Genesis 39:4
And having a high opinion of Joseph as his servant, he made him the overseer of his house and gave him control over all he had.
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3And his master saw that the Lord was with him, making everything he did go well.
Cross References
Genesis 18:3And said, My Lord, if now I have grace in your eyes, do not go away from your servant:
Genesis 24:2And Abraham said to his chief servant, the manager of all his property, Come now, put your hand under my leg:
Genesis 33:8And he said, What were all those herds which I saw on the way? And Jacob said, They were an offering so that I might have grace in my lord's eyes.
Genesis 39:8But he would not, and said to her, You see that my master keeps no account of what I do in his house, and has put all his property in my control;
Genesis 41:40You, then, are to be over my house, and all my people will be ruled by your word: only as king will I be greater than you.
1 Samuel 2:26And the young Samuel, becoming older, had the approval of the Lord and of men.
Matthew Henry on Genesis 39:2-7
The History of Joseph. ( b. c. 1721.) 1 And Joseph was brought down to Egypt; and Potiphar, an officer of Pharaoh, captain of the guard, an Egyptian, bought him of the hands of the Ishmeelites, which had brought him down thither. 2 And the Lord was with Joseph, and he was a prosperous man; and he was in the house of his master the Egyptian. 3 And his master saw that the Lord was with him, and that the Lord made all that he did to prosper in his hand. 4 And Joseph found grace in his sight, and he served him: and he… Read the whole commentary →