Genesis 39 Parallel Bible Translations

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1 And Joseph was brought down to Egypt: and Potiphar will buy him, Pharaoh's eunuch, chief of the cooks, an Egyptian man, from the hand of the Ishmaelites who brought him down there. Now Joseph had been brought down to Egypt, and Potiphar, an officer of Pharaoh, the captain of the guard, an Egyptian, had bought him from the Ishmaelites who had brought him down there. Now Joseph had been taken down to Egypt. Potiphar, an Egyptian who was one of Pharaoh’s officials, the captain of the guard, bought him from the Ishmaelites who had taken him there.
2 And Jehovah will be with Joseph, and the man will be prospering: and he will be in the house of his lord the Egyptian. The LORD was with Joseph, and he became a successful man, and he was in the house of his Egyptian master. The LORD was with Joseph so that he prospered, and he lived in the house of his Egyptian master.
3 And his lord will see that Jehovah is with him, and all that he did Jehovah prospering in his hand. His master saw that the LORD was with him and that the LORD caused all that he did to succeed in his hands. When his master saw that the LORD was with him and that the LORD gave him success in everything he did,
4 And Joseph will find grace in his eyes, and he will serve him, and he will appoint him over his house, and all which is to him he gave into his hand. So Joseph found favor in his sight and attended him, and he made him overseer of his house and put him in charge of all that he had. Joseph found favor in his eyes and became his attendant. Potiphar put him in charge of his household, and he entrusted to his care everything he owned.
5 And it will be from the time he appointed him over his house, and over all which is to him, and Jehovah will bless the Egyptian's house on account of Joseph; and the blessing of Jehovah will be upon all which is to him in the house and in the field. From the time that he made him overseer in his house and over all that he had, the LORD blessed the Egyptian’s house for Joseph’s sake; the blessing of the LORD was on all that he had, in house and field. From the time he put him in charge of his household and of all that he owned, the LORD blessed the household of the Egyptian because of Joseph. The blessing of the LORD was on everything Potiphar had, both in the house and in the field.
6 And he will let go all which is to him into the hand of Joseph; and he will not, know anything except the bread which he is eating: and Joseph will be fair of form, and fair of look. So he left all that he had in Joseph’s charge, and because of him he had no concern about anything but the food he ate. Now Joseph was handsome in form and appearance. So Potiphar left everything he had in Joseph’s care; with Joseph in charge, he did not concern himself with anything except the food he ate. Now Joseph was well-built and handsome,
7 And it will be after these words, and his lord's wife will lift up her eyes to Joseph, and she will say, Lie with me. And after a time his master’s wife cast her eyes on Joseph and said, “Lie with me.” and after a while his master’s wife took notice of Joseph and said, “Come to bed with me!”
8 And he will refuse, and will say to his lord's wife, Behold, my lord knew not what is with me in the house, and all which is to him he gave into my hand; But he refused and said to his master’s wife, “Behold, because of me my master has no concern about anything in the house, and he has put everything that he has in my charge. But he refused. “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.
9 Nothing is great in this house above me: and he kept not back anything from me except thee, because thou his wife: and how shall I do this great evil and sin before God? He is not greater in this house than I am, nor has he kept back anything from me except you, because you are his wife. How then can I do this great wickedness and sin against God?” No one is greater in this house than I am. My master has withheld nothing from me except you, because you are his wife. How then could I do such a wicked thing and sin against God?”
10 And it will be in her speaking to Joseph day by day, and he listened not to her to he by her, to be with her. And as she spoke to Joseph day after day, he would not listen to her, to lie beside her or to be with her. And though she spoke to Joseph day after day, he refused to go to bed with her or even be with her.
11 And it will be about this day, and he will come into the house to do his work: and no man from the men of the house there in the house. But one day, when he went into the house to do his work and none of the men of the house was there in the house, One day he went into the house to attend to his duties, and none of the household servants was inside.
12 And she will seize him by his garment, saying, Lie with me. And he will let go his garment in her hand, and will flee and come forth without. she caught him by his garment, saying, “Lie with me.” But he left his garment in her hand and fled and got out of the house. She caught him by his cloak and said, “Come to bed with me!” But he left his cloak in her hand and ran out of the house.
13 And it will be when she saw that he let go his garment in her hand and will flee without, And as soon as she saw that he had left his garment in her hand and had fled out of the house, When she saw that he had left his cloak in her hand and had run out of the house,
14 And she will call the men of her house and will say to them, saying, See ye, he brought to us a Hebrew man to mock us: he came to me to lie with me, and I shall cry with a great voice. she called to the men of her household and said to them, “See, he has brought among us a Hebrew to laugh at us. He came in to me to lie with me, and I cried out with a loud voice. she called her household servants. “Look,” she said to them, “this Hebrew has been brought to us to make sport of us! He came in here to sleep with me, but I screamed.
15 And it will be as he heard me that I lifted up my voice and I will cry, and he will let go his garment by me, will flee and come forth without. And as soon as he heard that I lifted up my voice and cried out, he left his garment beside me and fled and got out of the house.” When he heard me scream for help, he left his cloak beside me and ran out of the house.”
16 And she will leave his garment by her till his lord came to his house. Then she laid up his garment by her until his master came home, She kept his cloak beside her until his master came home.
17 And she will speak to him according to these words, saying, The Hebrew servant which thou broughtest to us, came in to me to mock me. and she told him the same story, saying, “The Hebrew servant, whom you have brought among us, came in to me to laugh at me. Then she told him this story: “That Hebrew slave you brought us came to me to make sport of me.
18 And it will be as I lifted up my voice, and I will cry out, and he will let go his garment by me and will flee without. But as soon as I lifted up my voice and cried, he left his garment beside me and fled out of the house.” But as soon as I screamed for help, he left his cloak beside me and ran out of the house.”
19 And it will be as his lord heard the words of his wife which she spake to him, saying, According to these words thy servant did to me; and his anger will be kindled. As soon as his master heard the words that his wife spoke to him, “This is the way your servant treated me,” his anger was kindled. When his master heard the story his wife told him, saying, “This is how your slave treated me,” he burned with anger.
20 And Joseph's lord will take him and put him into the house of the fortress, the place where the king's prisoners were bound; and he shall be there in the house of the fortress. And Joseph’s master took him and put him into the prison, the place where the king’s prisoners were confined, and he was there in prison. Joseph’s master took him and put him in prison, the place where the king’s prisoners were confined. But while Joseph was there in the prison,
21 And Jehovah will be with Joseph, and will extend to him kindness, and will give his grace in the eyes of the chief of the house of the fortress. But the LORD was with Joseph and showed him steadfast love and gave him favor in the sight of the keeper of the prison. the LORD was with him; he showed him kindness and granted him favor in the eyes of the prison warden.
22 And the chief of the house of the fortress will give into Joseph's hand all the prisoners that were in the house of the fortress; and all which was done there he was doing. And the keeper of the prison put Joseph in charge of all the prisoners who were in the prison. Whatever was done there, he was the one who did it. 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.
23 The chief of the house of the fortress saw not all the things in his hand, because Jehovah was with him: and what he did Jehovah prospering. The keeper of the prison paid no attention to anything that was in Joseph’s charge, because the LORD was with him. And whatever he did, the LORD made it succeed. The warden paid no attention to anything under Joseph’s care, because the LORD was with Joseph and gave him success in whatever he did.
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