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Genesis 39:21-23
New English Translation

21 But the Lord was with Joseph and showed him kindness.[a] He granted him favor in the sight of the prison warden.[b] 22 The warden put all the prisoners under Joseph’s care. He was in charge of whatever they were doing.[c] 23 The warden did not concern himself[d] with anything that was in Joseph’s[e] care because the Lord was with him and whatever he was doing the Lord was making successful.

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Footnotes

  1. Genesis 39:21 tn Heb “and he extended to him loyal love.”
  2. Genesis 39:21 tn Or “the chief jailer” (also in the following verses).
  3. Genesis 39:22 tn Heb “all which they were doing there, he was doing.” This probably means that Joseph was in charge of everything that went on in the prison.
  4. Genesis 39:23 tn Heb “was not looking at anything.”
  5. Genesis 39:23 tn Heb “his”; the referent (Joseph) has been specified in the translation for clarity.
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