Genesis

Chapter 39

Phonetic (Hebrew): veyose֖p hura֣d mitzera֑yemah vayּiqene֡hu pּotiypar֩ seri֨ys pּare'o֜h shsa֤r hatּabּachiym֙ 'i֣yshsh mitzeri֔y miyּad֙ hayּishsheme'e'li֔ym 'ashshe֥r horidu֖hu shshaֽmּah׃

Edified Edition (EDE)Joseph was brought down to Egypt. Potiphar, an official of Pharaoh and the captain of the guard, an Egyptian, bought him from the Ishmaelites who had brought him down there.

וְיוֹסֵ֖ף הוּרַ֣ד מִצְרָ֑יְמָה וַיִּקְנֵ֡הוּ פּוֹטִיפַר֩ סְרִ֨יס פַּרְעֹ֜ה שַׂ֤ר הַטַּבָּחִים֙ אִ֣ישׁ מִצְרִ֔י מִיַּד֙ הַיִּשְׁמְעֵאלִ֔ים אֲשֶׁ֥ר הוֹרִדֻ֖הוּ שָֽׁמָּה׃

Phonetic (Hebrew): vayehi֤y yehvah֙ 'et-yose֔p vayehi֖y 'i֣yshsh matzeli֑ycha vayehi֕y bּebe֥yt 'adona֖yv hamּitzeriֽy׃

Edified Edition (EDE)The LORD was with Joseph and he was a successful man; he lived in the house of his Egyptian master.

וַיְהִ֤י יְהוָה֙ אֶת־יוֹסֵ֔ף וַיְהִ֖י אִ֣ישׁ מַצְלִ֑יחַ וַיְהִ֕י בְּבֵ֥ית אֲדֹנָ֖יו הַמִּצְרִֽי׃

Phonetic (Hebrew): vayּa֣re 'adona֔yv kּi֥y yehva֖h 'itּ֑o vekol֙ 'ashsher-h֣u 'oshse֔h yehva֖h matzeli֥ycha bּeyadֽo׃

Edified Edition (EDE)His master saw that the LORD was with him, and that the LORD made all that he did to prosper.

וַיַּ֣רְא אֲדֹנָ֔יו כִּ֥י יְהוָ֖ה אִתּ֑וֹ וְכֹל֙ אֲשֶׁר־ה֣וּא עֹשֶׂ֔ה יְהוָ֖ה מַצְלִ֥יחַ בְּיָדֽוֹ׃

Phonetic (Hebrew): vayּimetza֨ yose֥p che֛n bּe'eyna֖yv vayeshsha֣ret 'ot֑o vayּapeqide֨hu֙ 'al-bּeyt֔o vekal-yeshsh-l֖o nata֥n bּeyadֽo׃

Edified Edition (EDE)Joseph found favour in his sight. He served him, and Potiphar made him overseer of his house, putting into his hand all that he owned.

וַיִּמְצָ֨א יוֹסֵ֥ף חֵ֛ן בְּעֵינָ֖יו וַיְשָׁ֣רֶת אֹת֑וֹ וַיַּפְקִדֵ֨הוּ֙ עַל־בֵּית֔וֹ וְכָל־יֶשׁ־ל֖וֹ נָתַ֥ן בְּיָדֽוֹ׃

Phonetic (Hebrew): vayehi֡y me'az֩ hipeqi֨yd 'ot֜o bּebeyt֗o ve'al֙ kּal-'ashshe֣r yeshsh-l֔o vayeba֧reke yehva֛h 'et-bּe֥yt hamּitzeri֖y bּigela֣l yose֑p vayehi֞y bּirekּa֤t yehvah֙ bּekal-'ashshe֣r yeshsh-l֔o bּabּa֖yit ubashsּadeֽh׃

Edified Edition (EDE)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, both in the house and in the field.

