[1] Now Joseph was taken down to Egypt, and Pot'i-phar, an officer of
Pharaoh, the captain of the guard, an Egyptian, bought him from the
Ish'maelites who had brought him down there. [2] The LORD was with Joseph,
and he became a successful man; and he was in the house of his master the
Egyptian, [3] and his master saw that the LORD was with him, and that the
LORD caused all that he did to prosper in his hands. [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. [5] From the time that he made
him overseer in his house and over all that he had the LORD blessed the
Egyptian's house for Joseph's sake; the blessing of the LORD was upon all
that he had, in house and field. [6] So he left all that he had in Joseph's
charge; and having him he had no concern for anything but the food which he
ate. Now Joseph was handsome and good-looking. [7] And after a time his
master's wife cast her eyes upon Joseph, and said, "Lie with me." [8] But
he refused and said to his master's wife, "Lo, having me my master has no
concern about anything in the house, and he has put everything that he has
in my hand; [9] 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 sin against God?" [10] And although she
spoke to Joseph day after day, he would not listen to her, to lie with her
or to be with her. [11] 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, [12] 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. [13] And when she saw that
he had left his garment in her hand, and had fled out of the house, [14]
she called to the men of her household and said to them, "See, he has
brought among us a Hebrew to insult us; he came in to me to lie with me,
and I cried out with a loud voice; [15] and when he heard that I lifted up
my voice and cried, he left his garment with me, and fled and got out of
the house." [16] Then she laid up his garment by her until his master came
home, [17] and she told him the same story, saying, "The Hebrew servant,
whom you have brought among us, came in to me to insult me; [18] but as
soon as I lifted up my voice and cried, he left his garment with me, and
fled out of the house." [19] When his master heard the words which his wife
spoke to him, "This is the way your servant treated me," his anger was
kindled. [20] And Joseph's master took him and put him into the prison, the
place where the king's prisoners were confined, and he was there in prison.
[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. [22] And the keeper of
the prison committed to Joseph's care all the prisoners who were in the
prison; and whatever was done there, he was the doer of it; [23] the keeper
of the prison paid no heed to anything that was in Joseph's care, because
the LORD was with him; and whatever he did, the LORD made it prosper.
