, the LORD blessed the Egyptian’s house, for Joseph’s sake. And the blessing of the LORD was upon all that he had in the house, and in the field.

⁶ Therefore, he left all that he had in Joseph’s hand, and took account of nothing with him, except the bread which he ate. And Joseph was a fair person, and well-favored.

⁷ Now therefore, after these things, his master’s wife cast her eyes upon Joseph, and said, “Lie with me!”

⁸ But he refused and said to his master’s wife, “Behold, my master does not know what is in the house with me; but has committed all that he has to my hand.

⁹ “There is no man greater in this house than me. Nor has he kept anything from me, except you, because you are his wife. How, then, can I do this great wickedness and sin against God?”

¹⁰ And she still spoke to Joseph every day; but he did not listen to her (to lie with her or to be in her company).

¹¹ Then, on a certain day, Joseph entered into the house to do his business. And there was no man of the household in the house.

¹² Therefore, she caught him by his garment, saying, “Sleep with me!” But he left his garment in her hand and fled and got out.

¹³ Now, when she saw that he had left his garment in her hand, and had fled,

¹⁴ she called to the men of her house, and told them, saying, “Behold, he has brought in a Hebrew to us, to mock us; who came in to me, to sleep with me! But I cried with a loud voice.

¹⁵ “And when he heard that I lifted up my voice and cried, he left his garments with me, and fled away, and got out!”

¹⁶ So she laid his garment next to her until her lord came home.

¹⁷ Then she told him these words, saying, “The Hebrew servant, which you have brought to us, came in to me, to mock me!

¹⁸ “But as soon as I lifted up my voice and cried, he left his garment with me, and fled!”

¹⁹ Then, when his master heard the words of his wife which she told him, saying, “Your servant did this to me,” his anger was kindled.

²⁰ And Joseph’s master took him and put him in prison, in the place where the king’s prisoners lay bound. And there he was in prison.

²¹ But the LORD was with Joseph, and showed him mercy, and got him favor in the sight of the master of the prison.

²² And the keeper of the prison committed all the prisoners that were in the prison to Joseph’s hand. And whatever they did there, that he did.

²³ And the keeper of the prison inspected nothing that was under his hand, seeing that the LORD was with him. For whatever he did, the LORD made it prosper.