וַיְהִ֡י מֵאָז֩ הִפְקִ֨יד אֹת֜וֹ בְּבֵית֗וֹ וְעַל֙ כָּל־אֲשֶׁ֣ר יֶשׁ־ל֔וֹ וַיְבָ֧רֶךְ יְהוָ֛ה אֶת־בֵּ֥ית הַמִּצְרִ֖י בִּגְלַ֣ל יוֹסֵ֑ף וַיְהִ֞י בִּרְכַּ֤ת יְהוָה֙ בְּכָל־אֲשֶׁ֣ר יֶשׁ־ל֔וֹ בַּבַּ֖יִת וּבַשָּׂדֶֽה׃

Phonetic (Hebrew): vayּa'azo֣b kּal-'ashsher-lo֮ bּeyad-yosep֒ velo'-yada֤ 'itּo֙ me'֔umah kּi֥y 'im-halּe֖chem 'ashsher-h֣u 'oke֑l vayehi֣y yose֔p yepeh-to֖'ar viype֥h mare'eֽh׃

Edified Edition (EDE)Potiphar left all that he had in Joseph's hand; he did not concern himself with anything except the food which he ate. Now Joseph was well-built and handsome.

וַיַּעֲזֹ֣ב כָּל־אֲשֶׁר־לוֹ֮ בְּיַד־יוֹסֵף֒ וְלֹא־יָדַ֤ע אִתּוֹ֙ מְא֔וּמָה כִּ֥י אִם־הַלֶּ֖חֶם אֲשֶׁר־ה֣וּא אוֹכֵ֑ל וַיְהִ֣י יוֹסֵ֔ף יְפֵה־תֹ֖אַר וִיפֵ֥ה מַרְאֶֽה׃

Phonetic (Hebrew): vayehi֗y 'achar֙ hadּebari֣ym ha'e֔lּeh vatּishsּa֧ 'eֽshshet-'adona֛yv 'et-'eyne֖yha 'el-yose֑p vatּo֖'mer shshikeba֥h 'imּiֽy׃

Edified Edition (EDE)After these things, his master's wife set her eyes on Joseph and she said, "Lie with me."

וַיְהִ֗י אַחַר֙ הַדְּבָרִ֣ים הָאֵ֔לֶּה וַתִּשָּׂ֧א אֵֽשֶׁת־אֲדֹנָ֛יו אֶת־עֵינֶ֖יהָ אֶל־יוֹסֵ֑ף וַתֹּ֖אמֶר שִׁכְבָ֥ה עִמִּֽי׃

Phonetic (Hebrew): vayema'e֓n ׀ vayּo֨'mer֙ 'el-'e֣shshet 'adona֔yv he֣n 'adoni֔y lo'-yada֥ 'itּi֖y mah-bּabּa֑yit veko֥l 'ashsher-yeshsh-l֖o nata֥n bּeyadiֽy׃

Edified Edition (EDE)But he refused and said to his master's wife, "Behold, my master does not know what is with me in the house, and he has put all that he possesses into my hand.

וַיְמָאֵ֓ן ׀ וַיֹּ֨אמֶר֙ אֶל־אֵ֣שֶׁת אֲדֹנָ֔יו הֵ֣ן אֲדֹנִ֔י לֹא־יָדַ֥ע אִתִּ֖י מַה־בַּבָּ֑יִת וְכֹ֥ל אֲשֶׁר־יֶשׁ־ל֖וֹ נָתַ֥ן בְּיָדִֽי׃

Phonetic (Hebrew): eyne֨nּu gad֜ol bּabּa֣yit hazּeh֮ mimּenּiy֒ veloֽ'-chashsa֤ke mimּe֨nּiy֙ me'֔umah kּi֥y 'im-'ota֖ke bּa'ashshe֣r 'atּe-'ishshetּ֑o ve'e֨yke 'eֽ'eshse֜h hara'a֤h hagּedolah֙ hazּo֔'t vechata֖'tiy leֽ'lohiֽym׃

Edified Edition (EDE)No one is greater in this house than I am, and he has kept back nothing from me but you, because you are his wife. How then can I do this great wickedness and sin against God?"

