Joseph and Potiphar's Wife
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Now Joseph had been brought down to Egypt, and l Potiphar, an officer of Pharaoh, the captain of the guard, an Egyptian, m had bought him from the n Ishmaelites who had brought him down there.
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o The Lord was with Joseph, and he became a successful man, and he was in the house of his Egyptian master.
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His master saw that the Lord was with him and that the Lord p caused all that he did to succeed in his hands.
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So Joseph q found favor in his sight and attended him, and he made him overseer of his house r and put him in charge of all that he had.
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From the time that he made him overseer in his house and over all that he had the Lord blessed the Egyptian's house s for Joseph's sake; the blessing of the Lord was on all that he had, in house and field.
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So he left all that he had in Joseph's charge, and because of him he had no concern about anything but the food he ate. Now Joseph was t handsome in form and appearance.
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And after a time his master's wife cast her eyes on Joseph and said, "Lie with me."
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But he refused and said to his master's wife, "Behold, because of me my master has no concern about anything in the house, and u he has put everything that he has in my charge.
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He is not greater in this house than I am, nor has he kept back anything from me except yourself, because you are his wife. How then can I do this great wickedness and v sin against God?"
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And as she spoke to Joseph day after day, he w would not listen to her, to lie beside her or to be with her.
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But one day, when he went into the house to do his work and none of the men of the house was there in the house,
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x she caught him by his garment, saying, "Lie with me." But he left his garment in her hand and fled and got out of the house.
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And as soon as she saw that he had left his garment in her hand and had fled out of the house,
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she called to the men of her household and said to them, "See, he has brought among us a Hebrew to laugh at us. He came in to me to lie with me, and I cried out with a loud voice.
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And as soon as he heard that I lifted up my voice and cried out, he left his garment beside me and fled and got out of the house."
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Then she laid up his garment by her until his master came home,
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and she told him the same story, saying, "The Hebrew servant, whom you have brought among us, came in to me to laugh at me.
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But as soon as I lifted up my voice and cried, he left his garment beside me and fled out of the house."
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As soon as his master heard the words that his wife spoke to him, "This is the way your servant treated me," his anger was kindled.
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And Joseph's master took him and y put him into the z prison, the place where the king's prisoners were confined, and he was there in prison.
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But a the Lord was with Joseph and showed him steadfast love b and gave him favor in the sight of the keeper of the prison.
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And the keeper of the prison c put Joseph in charge of all the prisoners who were in the prison. Whatever was done there, he was the one who did it.
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The keeper of the prison paid no attention to anything that was in Joseph's charge, because d the Lord was with him. And whatever he did, the Lord made it succeed.
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Genesis 37:36
Meanwhile the Midianites had sold him in Egypt to Potiphar, an officer of Pharaoh, the captain of the guard.
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Genesis 37:28
Then Midianite traders passed by. And they drew Joseph up and lifted him out of the pit, and sold him to the Ishmaelites for twenty shekels of silver. They took Joseph to Egypt.
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Genesis 37:25
Then they sat down to eat. And looking up they saw a caravan of Ishmaelites coming from Gilead, with their camels bearing gum, balm, and myrrh, on their way to carry it down to Egypt.
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Genesis 39:21
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Acts 7:9
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Genesis 21:22
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Genesis 26:24
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Genesis 26:28
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Genesis 28:15
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1 Samuel 16:18
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1 Samuel 18:14
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1 Samuel 18:28
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2 Chronicles 26:5
He set himself to seek God in the days of Zechariah, who instructed him in the fear of God, and as long as he sought the Lord, God made him prosper.
Psalms 1:3
He is like a tree planted by streams of water that yields its fruit in its season, and its leaf does not wither. In all that he does, he prospers.
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Genesis 39:21
But the Lord was with Joseph and showed him steadfast love and gave him favor in the sight of the keeper of the prison.
Genesis 19:19
Behold, your servant has found favor in your sight, and you have shown me great kindness in saving my life. But I cannot escape to the hills, lest the disaster overtake me and I die.
Genesis 33:10
Jacob said, "No, please, if I have found favor in your sight, then accept my present from my hand. For I have seen your face, which is like seeing the face of God, and you have accepted me.
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Genesis 39:8
But he refused and said to his master's wife, "Behold, because of me my master has no concern about anything in the house, and he has put everything that he has in my charge.
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Genesis 30:27
But Laban said to him, "If I have found favor in your sight, I have learned by divination that the Lord has blessed me because of you.
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Genesis 29:17
Leah's eyes were weak, but Rachel was beautiful in form and appearance.
1 Samuel 16:12
And he sent and brought him in. Now he was ruddy and had beautiful eyes and was handsome. And the Lord said, "Arise, anoint him, for this is he.
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Genesis 39:4
So Joseph found favor in his sight and attended him, and he made him overseer of his house and put him in charge of all that he had.
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2 Samuel 12:13
David said to Nathan, "I have sinned against the Lord." And Nathan said to David, "The Lord also has put away your sin; you shall not die.
Psalms 51:4
Against you, you only, have I sinned and done what is evil in your sight, so that you may be justified in your words and blameless in your judgment.
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Proverbs 1:10
My son, if sinners entice you, do not consent.
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Proverbs 7:13
She seizes him and kisses him, and with bold face she says to him.
Proverbs 7:18
Come, let us take our fill of love till morning; let us delight ourselves with love.
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Psalms 105:18
His feet were hurt with fetters; his neck was put in a collar of iron.
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Genesis 40:3
And he put them in custody in the house of the captain of the guard, in the prison where Joseph was confined.
Genesis 40:5
And one night they both dreamed - the cupbearer and the baker of the king of Egypt, who were confined in the prison - each his own dream, and each dream with its own interpretation.
Genesis 40:15
For I was indeed stolen out of the land of the Hebrews, and here also I have done nothing that they should put me into the pit.
Genesis 41:14
Then Pharaoh sent and called Joseph, and they quickly brought him out of the pit. And when he had shaved himself and changed his clothes, he came in before Pharaoh.
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Genesis 39:2
The Lord was with Joseph, and he became a successful man, and he was in the house of his Egyptian master.
Acts 7:9 - 10
And the patriarchs, jealous of Joseph, sold him into Egypt; but God was with him
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Exodus 3:21
And I will give this people favor in the sight of the Egyptians; and when you go, you shall not go empty.
Exodus 11:3
And the Lord gave the people favor in the sight of the Egyptians. Moreover, the man Moses was very great in the land of Egypt, in the sight of Pharaoh's servants and in the sight of the people.
Exodus 12:36
And the Lord had given the people favor in the sight of the Egyptians, so that they let them have what they asked. Thus they plundered the Egyptians.
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Genesis 40:4
The captain of the guard appointed Joseph to be with them, and he attended them. They continued for some time in custody.
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Genesis 39:2 - 3
The Lord was with Joseph, and he became a successful man, and he was in the house of his Egyptian master.
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