1Now Joseph had been taken to Egypt. An Egyptian named Potiphar, an officer of Pharaoh and the captain of the guards, bought him from the Ishmaelites39:1 Gn 37:25,28,36; Ps 105:17 who had brought him there.

2The Lord was with Joseph,39:2 Gn 39:3,21,23; Ac 7:9 and he became a successful man, serving39:2 Lit and he was in the household of his Egyptian master.

3When his master saw that the Lord was with him and that the Lord made everything he did successful,39:3 Ps 1:3

4Joseph found favor39:4 Gn 18:3; 19:19; 33:10 with his master and became his personal attendant. Potiphar also put him in charge of his household and placed all that he owned under his authority.39:4 Lit owned in his hand

5From the time that he put him in charge of his household and of all that he owned, the Lord blessed the Egyptian’s house because of Joseph.39:5 Gn 30:27 The Lord’s blessing was on all that he owned, in his house and in his fields.

6He left all that he owned under Joseph’s authority;39:6 Lit owned in Joseph’s hand he did not concern himself with anything except the food he ate.

21But the Lord was with Joseph and extended kindness to him.39:21 Gn 39:2; Ps 105:19; Ac 7:9 He granted him favor with the prison warden.39:21 Ex 3:21; 11:3; 12:36

22The warden put all the prisoners who were in the prison under Joseph’s authority,39:22 Lit prison in the hand of Joseph and he was responsible for everything that was done there.

23The warden did not bother with anything under Joseph’s authority,39:23 Lit anything in his hand because the Lord was with him, and the Lord made everything that he did successful.39:23 Gn 39:2–3