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Genesis 39:1

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Joseph 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.

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Genesis 39:1 in other translations

And Joseph was brought down to Egypt; and Potiphar, an officer of Pharaoh’s, the captain of the guard, an Egyptian, bought him of the hand of the Ishmaelites, that had brought him down thither.

Genesis 39:1 · American Standard Version

Genesis 39:1 in context

  1. 1Joseph 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.
  2. 2Yahweh was with Joseph, and he was a prosperous man. He was in the house of his master the Egyptian.
  3. 3His master saw that Yahweh was with him, and that Yahweh made all that he did prosper in his hand.