Genesis 39:21
But Yahweh was still with Joseph and was kind to him. And so the prison guard was pleased with him,
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In Context
20He told his men to grab Joseph and put him in the king's prison and there he stayed.
22and put him in charge of all the other prisoners.
Cross References
Genesis 21:22One day Abimelech, king of Gerar, went to Abraham with Phicol, the officer in charge of his army. Abimelech said to Abraham, “God is with you all the time.
Genesis 39:3Potiphar saw that Yahweh was with Joseph and always helped him to work well.
Genesis 40:3But the king put them both in jail, because he didn't want them any more. And they stayed in the prison guard's house, in the same place where Joseph was already staying.
Matthew Henry on Genesis 39:20-23
19 And it came to pass, when his master heard the words of his wife, which she spake unto him, saying, After this manner did thy servant to me; that his wrath was kindled. 20 And Joseph's master took him, and put him into the prison, a place where the king's prisoners were bound: and he was there in the prison. 21 But the Lord was with Joseph, and showed him mercy, and gave him favour in the sight of the keeper of the prison. 22 And the keeper of the prison committed to Joseph's hand all the prisoners that were in… Read the whole commentary →