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Genesis 39:6

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39:6So Potiphar15 left16 everything he had in Joseph’s care;17 he gave no thought18 to anything except the food he ate.19

Now Joseph was well built and good-looking.20

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Footnotes

  1. 15 Heb “he”; the referent (Potiphar) has been specified in the translation for clarity.
  2. 16 The Hebrew verb translated left indicates he relinquished the care of it to Joseph. This is stronger than what was said earlier. Apparently Potiphar had come to trust Joseph so much that he knew it was in better care with Joseph than with anyone else.
  3. 17 Heb “hand.” This is a metonymy for being under the control or care of Joseph.
  4. 18 Heb “did not know.”
  5. 19 The expression except the food he ate probably refers to Potiphar’s private affairs and should not be limited literally to what he ate.
  6. 20 Heb “handsome of form and handsome of appearance.” The same Hebrew expressions were used in Gen 29:17 for Rachel.

In other versions

ESVEnglish Standard Version

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 handsome in form and appearance.

NIVNew International Version (2011)

So Potiphar left everything he had in Joseph’s care; with Joseph in charge, he did not concern himself with anything except the food he ate.

Now Joseph was well-built and handsome,

CSBChristian Standard Bible

He left all that he owned under Joseph’s authority; he did not concern himself with anything except the food he ate.

Now Joseph was well-built and handsome.

NLTNew Living Translation

So Potiphar gave Joseph complete administrative responsibility over everything he owned. With Joseph there, he didn’t worry about a thing—except what kind of food to eat!

Joseph was a very handsome and well-built young man,

LEBThe Lexham English Bible

And he left all that he had in the hand of Joseph, and he did not worry about anything except the food that he ate. Now Joseph was well built and handsome.

KJV 1900King James Version

And he left all that he had in Joseph’s hand; and he knew not ought he had, save the bread which he did eat. And Joseph was a goodly person, and well favoured.