1 Now Joseph was taken down to Egypt, and Potiphar, an officer of Pharaoh, commander of the guard, an Egyptian, bought him from the Ishmaelites who had brought him there.
2 Yahweh blessed Joseph while he lived in the house of his master, the Egyptian, and everything went right for him.
3 The Egyptian could see that God was with him and everything worked well for him.
4 So Joseph pleased his master who made him overseer of his house and of all that he owned,
5 and from that time God blessed the Egyptian's house because of Joseph; he blessed all that the Egyptian owned, his household and his land.
6 The Egyptian left all he had to the care of Joseph and, with Joseph fully in charge, he concerned himself with nothing except the food that he ate. Now Joseph was a handsome man and well-built.
7 After some time his master's wife kept noticing him and said, "Sleep with me."
8 But he refused and said to her, "With me in charge, my master has no concern about anything in the house and has entrusted to me all that he has.
9 He is no more master in this house than I am and he refuses me nothing, except yourself, of course, because you are his wife. How then could I do such an evil thing and sin against God?"
10 Now, although day after day she spoke to Joseph, he would not agree to sleep with her or give himself to her.
11 It happened that one day, when he entered the house to attend to his duties, none of the servants were in the house.
12 Then Potiphar's wife caught hold of Joseph by his cloak saying, "Come to bed with me." But Joseph left his cloak in her hands and ran out of the house.
13 As soon as he had run out of the house,
14 she called her servants and said, "Look, a Hebrew has been brought here to make fun of us; he came here to lie with me; so I screamed
15 and when he heard me scream he left his cloak with me and ran out of the house."
16 Then she kept the cloak by her until the master came home.
17 She then told her story, "That Hebrew slave of yours came to make sport of me,
18 but when I screamed he left his cloak with me and ran out of the house."
19 When his master heard what his wife told him, "This is how your servant treated me," he blazed with anger.
20 He took Joseph and put him in the Royal Prison where the king's prisoners were kept. But while Joseph was in prison
21 Yahweh was with him and showed him kindness so that he was well-liked by the warden of the prison.
22 The warden put him in charge of all the prisoners and made him responsible for all that was done there.
23 The warden did not interfere with anything that was under Joseph's care, because Yahweh was with him and gave him success in everything he did.
Versículos relacionados com Genesis, 39:
Genesis 39 narrates Joseph's story in Egypt, where he is sold as a slave by his brothers and becomes a servant of Potiphar, an Egyptian officer. In the chapter, Joseph is unfairly accused by Potifar's wife of trying to seduce her and is thrown into prison. After all, God is with Joseph and blesses him, allowing him to become a respected administrator in prison. Here are five verses related to the themes of the chapter:
Psalm 105:17-18: "He sent a man before them, Joseph, sold as a slave. They hurt his feet with shackles and thrown him into irons." This verse recalls the moment when Joseph was sold as a slave by his own brothers, showing the cruelty and injustice he suffered.
Proverbs 6:32: "The adulterer has no judgment; destroys himself, ending his own life." The false accusation of Potiphar against Joseph is an example of adulterous temptation. This verse emphasizes the severity of sin and its consequences.
Isaiah 41:10: "Do not fear, for I am with you; I do not haunt, because I am your God; I strengthen you, and help you, and I support you with my faithful right hand." Even in the most difficult situations, such as Joseph's unfair arrest, God remains by our side. This verse emphasizes the importance of faith in God during trials.
2 Timothy 2:22: "Escape from the passions of youth and follow justice, faith, love and peace, together with those who, with pure heart, invoke the Lord." José resisted Potifar's wife's temptation, running away from the situation. This verse encourages us to resist temptations and follow a path of justice and holiness.
Philippians 4:13: "I can do everything in him who strengthens me." Even in the worst circumstances, such as Joseph's unfair arrest, God gives us strength and enables us to overcome our challenges. This verse reminds us that we can face anything with God's help.
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