Genesis 39:17-23

17 Then she told him the same story: "The Hebrew slave you brought here came in and tried to fool around with me.

18 But when I screamed, he ran outside and left his clothes with me."

19 When Potiphar heard his wife's story, especially when she said, "This is what your slave did to me," he became very angry.

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,

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.

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.

23 The warden paid no attention to anything under Joseph's care because the LORD was with Joseph and made whatever he did successful.

Genesis 39:17-23 Meaning and Commentary

INTRODUCTION TO GENESIS 39

In this chapter the history returns to Joseph again, who being brought down to Egypt was sold to Potiphar, with whom he found favour, and who set him over his house, the Lord prospering everything in his hands, Ge 39:1-6; and being a young man of a comely aspect, his mistress lusted after him, and tempted him to lie with her from time to time, but he as constantly refused it, as being both ingratitude to his master, and a sin against God, Ge 39:7-10; at a certain time they being alone in the house, she renewed her solicitations, and laid hold on his garment, which he left in her hand and fled, Ge 39:11,12; upon which she called to her servants without, and accused Joseph of an ill design upon her, and reported the same to her husband when he came home, Ge 39:13-19; upon which his master put him into prison, but he found favour also with the keeper of it, who committed the prisoners and all things relative to them into his hands, Ge 39:20-23.