Genesis 39:5

From the time that he made him overseer in his house, and over all that he had, Yahweh blessed the Egyptian’s house for Joseph’s sake. Yahweh’s blessing was on all that he had, in the house and in the field.

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WEBBE

From the time that he made him overseer in his house, and over all that he had, the LORD blessed the Egyptian’s house for Joseph’s sake. The LORD’s blessing was on all that he had, in the house and in the field.

BSB

From the time that he put Joseph in charge of his household and all he owned, the LORD blessed the Egyptian’s household on account of him. The LORD’s blessing was on everything he owned, both in his house and in his field.

KJV

And it came to pass from the time that he had made him overseer in his house, and over all that he had, that the LORD blessed the Egyptian’s house for Joseph’s sake; and the blessing of the LORD was upon all that he had in the house, and in the field.

ASV

And it came to pass from the time that he made him overseer in his house, and over all that he had, that Jehovah blessed the Egyptian’s house for Joseph’s sake; and the blessing of Jehovah was upon all that he had, in the house and in the field.

BBE

And from the time when he made him overseer and gave him control of all his property, the blessing of the Lord was with the Egyptian, because of Joseph; the blessing of the Lord was on all he had, in the house and in the field.

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וַיְהִי vay·hi and it was H1961 מֵאָז me·'az from then H227 הִפְקִיד hif·kid he appointed H6485 אֹתוֹ 'o·to (marks the object) him H853 בְּבֵיתוֹ be·vei·to in household his H1004 וְעַל ve·'al and over H5921 כָּל־ kol- all H3605 אֲשֶׁר 'a·sher that H834 יֶשׁ־ yesh- there H3426 לוֹ lo [belonged] to (the) him H9033 וַיְבָרֶךְ vay·va·rekh and he blessed H1288 יְהוָה yah·weh Yahweh H3068 אֶת־ 'et- (marks the object) H853 בֵּית beit [the] household of H1004 הַמִּצְרִי ha·mitz·ri the Egyptian H4713 בִּגְלַל big·lal on account of H1558 יוֹסֵף yo·sef Joseph H3130 וַיְהִי vay·hi and it was H1961 בִּרְכַּת bir·kat [the] blessing of H1293 יְהוָה yah·weh Yahweh H3068 בְּכָל־ be·khol on all H3605 אֲשֶׁר 'a·sher that H834 יֶשׁ־ yesh- there H3426 לוֹ lo [belonged] to (the) him H9033 בַּבַּיִת ba·ba·yit in the house H1004 וּבַשָּׂדֶה u·va·sa·deh and in the field H7704

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