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And Joseph was brought··down to▫ Egypt ; and Potiphar , the chamberlain of Pharaoh , prince of the guards◦, an Egyptian ◦ man ◦, bought him from the hand of the Ishmaelites*, who had brought· him ·down thither.
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And Jehovah was with◦ Joseph , and he was a man ◦ who prospered; and he was in the house of his lord the Egyptian◦.
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And his lord saw that Jehovah was with◦ him, and that Jehovah made all that he◦ did to prosper in his hand .
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And Joseph found grace in his eyes , and he ministered to him; and he appointed him over his house , and all that he had he gave into his hand .
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And it was, from the··time▵ that he appointed him over◦ his house , and over all that he had◦, that Jehovah blessed the house of the Egyptian◦ because··of Joseph ; and the blessing of Jehovah was in all that he had◦, in the house and in the field .
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And he left◦ all that he had◦ in the hand of Joseph ; and he knew not anything that was with him, except▫ the bread which he◦ ate . And Joseph was beautiful in form ◦, and beautiful in appearance.
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And it was, after these words*, and the wife of his lord lifted ··up her eyes to▵ Joseph , and she said , Lie with me.
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And he refused, and said to▵ his lord ’s wife , Behold, my lord knows not what is with◦ me in the house , and all that he has◦ he has given into my hand .
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He is not◦ greater in this house than I; and he has not kept··back from me anything but◦ thee, because thou◦ art his wife ; and how◦ shall I do this great evil , and sin to God ?
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And it was, as she spoke to▵ Joseph day by day , that he hearkened not to▵ her, to lie beside her, to be with her.
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And it was as this day , and he came ··into the house to do his work ▵*; and no man ◦ of the men ◦ of the house was there in the house .
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And she caught him by his garment , saying, Lie with me; and he forsook his garment in her hand , and fled , and went··forth outside.
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And it was as she saw that he had left◦ his garment in her hand , and had fled outside,
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that she called to the men ◦ of her house , and said to them, saying, See , he has brought us a Hebrew man ◦ to mock us ; he came to▵ me to lie with me, and I called with a great voice ;
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and it was, when he heard that I lifted··high my voice and called , that he left◦ his garment beside me, and fled , and went··forth outside.
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And she placed his garment beside her, until his lord came to▵ his house .
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And she spoke to▵ him according··to these words , saying, The Hebrew servant whom thou hast brought to▵ us , came to me to mock me;
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and it was, as I lifted··high my voice and called , that he left◦ his garment beside me, and fled outside.
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And it was, when◦ his lord heard the words of his wife , which she spoke to▵ him, saying, According··to these words did thy servant to me; that his anger was··fierce.
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And Joseph ’s lord took him, and put ◦ him into▵ the jail house , the place where▵ the king’s bound ones were bound ; and he was there in the jail house .
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And Jehovah was with◦ Joseph , and stretched··out mercy to▵ him, and gave him grace in the eyes of the prince of the jail house .
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And the prince of the jail house gave into Joseph ’s hand all the bound ones that were in the jail house ; and all that they did there, he◦ was the doer.
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Nor did the prince of the jail house see anything of all that was in his hand , because Jehovah was with◦ him; and that which he◦ did, Jehovah made prosper .