אֵינֶ֨נּוּ גָד֜וֹל בַּבַּ֣יִת הַזֶּה֮ מִמֶּנִּי֒ וְלֹֽא־חָשַׂ֤ךְ מִמֶּ֨נִּי֙ מְא֔וּמָה כִּ֥י אִם־אוֹתָ֖ךְ בַּאֲשֶׁ֣ר אַתְּ־אִשְׁתּ֑וֹ וְאֵ֨יךְ אֶֽעֱשֶׂ֜ה הָרָעָ֤ה הַגְּדֹלָה֙ הַזֹּ֔את וְחָטָ֖אתִי לֵֽאלֹהִֽים׃

Phonetic (Hebrew): vayehi֕y kּedabּera֥hּ 'el-yose֖p y֣om ׀ y֑om velo'-shshama֥ 'ele֛yha lishshekּa֥b 'etzela֖hּ lihey֥ot 'imּaֽhּ׃

Edified Edition (EDE)As she spoke to Joseph day by day, he did not listen to her to lie by her or to be with her.

וַיְהִ֕י כְּדַבְּרָ֥הּ אֶל־יוֹסֵ֖ף י֣וֹם ׀ י֑וֹם וְלֹא־שָׁמַ֥ע אֵלֶ֛יהָ לִשְׁכַּ֥ב אֶצְלָ֖הּ לִהְי֥וֹת עִמָּֽהּ׃

Phonetic (Hebrew): vayehiy֙ kּehayּ֣om hazּe֔h vayּabo֥ habּa֖yetah la'ashs֣ot mela'ketּ֑o ve'e֨yn 'i֜yshsh me'aneshshe֥y habּa֛yit shsha֖m bּabּaֽyit׃

Edified Edition (EDE)About this time, he went into the house to do his work, and none of the household staff were inside.

וַיְהִי֙ כְּהַיּ֣וֹם הַזֶּ֔ה וַיָּבֹ֥א הַבַּ֖יְתָה לַעֲשׂ֣וֹת מְלַאכְתּ֑וֹ וְאֵ֨ין אִ֜ישׁ מֵאַנְשֵׁ֥י הַבַּ֛יִת שָׁ֖ם בַּבָּֽיִת׃

Phonetic (Hebrew): vatּitepּeshse֧hu bּebiged֛o le'mo֖r shshikeba֣h 'imּi֑y vayּa'azo֤b bּigedo֙ bּeyada֔hּ vayּa֖nas vayּetze֥ hachֽutzah׃

Edified Edition (EDE)She caught him by his garment, saying, "Lie with me!" But he left his garment in her hand and ran outside.

וַתִּתְפְּשֵׂ֧הוּ בְּבִגְד֛וֹ לֵאמֹ֖ר שִׁכְבָ֣ה עִמִּ֑י וַיַּעֲזֹ֤ב בִּגְדוֹ֙ בְּיָדָ֔הּ וַיָּ֖נָס וַיֵּצֵ֥א הַחֽוּצָה׃

Phonetic (Hebrew): vayehiy֙ kּire'ota֔hּ kּiֽy-'aza֥b bּiged֖o bּeyada֑hּ vayּa֖nas hachֽutzah׃

Edified Edition (EDE)When she saw that he had left his garment in her hand and had run outside,

וַיְהִי֙ כִּרְאוֹתָ֔הּ כִּֽי־עָזַ֥ב בִּגְד֖וֹ בְּיָדָ֑הּ וַיָּ֖נָס הַחֽוּצָה׃

Phonetic (Hebrew): vatּiqera֞ le'aneshshe֣y beyta֗hּ vatּo֤'mer lahem֙ le'mo֔r re'֗u he֥biy la֛nu 'i֥yshsh 'iberi֖y letza֣cheq bּa֑nu bּa֤ 'elay֙ lishshekּa֣b 'imּi֔y va'eqera֖ bּeq֥ol gּadֽol׃

Edified Edition (EDE)she called to the men of her house and spoke to them, saying, "Behold, he has brought a Hebrew in to mock us. He came in to me to lie with me, and I cried out with a loud voice.

