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27 “Please listen to me,” Laban replied. “I have become wealthy, for[a] the Lord has blessed me because of you.

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  1. 30:27 Or I have learned by divination that.

27 But Laban said to him, “If I have found favor in your eyes,(A) please stay. I have learned by divination(B) that the Lord has blessed me because of you.”(C)

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10 and rescued him from all his troubles. And God gave him favor before Pharaoh, king of Egypt. God also gave Joseph unusual wisdom, so that Pharaoh appointed him governor over all of Egypt and put him in charge of the palace.

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10 and rescued him from all his troubles. He gave Joseph wisdom and enabled him to gain the goodwill of Pharaoh king of Egypt. So Pharaoh made him ruler over Egypt and all his palace.(A)

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Their descendants will be recognized
    and honored among the nations.
Everyone will realize that they are a people
    the Lord has blessed.”

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Their descendants(A) will be known among the nations
    and their offspring among the peoples.
All who see them will acknowledge
    that they are a people the Lord has blessed.”(B)

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13 “I hope I continue to please you, sir,” she replied. “You have comforted me by speaking so kindly to me, even though I am not one of your workers.”

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13 “May I continue to find favor in your eyes,(A) my lord,” she said. “You have put me at ease by speaking kindly to your servant—though I do not have the standing of one of your servants.”

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21 And I will cause the Egyptians to look favorably on you. They will give you gifts when you go so you will not leave empty-handed.

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21 “And I will make the Egyptians favorably disposed(A) toward this people, so that when you leave you will not go empty-handed.(B)

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21 But the Lord was with Joseph in the prison and showed him his faithful love. And the Lord made Joseph a favorite with the prison warden. 22 Before long, the warden put Joseph in charge of all the other prisoners and over everything that happened in the prison. 23 The warden had no more worries, because Joseph took care of everything. The Lord was with him and caused everything he did to succeed.

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21 the Lord was with him;(A) he showed him kindness(B) and granted him favor in the eyes of the prison warden.(C) 22 So the warden put Joseph in charge of all those held in the prison, and he was made responsible for all that was done there.(D) 23 The warden paid no attention to anything under Joseph’s(E) care, because the Lord was with Joseph and gave him success in whatever he did.(F)

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24 where the Lord appeared to him on the night of his arrival. “I am the God of your father, Abraham,” he said. “Do not be afraid, for I am with you and will bless you. I will multiply your descendants, and they will become a great nation. I will do this because of my promise to Abraham, my servant.”

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24 That night the Lord appeared to him and said, “I am the God of your father Abraham.(A) Do not be afraid,(B) for I am with you;(C) I will bless you and will increase the number of your descendants(D) for the sake of my servant Abraham.”(E)

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I will bless those who bless you and curse those who treat you with contempt. All the families on earth will be blessed through you.”

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I will bless those who bless you,
    and whoever curses you I will curse;(A)
and all peoples on earth
    will be blessed through you.(B)[a]

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Footnotes

  1. Genesis 12:3 Or earth / will use your name in blessings (see 48:20)

25 “You have saved our lives!” they exclaimed. “May it please you, my lord, to let us be Pharaoh’s servants.”

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25 “You have saved our lives,” they said. “May we find favor in the eyes of our lord;(A) we will be in bondage to Pharaoh.”(B)

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The Lord was with Joseph, so he succeeded in everything he did as he served in the home of his Egyptian master. Potiphar noticed this and realized that the Lord was with Joseph, giving him success in everything he did. This pleased Potiphar, so he soon made Joseph his personal attendant. He put him in charge of his entire household and everything he owned. From the day Joseph was put in charge of his master’s household and property, the Lord began to bless Potiphar’s household for Joseph’s sake. All his household affairs ran smoothly, and his crops and livestock flourished.

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The Lord was with Joseph(A) so that he prospered, and he lived in the house of his Egyptian master. When his master saw that the Lord was with him(B) and that the Lord gave him success in everything he did,(C) Joseph found favor in his eyes(D) and became his attendant. Potiphar put him in charge of his household,(E) and he entrusted to his care everything he owned.(F) From the time he put him in charge of his household and of all that he owned, the Lord blessed the household(G) of the Egyptian because of Joseph.(H) The blessing of the Lord was on everything Potiphar had, both in the house and in the field.(I)

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15 “All right,” Esau said, “but at least let me assign some of my men to guide and protect you.”

Jacob responded, “That’s not necessary. It’s enough that you’ve received me warmly, my lord!”

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15 Esau said, “Then let me leave some of my men with you.”

“But why do that?” Jacob asked. “Just let me find favor in the eyes of my lord.”(A)

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30 You had little indeed before I came, but your wealth has increased enormously. The Lord has blessed you through everything I’ve done. But now, what about me? When can I start providing for my own family?”

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30 The little you had before I came has increased greatly, and the Lord has blessed you wherever I have been.(A) But now, when may I do something for my own household?(B)

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“My lord,” he said, “if it pleases you, stop here for a while.

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He said, “If I have found favor in your eyes,(A) my lord,[a] do not pass your servant(B) by.

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Footnotes

  1. Genesis 18:3 Or eyes, Lord