Genesis 39:1

Meanwhile, Joseph was led into Egypt. And Putiphar, a eunuch of Pharaoh, a leader of the army, an Egyptian man, purchased him from the hand of the Ishmaelites, by whom he was brought.

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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.

In Context

2And the Lord was with him, and he was a man who prospered in everything that he did. And he lived in the house of his lord,

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Cross References

Genesis 37:28And when the Midianite merchants were passing by, they drew him from the cistern, and they sold him to the Ishmaelites for twenty pieces of silver. And these led him into Egypt.

Genesis 45:4And he said to them mildly, “Approach toward me.” And when they had approached close by, he said: “I am Joseph, your brother, whom you sold into Egypt.

Acts 7:9And the Patriarchs, being jealous, sold Joseph into Egypt. But God was with him.

Matthew Henry on Genesis 39:1

At this chapter we return to the story of Joseph. We have him here, I. A servant, a slave in Potiphar's house ( ver. 1 ), and yet there greatly honoured and favoured, 1. By the providence of God, which made him, in effect, a master, ver. 2-6 . 2. By the grace of God, which made him more than a conqueror over a strong temptation to uncleanness, ver. 7-12 . II. We have him here a sufferer, falsely accused ( ver. 13-18 ), imprisoned ( ver. 19, 20 ), and yet his imprisonment made both honourable and comfortable by the… Read the whole commentary →

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