Genesis 39:3

And his lord saw, that, Yahweh, was with him—and that whatsoever, he was doing, Yahweh, was causing to prosper in his hand.

The Emphasised Bible by J. B. Rotherham

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

2And it came to pass that Yahweh, was with Joseph, so that he became a prosperous man,—and was in the house of his lord the Egyptian.

4So Joseph found favour in his eyes and waited upon him,—and he made him overseer over his house, and all that he had, gave he into his hand.

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Cross References

Genesis 21:20And it came to pass that God was with the boy, and he grew,—and dwelt in the desert, and he became as he grew up, an archer,

Genesis 21:23Now, therefore, swear to me by God, here, that thou wilt not deal falsely by me, nor by mine offspring, nor by my descendants,—according to the lovingkindness wherewith I have dealt with thee, shalt thou deal with me, and with the land wherein thou hast sojourned.

Genesis 26:28And they said: We, saw plainly, that Yahweh was with thee, so we said, Let there be we pray thee an oath betwixt us both, betwixt us and thee,—and let us solemnise a covenant with thee:—

Genesis 30:30For it was, little, that thou hadst—before I came and then it brake forth into multitude, and Yahweh blessed thee at my every step. Now, therefore, when am, I, also to do something for my own house?

Genesis 39:23After nothing, was the chief of the prison looking, of whatever was in his hand,—in that Yahweh, was with him, and whatsoever, he was doing, Yahweh, was causing to prosper.

Joshua 1:7Only be very firm and bold, taking heed to do according to all the law which Moses my servant commanded thee, do not turn aside therefrom, to the right hand or to the left,—that thou mayest prosper, whithersoever thou goest.

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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