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Genesis 39:2-6
2And the LORDיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068wasוַיְהִ֤יvay.HiH1961withאֶת־'et-H854Josephיוֹסֵ֔ףyo.SefH3130,and he becameוַיְהִ֖יvay.HiH1961a successfulמַצְלִ֑יחַmatz.Li.achH6743manאִ֣ישׁ'ishH376,servingוַיְהִ֕יvay.HiH1961in the householdבְּבֵ֥יתbe.VeitH1004of his Egyptianהַמִּצְרִֽי׃ha.mitz.RiH4713masterאֲדֹנָ֖יו'a.do.NavH113.
3When his masterאֲדֹנָ֔יו'a.do.NavH113sawוַיַּ֣רְאvai.Yar'H7200thatכִּ֥יkiH3588the LORDיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068waswith himאִתּ֑וֹ'i.ToH854andיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068made him prosperמַצְלִ֥יחַ בְּיָדֽוֹ׃matz.Li.ach be.ya.DoH6743H3027in allוְכֹל֙ve.KholH3605אֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834heה֣וּאhu'H1931didעֹשֶׂ֔ה'o.SehH6213,
4Josephיוֹסֵ֥ףyo.SefH3130foundוַיִּמְצָ֨אvai.yim.Tza'H4672favorחֵ֛ןchenH2580in his sightבְּעֵינָ֖יוbe.'ei.NavH5869and became his personal attendantוַיְשָׁ֣רֶתvay.Sha.retH8334אֹת֑וֹ'o.ToH853.Potiphar put himוַיַּפְקִדֵ֙הוּ֙vai.yaf.ki.De.huH6485in charge ofעַל־'al-H5921his householdבֵּית֔וֹbei.ToH1004and entrustedנָתַ֥ןna.TanH5414himבְּיָדֽוֹ׃be.ya.DoH3027with everythingוְכָל־ve.kholH3605he ownedיֶשׁ־yesh-H3426.
5וַיְהִ֡יvay.HiH1961From the timeמֵאָז֩me.'AzH227that he put Joseph in chargeהִפְקִ֨ידhif.KidH6485אֹת֜וֹ'o.ToH853of his householdבְּבֵית֗וֹbe.vei.ToH1004andוְעַל֙ve.'AlH5921allכָּל־kol-H3605אֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherH834he ownedיֶשׁ־yesh-H3426,the LORDיְהוָ֛הYah.wehH3068אֶת־'et-H853blessedוַיְבָ֧רֶךְvay.Va.rekhH1288the Egyptian’sהַמִּצְרִ֖יha.mitz.RiH4713householdבֵּ֥יתbeitH1004on account ofבִּגְלַ֣לbig.LalH1558himיוֹסֵ֑ף וַיְהִ֞יyo.Sef vay.HiH3130H1961.The LORD’sיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068blessingבִּרְכַּ֤תbir.KatH1293wason everythingבְּכָל־be.kholH3605אֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherH834he ownedיֶשׁ־yesh-H3426,both in his houseבַּבַּ֖יִתba.Ba.yitH1004and in his fieldוּבַשָּׂדֶֽה׃u.va.sa.DehH7704.
6So Potiphar leftוַיַּעֲזֹ֣בvai.ya.'a.ZoH5800allכָּל־kol-H3605thatאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834he ownedin Joseph’sיוֹסֵף֒yo.SefH3130careבְּיַד־be.yad-H3027;he did notוְלֹא־ve.lo'-H3808concern himselfיָדַ֤ע אִתּוֹ֙ya.Da' 'i.ToH3045H854with anythingמְא֔וּמָהme.'U.mahH3972exceptכִּ֥י אִם־ki 'im-H3588H518the foodהַלֶּ֖חֶםha.Le.chemH3899אֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834heה֣וּאhu'H1931ateאוֹכֵ֑ל'o.KhelH398.Now Josephיוֹסֵ֔ףyo.SefH3130wasוַיְהִ֣יvay.HiH1961well-builtיְפֵה־ תֹ֖אַרye.feh- To.'arH3303H8389and handsomeוִיפֵ֥ה מַרְאֶֽה׃vi.Peh mar.'EhH3303H4758,
Commentaries on Genesis 39
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
- Tyndale Open Study Notes
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
- Rashi on Tanakh
- Calvin’s Commentaries
- Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
- John Wesley’s Notes
- Darby Translation Notes
- Geneva Bible Translation Notes
- Kingcomments
- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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