Genesis 39:6

Overview - Genesis 39
Joseph is bought by Potiphar, and preferred in the family.
He resists his mistress's temptation.
13 He is falsely accused by her.
20 He is cast into prison.
21 God is with him there, and he is advanced by the keeper of prison.
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Genesis 39:6  (King James Version)
And he left all that he had in Joseph's hand; and he knew not ought he had, save the bread which he did eat. And Joseph was a goodly person, and well favoured.
 


he left
Genesis 39:4 Genesis 39:8 Genesis 39:23 ; Luke 16:10 ; 19:17

save
43:32 Proverbs 31:11

a goodly person
{Yephaih toar, weephaih maraih,} "beautiful in person and beautiful in countenance." Joseph's beauty is so celebrated in the East, that a handsome man is frequently compared to him; and the Persian poets vie with each other in descriptions of his comeliness.
Genesis 12:14 Genesis 12:15 29:17 1 Samuel 16:12 ; 17:42 Acts 7:20