Genesis:39

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* Now Joseph had been taken down to Egypt . And Potiphar , an officer of Pharaoh , captain of the guard , an Egyptian , bought him from the Ishmaelites who had taken him down there . * The LORD was with Joseph , and he was a successful 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 he did to prosper in his hand . * So Joseph found favor in his sight , and served him . Then he made him overseer of his house , and all that he had he put under his authority . * So it was , from the time that he had made him overseer of his house and all that he had , that the LORD blessed the Egyptian 's house for Joseph 's sake ; and the blessing of the LORD was on all that he had in the house and in the field . * Thus he left all that he had in Joseph 's hand , and he did not know what he had except for the bread which he ate . Now Joseph was handsome in form and appearance . * And it came to pass after these things that his master 's wife cast longing eyes on Joseph , and she said , "Lie with me ." * But he refused and said to his master 's wife , "Look , my master does not know what is with me in the house , and he has committed all that he has to my hand . * There is no one greater in this house than I , nor has he kept back anything from me but you , because you are his wife . How then can I do this great wickedness , and sin against God ?" * So it was , as she spoke to Joseph day by day , that he did not heed her , to lie with her or to be with her . * But it happened about this time , when Joseph went into the house to do his work , and none of the men of the house was inside , * that she caught him by his garment , saying , "Lie with me ." But he left his garment in her hand , and fled and ran outside . * And so it was , when she saw that he had left his garment in her hand and fled outside , * that she called to the men of her house and spoke to them , saying , "See , he has brought in to us a Hebrew to mock us . He came in to me to lie with me , and I cried out with a loud voice . * And it happened , when he heard that I lifted my voice and cried out , that he left his garment with me , and fled and went outside ." * So she kept his garment with her until his master came home . * Then she spoke to him with words like these , saying , "The Hebrew servant whom you brought to us came in to me to mock me ; * so it happened , as I lifted my voice and cried out , that he left his garment with me and fled outside ." * So it was , when his master heard the words which his wife spoke to him , saying , "Your servant did to me after this manner ," that his anger was aroused . * Then Joseph 's master took him and put him into the prison , a place where the king 's prisoners were confined . And he was there in the prison . * But the LORD was with Joseph and showed him mercy , and He gave him favor in the sight of the keeper of the prison . * And the keeper of the prison committed to Joseph 's hand all the prisoners who were in the prison ; whatever they did there , it was his doing . * The keeper of the prison did not look into anything that was under Joseph 's authority , because the LORD was with him ; and whatever he did , the LORD made it prosper .

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