Genesis 39:4
NASB Lexicon
NASB ©HebrewStrong'sOrigin
So Josephיֹוסֵ֥ף
(yo·v·sef)
3130: "he increases," a son of Jacob, also the name of several Isr.from yasaph
foundוַיִּמְצָ֨א
(vai·yim·tza)
4672: to attain to, finda prim. root
favorחֵ֛ן
(chen)
2580: favor, gracefrom chanan
in his sightבְּעֵינָ֖יו
(be·'ei·nav)
5869: an eyeof uncertain derivation
and became his personal servant;וַיְשָׁ֣רֶת
(vay·sha·ret)
8334: to minister, servea prim. root
and he made him overseerוַיַּפְקִדֵ֙הוּ֙
(vai·yaf·ki·de·hu)
6485: to attend to, visit, muster, appointa prim. root
overעַל־
(al-)
5921: upon, above, overfrom alah
his house,בֵּיתֹ֔ו
(bei·tov,)
1004: a housea prim. root
and allוְכָל־
(ve·chol-)
3605: the whole, allfrom kalal
that he ownedיֶשׁ־
(yesh-)
3426: being, substance, existence, isof uncertain derivation
he putנָתַ֥ן
(na·tan)
5414: to give, put, seta prim. root
in his charge.בְּיָדֹֽו׃
(be·ya·dov.)
3027: handa prim. root


















KJV Lexicon
And Joseph
Yowceph  (yo-safe')
let him add (or perhaps simply active participle adding); Joseph, the name of seven Israelites -- Joseph.
found
matsa'  (maw-tsaw')
to come forth to, i.e. appear or exist; transitively, to attain, i.e. find or acquire; figuratively, to occur, meet or be present
grace
chen  (khane)
graciousness, i.e. subjective (kindness, favor) or objective (beauty) -- favour, grace(-ious), pleasant, precious, (well-)favoured.
in his sight
`ayin  (ah'-yin)
an eye; by analogy, a fountain (as the eye of the landscape)
and he served
sharath  (shaw-rath')
to attend as a menial or worshipper; figuratively, to contribute to -- minister (unto), (do) serve(-ant, -ice, -itor), wait on.
him and he made him overseer
paqad  (paw-kad')
to visit (with friendly or hostile intent); by analogy, to oversee, muster, charge, care for, miss, deposit, etc.
over his house
bayith  (bah'-yith)
a house (in the greatest variation of applications, especially family, etc.)
and all that he had
yesh  (yaysh)
entity; used adverbially or as a copula for the substantive verb; there is or are
he put
nathan  (naw-than')
to give, used with greatest latitude of application (put, make, etc.)
into his hand
yad  (yawd)
a hand (the open one (indicating power, means, direction, etc.),
Parallel Verses
New American Standard Bible
So Joseph found favor in his sight and became his personal servant; and he made him overseer over his house, and all that he owned he put in his charge.

King James Bible
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.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
Joseph found favor in his master's sight and became his personal attendant. Potiphar also put him in charge of his household and placed all that he owned under his authority.

International Standard Version
That's how Joseph pleased Potiphar as he served him. Eventually, Potiphar appointed Joseph as overseer of his entire household. Moreover, he entrusted everything that he owned into his care.

NET Bible
So Joseph found favor in his sight and became his personal attendant. Potiphar appointed Joseph overseer of his household and put him in charge of everything he owned.

GOD'S WORD® Translation
Potiphar liked Joseph so much that he made him his trusted servant. He put him in charge of his household and everything he owned.

King James 2000 Bible
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.
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