New American Standard Bible 2020
Genesis 39:2-9
2And 1the Lord was with Joseph, so he became a 2successful man. And he was in the house of his master, the Egyptian. 3Now his master 3saw that the Lord was with him and that the Lord 4made all that he did prosper in his hand. 4So Joseph 5found favor in his sight and 6became his personal servant; and he made him overseer over his house, and 7put him in charge of 8all that he owned. 5It came about that from the time he made him overseer in his house and over all that he owned, the Lord 9blessed the Egyptian’s house on account of Joseph; so 10the Lord’s blessing was upon all that he owned, in the house and in the field. 6So he left 11Joseph in charge of everything that he owned; and with him there he did not 12concern himself with anything except the 13food which he 14ate.
Now Joseph was 15handsome in form and appearance. 7And it came about after these events 16that his master’s wife 17had her eyes on Joseph, and she said, “18Sleep with me.” 8But 19he refused and said to his master’s wife, “Look, with me here, my master 20does not concern himself with anything in the house, and he has 21put me in charge of all that he owns. 92223There is no one greater in this house than I, and he has withheld nothing from me except you, because you are his wife. How then could I do this great evil, and 24sin against God?”
Notes
- 1. Genesis 39:2 Gen 39:3, 21, 23; Acts 7:9 ↩
- 2. Genesis 39:2 Or prosperous ↩
- 3. Genesis 39:3 Gen 21:22; 26:28 ↩
- 4. Genesis 39:3 Ps 1:3 ↩
- 5. Genesis 39:4 Gen 18:3; 19:19 ↩
- 6. Genesis 39:4 Or ministered to him ↩
- 7. Genesis 39:4 Lit handed over to him ↩
- 8. Genesis 39:4 Gen 24:2; 39:8, 22 ↩
- 9. Genesis 39:5 Gen 30:27 ↩
- 10. Genesis 39:5 Deut 28:3, 4, 11 ↩
- 11. Genesis 39:6 Lit in Joseph’s hand ↩
- 12. Genesis 39:6 Lit know ↩
- 13. Genesis 39:6 Lit bread ↩
- 14. Genesis 39:6 Or used to eat ↩
- 15. Genesis 39:6 Gen 29:17; 1 Sam 16:12 ↩
- 16. Genesis 39:7 Prov 7:15-20 ↩
- 17. Genesis 39:7 Lit lifted up her eyes at ↩
- 18. Genesis 39:7 2 Sam 13:11 ↩
- 19. Genesis 39:8 Prov 6:23, 24 ↩
- 20. Genesis 39:8 Lit does not know what is in the house ↩
- 21. Genesis 39:8 Lit handed over to me ↩
- 22. Genesis 39:9 Or He is not greater ↩
- 23. Genesis 39:9 Gen 41:40 ↩
- 24. Genesis 39:9 Gen 20:6; 42:18; 2 Sam 12:13; Ps 51:4 ↩
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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