GOD'S WORD Translation GW
New International Version NIV
18 But when I screamed, he ran outside and left his clothes with me."
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But as soon as I screamed for help, he left his cloak beside me and ran out of the house.”
19 When Potiphar heard his wife's story, especially when she said, "This is what your slave did to me," he became very angry.
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When his master heard the story his wife told him, saying, “This is how your slave treated me,” he burned with anger.
20 So Joseph's master arrested him and put him in the same prison where the king's prisoners were kept. While Joseph was in prison,
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Joseph’s master took him and put him in prison, the place where the king’s prisoners were confined. But while Joseph was there in the prison,
21 the LORD was with him. The LORD reached out to him with his unchanging love and gave him protection. The LORD also put Joseph on good terms with the warden.
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the LORD was with him; he showed him kindness and granted him favor in the eyes of the prison warden.
22 So the warden placed Joseph in charge of all the prisoners who were in that prison. Joseph became responsible for everything that they were doing.
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So the warden put Joseph in charge of all those held in the prison, and he was made responsible for all that was done there.
23 The warden paid no attention to anything under Joseph's care because the LORD was with Joseph and made whatever he did successful.
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The warden paid no attention to anything under Joseph’s care, because the LORD was with Joseph and gave him success in whatever he did.
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