וַתִּקְרָ֞א לְאַנְשֵׁ֣י בֵיתָ֗הּ וַתֹּ֤אמֶר לָהֶם֙ לֵאמֹ֔ר רְא֗וּ הֵ֥בִיא לָ֛נוּ אִ֥ישׁ עִבְרִ֖י לְצַ֣חֶק בָּ֑נוּ בָּ֤א אֵלַי֙ לִשְׁכַּ֣ב עִמִּ֔י וָאֶקְרָ֖א בְּק֥וֹל גָּדֽוֹל׃

Phonetic (Hebrew): vayehi֣y keshshame'֔o kּiֽy-hariymo֥tiy qoli֖y va'eqera֑ vayּa'azo֤b bּigedo֙ 'etzeli֔y vayּa֖nas vayּetze֥ hachֽutzah׃

Edified Edition (EDE)When he heard that I lifted up my voice and cried out, he left his garment by me and ran outside."

וַיְהִ֣י כְשָׁמְע֔וֹ כִּֽי־הֲרִימֹ֥תִי קוֹלִ֖י וָאֶקְרָ֑א וַיַּעֲזֹ֤ב בִּגְדוֹ֙ אֶצְלִ֔י וַיָּ֖נָס וַיֵּצֵ֥א הַחֽוּצָה׃

Phonetic (Hebrew): vatּanּa֥ch bּiged֖o 'etzela֑hּ 'ad-bּ֥o 'adona֖yv 'el-bּeytֽo׃

Edified Edition (EDE)She kept his garment by her until his master came home.

וַתַּנַּ֥ח בִּגְד֖וֹ אֶצְלָ֑הּ עַד־בּ֥וֹא אֲדֹנָ֖יו אֶל־בֵּיתֽוֹ׃

Phonetic (Hebrew): vatּedabּe֣r 'ela֔yv kּadּebari֥ym ha'e֖lּeh le'mo֑r bּaֽ'-'ela֞y ha'e֧bed haֽ'iberi֛y 'ashsher-hebe֥'ta lּa֖nu letza֥cheq bּiֽy׃

Edified Edition (EDE)She spoke to him with these words, saying, "The Hebrew servant whom you brought to us came in to me to mock me,

וַתְּדַבֵּ֣ר אֵלָ֔יו כַּדְּבָרִ֥ים הָאֵ֖לֶּה לֵאמֹ֑ר בָּֽא־אֵלַ֞י הָעֶ֧בֶד הָֽעִבְרִ֛י אֲשֶׁר־הֵבֵ֥אתָ לָּ֖נוּ לְצַ֥חֶק בִּֽי׃

Phonetic (Hebrew): vayehi֕y kּahariymi֥y qoli֖y va'eqera֑ vayּa'azo֥b bּiged֛o 'etzeli֖y vayּa֥nas hachֽutzah׃

Edified Edition (EDE)and as I lifted up my voice and cried out, he left his garment by me and ran outside."

וַיְהִ֕י כַּהֲרִימִ֥י קוֹלִ֖י וָאֶקְרָ֑א וַיַּעֲזֹ֥ב בִּגְד֛וֹ אֶצְלִ֖י וַיָּ֥נָס הַחֽוּצָה׃

Phonetic (Hebrew): vayehiy֩ kishshemo֨'a 'adona֜yv 'et-dּibere֣y 'ishshetּ֗o 'ashshe֨r dּibּera֤h 'elayv֙ le'mo֔r kּadּebari֣ym ha'e֔lּeh 'a֥shsahּ li֖y 'abedּe֑ka vayּi֖char 'apּֽo׃

Edified Edition (EDE)When his master heard the words of his wife which she spoke to him, saying, "This is what your servant did to me," his wrath was kindled.

