Bible (King James)/Genesis/Chapter 39

And Joſeph was brought down to Egypt; and ^[1] Potiphar, an officer of Pharaoh, captain of the guard, an Egyptian, ^[2] bought him of the hands of the Iſhmeelites which had brought him down thither.

2 And ^[3] the LORD was with Joſeph, and he was a proſperous man; and he was in the houſe of his maſter the Egyptian.

3 And his maſter ſaw that the LORD was with him, and that the LORD ^[4] made all that he did to proſper in his hand.

4 And Joſeph ^[5] found grace in his ſight, and he ſerved him: and he made him ^[6] overſeer over his houſe, and all that he had he put into his hand.

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 ^[7] 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.

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 ^[8] was a goodly perſon, and well favoured.

7 ¶ And it came to paſs after theſe things that his maſter's wife caſt her eyes upon Joſeph; and ſhe ſaid, ^[9] Lie with me.

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;

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: ^[10] how then can I do this great wickedneſs and ^[11] ſin againſt God?

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.

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.

12 And ^[12] ſhe caught him by his garment, ​ſaying, Lie with me: and he left his garment in her hand, and fled, and got him out.

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

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 †† Heb. great. loud voice:

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.

16 And ſhe laid up his garment by her, until his lord came home.

17 And ſhe ^[13] ſpake unto him according to theſe words ſaying, The Hebrew ſervant, which thou haſt brought unto us came in unto me to mock me:

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

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 ^[14] wrath was kindled.

20 And Joſeph's maſter took him, and ^[15] put him into the ^[16] priſon, a place where the king's priſoners were bound: and he was there in the priſon.

21 ¶ But the LORD was with Joſeph, and †† Heb. extended kindneſs unto him. ſhewed him mercy, and ^[17] gave him favour in the ſight of the keeper of the priſon.

22 And the keeper of the priſon ^[18] committed to Joſeph's hand all the priſoners that were in the priſon; and whatſoever they did there, he was the doer of it.

23 The keeper of the priſon looked not to any thing that was under his hand; becauſe ^[19] the LORD was with him, and that which he did, the LORD made it to proſper.