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Genesis 39 📜 📕 ↷
Joseph and Potiphar's Wife
1 THEREFORE Joseph was brought into AEgypt, and Putiphar an Eunuch of Pharao, Prince of his army, a man of AEgypt bought him, at the hand of the Ismaelites, by whom he was brought.📜💬📚
2 And our Lord was with him, and he was a man that in all things did prosperously: and he dwelt in his master's house,📜💬📚
3 who knew very well that our Lord was with him, and that all things which he did were directed by him in his hand.📜💬📚
4 And Joseph found grace before his master, and ministered to him: by whom being made ruler over all his things, he governed the house committed to him, and all things that were delivered unto him:📜💬📚
5 and our Lord blessed the house of the AEgyptian for Joseph's sake, and multiplied as well in houses, as in lands all his substance.📜💬📚
6 Neither knew he any other thing, but the bread which he did eat. And Joseph was of beautiful countenance, and comely favoured to behold.📜💬📚
7 After many days therefore his Mistress cast her eyes on Joseph, and said: Sleep with me.📜💬📚
8 Who in no wise assenting to that wicked act, said to her: Behold, my master having delivered all things unto me, knoweth not what he hath in his own house:📜💬📚
9 Neither is there any thing which is not in my power, or that he hath not delivered to me, beside thee, that art his wife: how therefore can I do this wicked thing, and sin against my God?📜💬📚
10 With these kind of words day by day both the woman was importune upon the young man, and he refused the adultery.📜💬📚
11 And it chanced on a certain day, that Joseph went into the house, and did some business without any man with him:📜💬📚
12 and she catching the skirt of his garment, said: Sleep with me. Who leaving the cloak in her hand, fled, and went forth abroad.📜💬📚
Joseph Falsely Imprisoned
13 And when the woman saw the garment in her hands, and her self to be contemned,📜💬📚
14 she called to her the men of her house, and said to them: See he hath brought in an Hebrew to delude us: he came upon me for to lie with me; and when I had cried out,📜💬📚
15 and he heard my voice, he left the cloak that I held, and fled forth.📜💬📚
16 For an argument therefore of her credit she reserved the cloak, & shewed it to her husband returning home,📜💬📚
17 and said: There came unto me the Hebrew servant, whom thou didst bring hither, for to delude me:📜💬📚
18 and when he heard me cry, he left the cloak which I held, and fled forth.📜💬📚
19 His master hearing these things, and giving over light credit to his wife's words, was very wrath:📜💬📚
20 and delivered Joseph into prison, where the king's prisoners were kept, and he was there shut up.📜💬📚
21 And our Lord was with Joseph, and having mercy upon him gave him grace in the sight of the chief of the prison.📜💬📚
22 Who delivered in his hand all the prisoners that were kept in custody: and whatsoever was done, was under him.📜💬📚
23 Neither did himself know anything, having committed all things to him: for our Lord was with him, and directed all his works.📜💬📚
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