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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Genesis 39:1 in context
Genesis 39:1–4
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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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The LORD was with Joseph, and he was a prosperous man. He was in the house of his master the Egyptian.
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His master saw that the LORD was with him, and that the LORD made all that he did prosper in his hand.
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Joseph found favor in his sight. He ministered to him, and Potiphar made him overseer over his house, and all that he had he put into his hand.
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