Genesis 39:2

39:2 The Lord was with Joseph. He was successful ¹  and lived ²  in the household of his Egyptian master.

Genesis 39:21-23

39:21 But the Lord was with Joseph and showed him kindness. ³  He granted him favor in the sight of the prison warden. ⁴  39:22 The warden put all the prisoners under Joseph’s care. He was in charge of whatever they were doing. ⁵  39:23 The warden did not concern himself ⁶  with anything that was in Joseph’s ⁷  care because the Lord was with him and whatever he was doing the Lord was making successful.

[39:2]  ¹ tn Heb “and he was a prosperous man.” This does not mean that Joseph became wealthy, but that he was successful in what he was doing, or making progress in his situation (see 24:21).

[39:2]  ² tn Heb “and he was.”

[39:21]  ³ tn Heb “and he extended to him loyal love.”

[39:21]  ⁴ tn Or “the chief jailer” (also in the following verses).

[39:22]  ⁵ tn Heb “all which they were doing there, he was doing.” This probably means that Joseph was in charge of everything that went on in the prison.

[39:23]  ⁶ tn Heb “was not looking at anything.”

[39:23]  ⁷ tn Heb “his”; the referent (Joseph) has been specified in the translation for clarity.