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Text -- Genesis 39:1-14 (NET)
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Joseph and Potiphar’s Wife
39:1 Now Joseph had been brought down to Egypt . An Egyptian named Potiphar , an official of Pharaoh and the captain of the guard , purchased him from the Ishmaelites who had brought him there .
39:2 The Lord was with Joseph . He was successful and lived in the household of his Egyptian master .
39:3 His master observed that the Lord was with him and that the Lord made everything he was doing successful .
39:4 So Joseph found favor in his sight and became his personal attendant . Potiphar appointed Joseph overseer of his household and put him in charge of everything he owned .
39:5 From the time Potiphar appointed him over his household and over all that he owned , the Lord blessed the Egyptian’s household for Joseph’s sake . The blessing of the Lord was on everything that he had , both in his house and in his fields .
39:6 So Potiphar left everything he had in Joseph’s care ; he gave no thought to anything except the food he ate . Now Joseph was well built and good-looking .
39:7 Soon after these things , his master’s wife took notice of Joseph and said , “Have sex with me.”
39:8 But he refused , saying to his master’s wife , “Look , my master does not give any thought to his household with me here, and everything that he owns he has put into my care .
39:9 There is no one greater in this household than I am. He has withheld nothing from me except you because you are his wife . So how could I do such a great evil and sin against God ?”
39:10 Even though she continued to speak to Joseph day after day , he did not respond to her invitation to have sex with her.
39:11 One day he went into the house to do his work when none of the household servants were there in the house .
39:12 She grabbed him by his outer garment , saying , “Have sex with me!” But he left his outer garment in her hand and ran outside .
39:13 When she saw that he had left his outer garment in her hand and had run outside ,
39:14 she called for her household servants and said to them, “See , my husband brought in a Hebrew man to us to humiliate us. He tried to have sex with me, but I screamed loudly .
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Names, People and Places, Dictionary Themes and Topics
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Names, People and Places:
Dictionary Themes and Topics:
Joseph |
Temptation |
GENESIS, 1-2 |
Servant |
Decision |
Master |
Chastity |
Women |
Accusation, False |
Potiphar |
Character |
Conscience |
Civil Service |
Adultery |
Integrity |
Sin |
OVERSEER |
ISHMAEL |
God |
Hebrew |
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NET Notes -> Gen 39:1; Gen 39:1; Gen 39:1; Gen 39:2; Gen 39:2; Gen 39:3; Gen 39:4; Gen 39:4; Gen 39:4; Gen 39:5; Gen 39:5; Gen 39:5; Gen 39:5; Gen 39:5; Gen 39:6; Gen 39:6; Gen 39:6; Gen 39:6; Gen 39:6; Gen 39:6; Gen 39:7; Gen 39:7; Gen 39:7; Gen 39:8; Gen 39:8; Gen 39:8; Gen 39:8; Gen 39:9; Gen 39:10; Gen 39:10; Gen 39:10; Gen 39:11; Gen 39:11; Gen 39:12; Gen 39:12; Gen 39:14; Gen 39:14; Gen 39:14; Gen 39:14; Gen 39:14
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NET Notes: Gen 39:3 The Hebrew text adds “in his hand,” a phrase not included in the translation for stylistic reasons.
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NET Notes: Gen 39:5 The passage gives us a good picture of Joseph as a young man who was responsible and faithful, both to his master and to his God. This happened within...
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NET Notes: Gen 39:6 Heb “handsome of form and handsome of appearance.” The same Hebrew expressions were used in Gen 29:17 for Rachel.
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NET Notes: Gen 39:7 The story of Joseph and Potiphar’s wife has long been connected with the wisdom warnings about the strange woman who tries to seduce the young m...
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NET Notes: Gen 39:10 Heb “to lie beside her to be with her.” Here the expression “to lie beside” is a euphemism for sexual intercourse.
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NET Notes: Gen 39:12 For discussion of this episode, see A. M. Honeyman, “The Occasion of Joseph’s Temptation,” VT 2 (1952): 85-87.
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