Genesis 39:1

Joseph was brought down to Egypt. Potiphar, an officer of Pharaoh’s, the captain of the guard, an Egyptian, bought him from the hand of the Ishmaelites that had brought him down there.

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WEBBE

Joseph was brought down to Egypt. Potiphar, an officer of Pharaoh’s, the captain of the guard, an Egyptian, bought him from the hand of the Ishmaelites that had brought him down there.

BSB

Meanwhile, Joseph had been taken down to Egypt, where an Egyptian named Potiphar, an officer of Pharaoh and captain of the guard, bought him from the Ishmaelites who had taken him there.

KJV

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.

ASV

And Joseph was brought down to Egypt; and Potiphar, an officer of Pharaoh’s, the captain of the guard, an Egyptian, bought him of the hand of the Ishmaelites, that had brought him down thither.

BBE

Now Joseph was taken down to Egypt; and Potiphar the Egyptian, a captain of high position in Pharaoh's house, got him for a price from the Ishmaelites who had taken him there.

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וְיוֹסֵף ve·yo·sef and Joseph H3130 הוּרַד hu·rad he had been brought down H3381 מִצְרָיְמָה mitz·ra·ye·mah Egypt towards H4714 וַיִּקְנֵהוּ vai·yik·ne·hu and he bought him H7069 פּוֹטִיפַר po·ti·far Potiphar H6318 סְרִיס se·ris [the] official of H5631 פַּרְעֹה par·'oh Pharaoh H6547 שַׂר sar [the] commander of H8269 הַטַּבָּחִים ha·ta·ba·chim the bodyguards H2876 אִישׁ 'ish a man H376 מִצְרִי mitz·ri an Egyptian H4713 מִיַּד mi·yad from [the] hand of H3027 הַיִּשְׁמְעֵאלִים hai·yish·me·'e·lim the Ishmaelites H3459 אֲשֶׁר 'a·sher who H834 הוֹרִדֻהוּ ho·ri·du·hu they had brought down him H3381 שָׁמָּה sha·mah there towards H8033

Commentary

Matthew Henry · Verses 1–6

Our enemies may strip us of outward distinctions and ornaments; but wisdom and grace cannot be taken from us. They may separate us from friends, relatives, and country; but they cannot take from us the presence of the Lord. They may shut us from outward blessings, rob us of liberty, and confine us in dungeons; but they cannot shut us out from communion with God, from the throne of grace, or take from us the blessings of salvation. Joseph was blessed, wonderfully blessed, even in the house where he was a slave. God's presence with us, makes all we do prosperous. Good men are the blessings of the place where they live; good servants may be so, though mean and lightly esteemed. The prosperity of the wicked is, one way or other, for the sake of the godly. Here was a wicked family blessed for the sake of one good servant in it.

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People & places

JosephPharaohPotiphar Egypt

Topics

Civil ServiceIshmaelitesPotiphar

Cross-references: Treasury of Scripture Knowledge. Hebrew and Greek data from STEPBible.org (Tyndale House, Cambridge), CC BY 4.0. Library: sources.