So he left [a]Joseph in charge of everything that he owned; and with him there he did not [b]concern himself with anything except the [c]food which he [d]ate.

Now Joseph was (A)handsome in form and appearance. And it came about after these events (B)that his master’s wife [e]had her eyes on Joseph, and she said, “(C)Sleep with me.” But (D)he refused and said to his master’s wife, “Look, with me here, my master [f]does not concern himself with anything in the house, and he has [g]put me in charge of all that he owns.

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Footnotes

  1. Genesis 39:6 Lit in Joseph’s hand
  2. Genesis 39:6 Lit know
  3. Genesis 39:6 Lit bread
  4. Genesis 39:6 Or used to eat
  5. Genesis 39:7 Lit lifted up her eyes at
  6. Genesis 39:8 Lit does not know what is in the house
  7. Genesis 39:8 Lit handed over to me

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)

But he refused.(D) “With me in charge,” he told her, “my master does not concern himself with anything in the house; everything he owns he has entrusted to my care.(E)

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