So it was, from the time that he had made him overseer of his house and all that he had, that (A)the Lord blessed the Egyptian’s house for Joseph’s sake; and the blessing of the Lord was on all that he had in the house and in the field. 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 (B)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, (C)“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

From the time he put him in charge of his household and of all that he owned, the Lord blessed the household(A) of the Egyptian because of Joseph.(B) The blessing of the Lord was on everything Potiphar had, both in the house and in the field.(C) So Potiphar left everything he had in Joseph’s care;(D) with Joseph in charge, he did not concern himself with anything except the food he ate.

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

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