Genesis 39:4-23 ▼

4 And Joseph found favor in his eyes and he served him. And he appointed him over his house, and all that he had to him, he put in his hand.

5 And it came to pass from the time he had appointed him over his house and over all that he had, that YHWH blessed the house of the Egyptian on account of Joseph. And the blessing of YHWH was on all that he had in the house and in the field.

6 And he left all that was unto him in the hand of Joseph and he did not know with him anything except for the bread that he was eating. And Joseph was handsome in form and handsome in appearance.

7 And it came to pass after these things that the wife of his lord lifted up her eyes to Joseph, and she said, “Lie with me.”

8 And he refused, and said to the wife of his lord, “Behold, my lord has not known with me what is in the house, and all that he had he has put in my hand.

9 There is no one greater in this house than I, and he has not withheld from me anything except you, because you are his wife. And how can I do this great evil and sin against God?”

10 And it came to pass, as she spoke to Joseph day by day, that he did not listen to her, to lie beside her, to be with her.

11 And it came to pass on such a day that he went into the house to do his work, and not a man of the men of the house was there in the house.

12 And she caught him by his garment, saying, “Lie with me!” And he left his garment in her hand, and he fled, and he went outside.

13 And it came to pass when she saw that he had left his garment in her hand and he fled outside,

14 that she called to the men of her house and she said to them, saying, “See, he has brought in to us a man, a Hebrew, to mock us! He came to me to lie with me, and I cried out in a loud voice.

15 And it came to pass when he heard that I lifted up my voice and cried out, that he left his garment beside me and he fled, and he went outside.”

16 And she kept his garment beside her until his lord came to his house.

17 And she spoke to him with these words, saying, “The Hebrew, the servant whom you brought to us, came to me to mock me.

18 And it came to pass as I lifted up my voice and cried out, that he left his garment beside me and he fled outside.”

19 And it came to pass when his lord heard the words of his wife that she spoke to him, saying, “According to these words your servant did to me,” that his anger burned.

20 And the lord of Joseph took him and put him into the prison house, a place where the prisoners of the king were confined. And he was there in the prison. House

21 and YHWH was with Joseph and extended kindness to him and He gave him favor in the eyes of the captain of the prison house.

22 And the captain of the prison house gave into the hand of Joseph all the prisoners who were in the prison house. And all that they were doing there, he was the one doing.

23 The captain of the prison house was not looking at anything at all in his hand, because YHWH was with him. And what he was doing, YHWH was making successful.