New American Standard Bible 2020

Genesis 39:1-7

1Now Josephוְיוֹסֵ֖ףve.yo.SefH3130had been takenH3381downהוּרַ֣דhu.RadH3381to Egyptמִצְרָ֑יְמָהmitz.Ra.ye.mahH4714;and Potipharפּוֹטִיפַר֩po.ti.FarH6318,an Egyptianמִצְרִ֔יmitz.RiH4713officerסְרִ֨יסse.RisH5631of Pharaohפַּרְעֹ֜הpar.'OhH6547,the captainשַׂ֤רsarH8269of the bodyguardהַטַּבָּחִים֙ha.ta.ba.ChimH2876,boughtוַיִּקְנֵ֡הוּvai.yik.Ne.huH7069him from theIshmaelitesהַיִּשְׁמְעֵאלִ֔יםhai.yish.me.'e.LimH3459,whoאֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherH834had takenH3381him downהוֹרִדֻ֖הוּho.ri.Du.huH3381thereשָֽׁמָּה׃Sha.mahH8033.

2Andthe Lordיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068was with Josephיוֹסֵ֔ףyo.SefH3130,so he becameH1961asuccessfulמַצְלִ֑יחַmatz.Li.achH6743manאִ֣ישׁ'ishH376.And he was in the houseבְּבֵ֥יתbe.VeitH1004of his masterאֲדֹנָ֖יו'a.do.NavH113,the Egyptianהַמִּצְרִֽי׃ha.mitz.RiH4713.

3Now his masterאֲדֹנָ֔יו'a.do.NavH113sawוַיַּ֣רְאvai.Yar'H7200that the Lordיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068was with him and thatthe Lordיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068made allוְכֹל֙ve.KholH3605that he didעֹשֶׂ֔ה'o.SehH6213prosperמַצְלִ֥יחַmatz.Li.achH6743in his handבְּיָדֽוֹ׃be.ya.DoH3027.

4So Josephיוֹסֵ֥ףyo.SefH3130foundוַיִּמְצָ֨אvai.yim.Tza'H4672favorחֵ֛ןchenH2580in his sightבְּעֵינָ֖יוbe.'ei.NavH5869andbecameH8334his personalH8334servantH8334;and he madeH6485him overseerH6485overעַל־'al-H5921his houseבֵּית֔וֹbei.ToH1004, andputנָתַ֥ןna.TanH5414him in chargeבְּיָדֽוֹ׃be.ya.DoH3027ofallוְכָל־ve.kholH3605that he ownedיֶשׁ־yesh-H3426.

5It cameוַיְהִ֡יvay.HiH1961aboutוַיְהִ֞יvay.HiH1961that from the timeמֵאָז֩me.'AzH227he madeH6485him overseerH6485in his houseבְּבֵית֗וֹbe.vei.ToH1004and overוְעַל֙ve.'AlH5921allכָּל־kol-H3605that he ownedיֶשׁ־yesh-H3426,the Lordיְהוָ֛הYah.wehH3068blessedוַיְבָ֧רֶךְvay.Va.rekhH1288the Egyptian’sהַמִּצְרִ֖יha.mitz.RiH4713houseבֵּ֥יתbeitH1004on accountבִּגְלַ֣לbig.LalH1558of Josephיוֹסֵ֑ףyo.SefH3130; sothe Lord’sיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068blessingבִּרְכַּ֤תbir.KatH1293was upon allבְּכָל־be.kholH3605that he ownedיֶשׁ־yesh-H3426,in the houseבַּבַּ֖יִתba.Ba.yitH1004and in the fieldוּבַשָּׂדֶֽה׃u.va.sa.DehH7704.

6So he leftוַיַּעֲזֹ֣בvai.ya.'a.ZoH5800Josephיוֹסֵף֒yo.SefH3130in chargeבְּיַד־be.yad-H3027of everythingכָּל־kol-H3605that he owned; and with him there he did notconcernיָדַ֤עya.Da'H3045himself with anythingמְא֔וּמָהme.'U.mahH3972exceptכִּ֥י אִם־ki 'im-H3588 H518thefoodהַלֶּ֖חֶםha.Le.chemH3899whichH834heateאוֹכֵ֑ל'o.KhelH398.Now Josephיוֹסֵ֔ףyo.SefH3130washandsomeH3303in formתֹ֖אַרTo.'arH8389and appearanceמַרְאֶֽה׃mar.'EhH4758.

7And it cameH1961aboutH1961afterאַחַר֙'a.CharH310theseהָאֵ֔לֶּהha.'E.lehH428eventsהַדְּבָרִ֣יםha.de.va.RimH1697that his master’sאֲדֹנָ֛יו'a.do.NavH113wifeאֵֽשֶׁת־'e.shet-H802hadוַתִּשָּׂ֧אva.ti.Sa'H5375her eyesעֵינֶ֖יהָ'ei.Nei.haH5869on Josephיוֹסֵ֑ףyo.SefH3130,and she saidוַתֹּ֖אמֶרva.To.merH559, “Sleepשִׁכְבָ֥הshikh.VahH7901with me.”

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