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Genesis 39

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1 Now Joseph had been brought down to Egypt, and Potiphar, an officer of Pharaoh, the captain of the guard, an Egyptian, had bought him from the Ishmaelites who had brought him down there.

2 The Lord was with Joseph, and he became a successful man, and he was in the house of his Egyptian master.

3 His master saw that the Lord was with him and that the Lordcaused all that he did to succeed in his hands.

4 So Joseph found favor in his sight and attended him, and he made him overseer of his house and put him in charge of all that he had.

5 From the time that he made him overseer in his house and over all that he had, the Lord blessed the Egyptian’s house for Joseph’s sake; the blessing of the Lord was on all that he had, in house and field.

6 So he left all that he had in Joseph’s charge, and because of him he had no concern about anything but the food he ate.Now Joseph was handsome in form and appearance.

7 And after a time his master’s wife cast her eyes on Joseph and said, “Lie with me.”

8 But he refused and said to his master’s wife, “Behold, because of me my master has no concern about anything in the house, and he has put everything that he has in my charge.

9 He is not greater in this house than I am, nor has he kept back anything from me except you, because you are his wife. How then can I do this great wickedness and sin against God?”

10 And as she spoke to Joseph day after day, he would not listen to her, to lie beside her or to be with her.

11 But one day, when he went into the house to do his work and none of the men of the house was there in the house,

12 she caught him by his garment, saying, “Lie with me.” But he left his garment in her hand and fled and got out of the house.

13 And as soon as she saw that he had left his garment in her hand and had fled out of the house,

14 she called to the men of her household and said to them, “See, he has brought among us a Hebrew to laugh at us. He came in to me to lie with me, and I cried out with a loud voice.

15 And as soon as he heard that I lifted up my voice and cried out, he left his garment beside me and fled and got out of the house.”

16 Then she laid up his garment by her until his master came home,

17 and she told him the same story, saying, “The Hebrew servant, whom you have brought among us, came in to me to laugh at me.

18 But as soon as I lifted up my voice and cried, he left his garment beside me and fled out of the house.”

19 As soon as his master heard the words that his wife spoke to him, “This is the way your servant treated me,” his anger was kindled.

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

21 But the Lord was with Joseph and showed him steadfast love and gave him favor in the sight of the keeper of the prison.

22 And the keeper of the prison put Joseph in charge of all the prisoners who were in the prison. Whatever was done there, he was the one who did it.

23 The keeper of the prison paid no attention to anything that was in Joseph’s charge, because the Lord was with him. And whatever he did, the Lord made it succeed.

The Message Bible MSG

1 After Joseph had been taken to Egypt by the Ishmaelites, Potiphar an Egyptian, one of Pharaoh's officials and the manager of his household, bought him from them.

2 As it turned out, God was with Joseph and things went very well with him. He ended up living in the home of his Egyptian master.

3 His master recognized that God was with him, saw that God was working for good in everything he did.

4 He became very fond of Joseph and made him his personal aide. He put him in charge of all his personal affairs, turning everything over to him.

5 From that moment on, God blessed the home of the Egyptian - all because of Joseph. The blessing of God spread over everything he owned, at home and in the fields,

6 and all Potiphar had to concern himself with was eating three meals a day.

7 As time went on, his master's wife became infatuated with Joseph and one day said, "Sleep with me."

8 He wouldn't do it. He said to his master's wife, "Look, with me here, my master doesn't give a second thought to anything that goes on here - he's put me in charge of everything he owns.

9 He treats me as an equal. The only thing he hasn't turned over to me is you. You're his wife, after all! How could I violate his trust and sin against God?"

10 She pestered him day after day after day, but he stood his ground. He refused to go to bed with her.

11 On one of these days he came to the house to do his work and none of the household servants happened to be there.

12 She grabbed him by his cloak, saying, "Sleep with me!" He left his coat in her hand and ran out of the house.

13 When she realized that he had left his coat in her hand and run outside,

14 she called to her house servants: "Look - this Hebrew shows up and before you know it he's trying to seduce us. He tried to make love to me but I yelled as loud as I could.

15 With all my yelling and screaming, he left his coat beside me here and ran outside."

16 She kept his coat right there until his master came home.

17 She told him the same story. She said, "The Hebrew slave, the one you brought to us, came after me and tried to use me for his plaything.

18 When I yelled and screamed, he left his coat with me and ran outside."

19 When his master heard his wife's story, telling him, "These are the things your slave did to me," he was furious.

20 Joseph's master took him and threw him into the jail where the king's prisoners were locked up. But there in jail

21 God was still with Joseph: He reached out in kindness to him; he put him on good terms with the head jailer.

22 The head jailer put Joseph in charge of all the prisoners - he ended up managing the whole operation.

23 The head jailer gave Joseph free rein, never even checked on him, because God was with him; whatever he did God made sure it worked out for the best.