וַיְהִי֩ כִשְׁמֹ֨עַ אֲדֹנָ֜יו אֶת־דִּבְרֵ֣י אִשְׁתּ֗וֹ אֲשֶׁ֨ר דִּבְּרָ֤ה אֵלָיו֙ לֵאמֹ֔ר כַּדְּבָרִ֣ים הָאֵ֔לֶּה עָ֥שָׂהּ לִ֖י עַבְדֶּ֑ךָ וַיִּ֖חַר אַפּֽוֹ׃

Phonetic (Hebrew): vayּiqּach֩ 'adone֨y yose֜p 'ot֗o vaֽyּitּene֨hu֙ 'el-bּe֣yt hasּo֔har meq֕om 'ashsher-'svry 'asiyre֥y hamּe֖leke 'asuri֑ym vֽayehiy-shsha֖m bּebe֥yt hasּoֽhar׃

Edified Edition (EDE)Joseph's master took him and put him into the prison, the place where the king's prisoners were bound; and he was there in custody.

וַיִּקַּח֩ אֲדֹנֵ֨י יוֹסֵ֜ף אֹת֗וֹ וַֽיִּתְּנֵ֨הוּ֙ אֶל־בֵּ֣ית הַסֹּ֔הַר מְק֕וֹם אֲשֶׁר־אסורי אֲסִירֵ֥י הַמֶּ֖לֶךְ אֲסוּרִ֑ים וַֽיְהִי־שָׁ֖ם בְּבֵ֥ית הַסֹּֽהַר׃

Phonetic (Hebrew): vayehi֤y yehvah֙ 'et-yose֔p vayּe֥t 'ela֖yv cha֑sed vayּitּe֣n chinּ֔o bּe'eyne֖y shsa֥r bּeyt-hasּoֽhar׃

Edified Edition (EDE)But the LORD was with Joseph and showed kindness to him, and gave him favour in the sight of the keeper of the prison.

וַיְהִ֤י יְהוָה֙ אֶת־יוֹסֵ֔ף וַיֵּ֥ט אֵלָ֖יו חָ֑סֶד וַיִּתֵּ֣ן חִנּ֔וֹ בְּעֵינֵ֖י שַׂ֥ר בֵּית־הַסֹּֽהַר׃

Phonetic (Hebrew): vayּitּe֞n shsa֤r bּeyt-hasּo֨har֙ bּeyad-yose֔p 'e֚t kּal-ha֣'asiyri֔m 'ashshe֖r bּebe֣yt hasּo֑har ve'e֨t kּal-'ashshe֤r 'oshsiym֙ shsha֔m h֖u haya֥h 'oshseֽh׃

Edified Edition (EDE)The keeper of the prison committed to Joseph's hand all the prisoners who were in the prison; whatever they did there, he was responsible for it.

וַיִּתֵּ֞ן שַׂ֤ר בֵּית־הַסֹּ֨הַר֙ בְּיַד־יוֹסֵ֔ף אֵ֚ת כָּל־הָ֣אֲסִירִ֔ם אֲשֶׁ֖ר בְּבֵ֣ית הַסֹּ֑הַר וְאֵ֨ת כָּל־אֲשֶׁ֤ר עֹשִׂים֙ שָׁ֔ם ה֖וּא הָיָ֥ה עֹשֶֽׂה׃

Phonetic (Hebrew): e֣yn ׀ shsa֣r bּeyt-hasּo֗har ro'e֤h 'eֽt-kּal-me'֨umah֙ bּeyad֔o bּa'ashshe֥r yehva֖h 'itּ֑o vaֽ'ashsher-h֥u 'oshse֖h yehva֥h matzeliֽycha׃s

Edified Edition (EDE)The keeper of the prison did not look after anything that was under Joseph's hand, because the LORD was with him; and that which he did, the LORD made it to prosper.

אֵ֣ין ׀ שַׂ֣ר בֵּית־הַסֹּ֗הַר רֹאֶ֤ה אֶֽת־כָּל־מְא֨וּמָה֙ בְּיָד֔וֹ בַּאֲשֶׁ֥ר יְהוָ֖ה אִתּ֑וֹ וַֽאֲשֶׁר־ה֥וּא עֹשֶׂ֖ה יְהוָ֥ה מַצְלִֽיחַ׃ס