Genesis 39:2

And God was with Ioseph, and he became a luckie man, continuyng in the house of his maister the Egyptian.

Bible (Bishops')

In The King James Version

And the LORD was with Joseph, and he was a prosperous man; and he was in the house of his master the Egyptian.

In Context

1Ioseph was brought vnto Egypt, and Putiphar, a Lorde of Pharaos, and his chiefe stewarde, an Egyptian, bought hym of the Ismaelites, whiche had brought hym thyther.

3And his maister saw that God was with hym, and that God made all that he dyd to prosper in his hande.

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Cross References

Genesis 21:22And at the same season, Abimelech and Phicol his chiefe captayne spake vnto Abraham, saying, God [is] with thee in all that thou doest:

Genesis 26:28Whiche aunswered: We sawe most certainly that the Lord was with thee, and we sayde: let there be nowe an oth betwixt vs, euen betwixt vs and thee, and let vs make a league with thee:

Genesis 39:21But the Lord was with Ioseph, and shewed hym mercie, and got hym fauour in the sight of the lord of the prison.

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 →

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