Genesis 39:3

Potifar saw that God helped Joseph do everything just right.

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In The King James Version

And his master saw that the LORD was with him, and that the LORD made all that he did to prosper in his hand.

In Context

2God was very good to Joseph and helped him to do everything the right way. Joseph was so good at what he did, he was allowed to live in Potifar's house.

4And so Potifar was happy with Joseph and made him the boss over all the people in his house and over everything he owned.

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Cross References

Genesis 21:20God kept Ishmael safe as he grew up in the dry country called Paran. He learned how to be a great hunter and later on Hagar got a wife for him from Egypt.

Genesis 21:23But, Abraham, you are not one of my people. You are a stranger living here in my country and I have been kind to you and to all your people. And so, I want you to be kind to me and to all my people. And I want you to promise me that you will never try to trick me, or the family that comes after me. And I want you to say, ‘God, punish me if I break this promise.’”

Genesis 26:28King Abimelek said, “When you lived with us, we were good to you. And we could see that God was helping you. God blessed you and did good things for you and made you strong. God helped you that much that you started to be too strong for us, and we were frightened of what you might do. That is why we sent you away and did not try to hurt you. We wanted to live quietly by ourselves. But we can see that God is doing more good things for you. And so, we think that you and I should make a promise that our people will not fight each other.”

Genesis 30:30When I came to live here, you only had a few animals, but now you are rich. Everything I did for you worked out well. And God has used me to give you good things. But it is time for me to do something good for my own family.”

Genesis 39:23And so the guard did not have to worry about anything that happened in the jail. The Lord was with Joseph and helped him do everything just right.

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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