Genesis 39:4

39:4 So Joseph found favor in his sight and became his personal attendant. ¹  Potiphar appointed Joseph ²  overseer of his household and put him in charge ³  of everything he owned.

Genesis 39:8

39:8 But he refused, saying ⁴  to his master’s wife, “Look, my master does not give any thought ⁵  to his household with me here, ⁶  and everything that he owns he has put into my care. ⁷ 

Genesis 39:23

39:23 The warden did not concern himself ⁸  with anything that was in Joseph’s ⁹  care because the Lord was with him and whatever he was doing the Lord was making successful.

Luke 16:10

16:10 “The one who is faithful in a very little ¹⁰  is also faithful in much, and the one who is dishonest in a very little is also dishonest in much.

Luke 19:17

19:17 And the king ¹¹  said to him, ‘Well done, good slave! Because you have been faithful ¹²  in a very small matter, you will have authority ¹³  over ten cities.’

[39:4]  ¹ sn The Hebrew verb translated became his personal attendant refers to higher domestic service, usually along the lines of a personal attendant. Here Joseph is made the household steward, a position well-attested in Egyptian literature.

[39:4]  ² tn Heb “him”; the referent (Joseph) has been specified in the translation for clarity.

[39:4]  ³ tn Heb “put into his hand.”

[39:8]  ⁴ tn Heb “and he said.”

[39:8]  ⁵ tn Heb “know.”

[39:8]  ⁶ tn The word “here” has been supplied in the translation for stylistic reasons.

[39:8]  ⁷ tn Heb “hand.” This is a metonymy for being under the control or care of Joseph.

[39:23]  ⁸ tn Heb “was not looking at anything.”

[39:23]  ⁹ tn Heb “his”; the referent (Joseph) has been specified in the translation for clarity.

[16:10]  ¹⁰ sn The point of the statement faithful in a very little is that character is shown in how little things are treated.

[19:17]  ¹¹ tn Grk “he”; the referent (the nobleman of v. 12, now a king) has been specified in the translation for clarity.

[19:17]  ¹² tn See Luke 16:10.

[19:17]  ¹³ sn The faithful slave received expanded responsibility (authority over ten cities) as a result of his faithfulness; this in turn is an exhortation to faithfulness for the reader.