GE-39:1  And Joseph was brought down to Egypt; and Potiphar, an

officer of

Pharaoh, captain of the guard, an Egyptian, bought him of the

hands of the

Ishmeelites, which had brought him down thither.

GE-39:2  And the LORD was with Joseph, and he was a prosperous

man; and he was

in the house of his master the Egyptian.

GE-39:3  And his master saw that the LORD [was] with him, and

that the LORD

made all that he did to prosper in his hand.

GE-39:4  And Joseph found grace in his sight, and he served him:

and he made

him overseer over his house, and all [that] he had he put into

his hand.

GE-39:5  And it came to pass from the time [that] he had made

him overseer in

his house, and over all that he had, that the LORD blessed the

Egyptian's

house for Joseph's sake; and the blessing of the LORD was upon

all that he had

in the house, and in the field.

GE-39:6  And he left all that he had in Joseph's hand; and he

knew not ought

he had, save the bread which he did eat. And Joseph was [a]

goodly [person],

and well favoured.

GE-39:7  And it came to pass after these things, that his

master's wife cast

her eyes upon Joseph; and she said, Lie with me.

GE-39:8  But he refused, and said unto his master's wife, Behold,

 my master

wotteth not what [is] with me in the house, and he hath

committed all that he

hath to my hand;

GE-39:9  [There is] none greater in this house than I; neither

hath he kept

back any thing from me but thee, because thou [art] his wife:

how then can I

do this great wickedness, and sin against God?

GE-39:10  And it came to pass, as she spake to Joseph day by day,

 that he

hearkened not unto her, to lie by her, [or] to be with her.

GE-39:11  And it came to pass about this time, that [Joseph]

went into the

house to do his business; and [there was] none of the men of the

house there

within.

GE-39:12  And she caught him by his garment, saying, Lie with me:

 and he left

his garment in her hand, and fled, and got him out.

GE-39:13  And it came to pass, when she saw that he had left his

garment in

her hand, and was fled forth,

GE-39:14  That she called unto the men of her house, and spake

unto them,

saying, See, he hath brought in an Hebrew unto us to mock us; he

came in unto

me to lie with me, and I cried with a loud voice:

GE-39:15  And it came to pass, when he heard that I lifted up my

voice and

cried, that he left his garment with me, and fled, and got him

out.

GE-39:16  And she laid up his garment by her, until his lord

came home.

GE-39:17  And she spake unto him according to these words,

saying, The Hebrew

servant, which thou hast brought unto us, came in unto me to

mock me:

GE-39:18  And it came to pass, as I lifted up my voice and cried,

 that he left

his garment with me, and fled out.

GE-39:19  And it came to pass, when his master heard the words

of his wife,

which she spake unto him, saying, After this manner did thy

servant to me;

that his wrath was kindled.

GE-39:20  And Joseph's master took him, and put him into the

prison, a place

where the king's prisoners [were] bound: and he was there in the

prison.

GE-39:21  But the LORD was with Joseph, and showed him mercy,

and gave him

favour in the sight of the keeper of the prison.

GE-39:22  And the keeper of the prison committed to Joseph's

hand all the

prisoners that [were] in the prison; and whatsoever they did

there, he was the

doer [of it].

GE-39:23  The keeper of the prison looked not to any thing [that

was] under

his hand; because the LORD was with him, and [that] which he did,

 the LORD

made [it] to prosper.

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