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Genesis 39:2–3

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39:2The Lord was with Joseph. He was successful4 and lived5 in the household of his Egyptian master. 39:3His master observed that the Lord was with him and that the Lord made everything he was doing successful.6

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Footnotes

  1. 4 Heb “and he was a prosperous man.” This does not mean that Joseph became wealthy, but that he was successful in what he was doing, or making progress in his situation (see 24:21).
  2. 5 Heb “and he was.”
  3. 6 The Hebrew text adds “in his hand,” a phrase not included in the translation for stylistic reasons.

In other versions

ESVEnglish Standard Version

The Lord was with Joseph, and he became a successful man, and he was in the house of his Egyptian master. His master saw that the Lord was with him and that the Lord caused all that he did to succeed in his hands.

NIVNew International Version (2011)

The Lord was with Joseph so that he prospered, and he lived in the house of his Egyptian master. When his master saw that the Lord was with him and that the Lord gave him success in everything he did,

CSBChristian Standard Bible

The Lord was with Joseph, and he became a successful man, serving in the household of his Egyptian master. When his master saw that the Lord was with him and that the Lord made everything he did successful,

NLTNew Living Translation

The Lord was with Joseph, so he succeeded in everything he did as he served in the home of his Egyptian master. Potiphar noticed this and realized that the Lord was with Joseph, giving him success in everything he did.

LEBThe Lexham English Bible

And Yahweh was with Joseph, and he became a successful man. And he was in the house of his master, the Egyptian. And his master observed that Yahweh was with him, and everything that was in his hand to do Yahweh made successful.

KJV 1900King James Version

And the Lord was with Joseph, and he was a prosperous man; and he was in the house of his master the Egyptian. And his master saw that the Lord was with him, and that the Lord made all that he did to prosper in his hand.