Thus he left all that he had in Joseph’s [a]hand, and he did not know what he had except for the [b]bread which he ate.

Now Joseph (A)was handsome in form and appearance.

And it came to pass after these things that his master’s wife [c]cast longing eyes on Joseph, and she said, (B)“Lie with me.”

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Footnotes

  1. Genesis 39:6 Care
  2. Genesis 39:6 Food
  3. Genesis 39:7 Lit. lifted up her eyes toward

So Potiphar left everything he had in Joseph’s care;(A) with Joseph in charge, he did not concern himself with anything except the food he ate.

Now Joseph was well-built and handsome,(B) and after a while his master’s wife took notice of Joseph and said, “Come to bed with me!”(C)

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