New American Standard Bible 1995 NASB95
New Revised Standard NRS
1 Now Joseph had been taken down to Egypt; and Potiphar, an Egyptian officer of Pharaoh, the captain of the bodyguard, bought him from the Ishmaelites, who had taken him down there.
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Now Joseph was taken down to Egypt, and Potiphar, an officer of Pharaoh, the captain of the guard, an Egyptian, bought him from the Ishmaelites who had brought him down there.
2 The LORD was with Joseph, so he became a successful man. And he was in the house of his master, the Egyptian.
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The Lord was with Joseph, and he became a successful man; he was in the house of his Egyptian master.
3 Now his master saw that the LORD was with him and how the LORD caused all that he did to prosper in his hand.
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His master saw that the Lord was with him, and that the Lord caused all that he did to prosper in his hands.
4 So Joseph found favor in his sight and became his personal servant; and he made him overseer over his house, and all that he owned he put in his charge.
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So Joseph found favor in his sight and attended him; he made him overseer of his house and put him in charge of all that he had.
5 It came about that from the time he made him overseer in his house and over all that he owned, the LORD blessed the Egyptian's house on account of Joseph; thus the LORD'S blessing was upon all that he owned, in the house and in the field.
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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 everything he owned in Joseph's charge; and with him there he did not concern himself with anything except the food which he ate. Now Joseph was handsome in form and appearance.
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So he left all that he had in Joseph's charge; and, with him there, he had no concern for anything but the food that he ate. Now Joseph was handsome and good-looking.
7 It came about after these events that his master's wife looked with desire at Joseph, and she said, "Lie with me."
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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, with me here, my master does not concern himself with anything in the house, and he has put all that he owns in my charge.
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But he refused and said to his master's wife, "Look, with me here, my master has no concern about anything in the house, and he has put everything that he has in my hand.
9 "There is no one greater in this house than I, and he has withheld nothing from me except you, because you are his wife. How then could I do this great evil and sin against God?"
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He is not greater in this house than I am, nor has he kept back anything from me except yourself, because you are his wife. How then could I do this great wickedness, and sin against God?"
10 As she spoke to Joseph day after day, he did not listen to her to lie beside her or be with her.
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And although she spoke to Joseph day after day, he would not consent to lie beside her or to be with her.
11 Now it happened one day that he went into the house to do his work, and none of the men of the household was there inside.
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One day, however, when he went into the house to do his work, and while no one else was in the house,
12 She caught him by his garment, saying, "Lie with me!" And he left his garment in her hand and fled, and went outside.
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she caught hold of his garment, saying, "Lie with me!" But he left his garment in her hand, and fled and ran outside.
13 When she saw that he had left his garment in her hand and had fled outside,
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When she saw that he had left his garment in her hand and had fled outside,
14 she called to the men of her household and said to them, "See, he has brought in a Hebrew to us to make sport of us; he came in to me to lie with me, and I screamed .
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she called out to the members of her household and said to them, "See, my husband has brought among us a Hebrew to insult us! He came in to me to lie with me, and I cried out with a loud voice;
15 "When he heard that I raised my voice and screamed, he left his garment beside me and fled and went outside."
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and when he heard me raise my voice and cry out, he left his garment beside me, and fled outside."
16 So she left his garment beside her until his master came home.
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Then she kept his garment by her until his master came home,
17 Then she spoke to him with these words, "The Hebrew slave, whom you brought to us, came in to me to make sport of me;
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and she told him the same story, saying, "The Hebrew servant, whom you have brought among us, came in to me to insult me;
18 and as I raised my voice and screamed, he left his garment beside me and fled outside."
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but as soon as I raised my voice and cried out, he left his garment beside me, and fled outside."
19 Now when his master heard the words of his wife, which she spoke to him, saying, "This is what your slave did to me," his anger burned.
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When his master heard the words that his wife spoke to him, saying, "This is the way your servant treated me," he became enraged.
20 So Joseph's master took him and put him into the jail , the place where the king's prisoners were confined; and he was there in the jail .
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And Joseph's master took him and put him into the prison, the place where the king's prisoners were confined; he remained there in prison.
21 But the LORD was with Joseph and extended kindness to him, and gave him favor in the sight of the chief jailer .
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But the Lord was with Joseph and showed him steadfast love; he gave him favor in the sight of the chief jailer.
22 The chief jailer committed to Joseph's charge all the prisoners who were in the jail ; so that whatever was done there, he was responsible for it.
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The chief jailer committed to Joseph's care all the prisoners who were in the prison, and whatever was done there, he was the one who did it.
23 The chief jailer did not supervise anything under Joseph's charge because the LORD was with him; and whatever he did, the LORD made to prosper.
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The chief jailer paid no heed to anything that was in Joseph's care, because the Lord was with him; and whatever he did, the Lord made it prosper.