Bereshet (Genesis) - Chapter 39

39:1 Yoseph was brought down to Egypt. Potiphar, an officer of Pharaoh's, the captain of the guard, an Egyptian, bought him from the hand of the Ishmaelites that had brought him down there. 39:2 Mar-Yah was with Yoseph, and he was a prosperous man. He was in the house of his master the Egyptian. 39:3 His master saw that Mar-Yah was with him, and that Mar-Yah made all that he did prosper in his hand. 39:4 Yoseph found favour in his sight. He ministered to him, and he made him overseer over his house, and all that he had he put into his hand. 39:5 It happened from the time that he made him overseer in his house, and over all that he had, that Mar-Yah blessed the Egyptian's house for Yoseph's sake; and the blessing of Mar-Yah was on all that he had, in the house and in the field. 39:6 He left all that he had in Yoseph's hand. He did not concern himself with anything, except for the food which he ate.

Yoseph was well-built and handsome. 39:7 It happened after these things, that his master's wife cast her eyes on Yoseph; and she said, "Lie with me."

39:8 But he refused, and said to his master's wife, "Behold, my master does not know what is with me in the house, and he has put all that he has into my hand. 39:9 He is not greater in this house than I, neither 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?"

39:10 As she spoke to Yoseph day by day, he did not listen to her, to lie by her, or to be with her. 39:11 About this time, he went into the house to do his work, and there were none of the men of the house inside. 39:12 She caught him by his garment, saying, "Lie with me!"

He left his garment in her hand, and ran outside. 39:13 When she saw that he had left his garment in her hand, and had run outside, 39:14 she called to the men of her house, and spoke to them, saying, "Behold, he has brought in a Hebrew to us to mock us. He came in to me to rape me, and I cried with a loud voice. 39:15 It happened, when he heard that I lifted up my voice and cried, that he left his garment by me, and ran outside." 39:16 She laid up his garment by her, until his master came home. 39:17 She spoke to him according to these words, saying, "The Hebrew servant, whom you have brought to us, came in to me to mock me, 39:18 and it happened, as I lifted up my voice and cried, that he left his garment by me, and ran outside."

39:19 It happened, when his master heard the words of his wife, which she spoke to him, saying, "This is what your servant did to me," that his wrath was kindled. 39:20 Yoseph's master took him, and put him into the prison, the place where the king's prisoners were bound, and he was there in custody. 39:21 But Mar-Yah was with Yoseph, and showed kindness to him, and gave him favour in the sight of the keeper of the prison. 39:22 The keeper of the prison committed to Yoseph's hand all the prisoners who were in the prison. Whatever they did there, he was responsible for it. 39:23 The keeper of the prison did not look after anything that was under his hand, because Mar-Yah was with him; and that which he did, Mar-Yah made it prosper.