Now Josephוְיוֹסֵףhad been brought downהוּרַדto Egypt,מִצְרָיְמָהand Potiphar,וַ פּוֹטִיפַרan officialסְרִיסof Pharaoh,פַּרְעֹהthe chiefשַׂרof the guard,הַטַּבָּחִיםan Egyptianמִצְרִיman,אִישׁbought himיִּקְנֵהוּfrom the handמִיַּדof the Ishmaelitesהַיִּשְׁמְעֵאלִיםwhoאֲשֶׁרhad brought him downהוֹרִדֻהוּthere.שָׁמָּה
YHWHיְהוָהwasוַיְהִיwith Joseph,אֶת יוֹסֵףand he becameוַיְהִיa successfulמַצְלִיחַman;אִישׁand he wasוַיְהִיin the houseבְּבֵיתof his lordאֲדֹנָיוthe Egyptian.הַמִּצְרִי
His lordאֲדֹנָיוsawוַיַּרְאthatכִּיYHWHיְהוָהwas with himאִתּוֹand that allוְכֹלthatאֲשֶׁרheהוּאdid,עֹשֶׂהYHWHיְהוָהmade successfulמַצְלִיחַin his hand.בְּיָדוֹ
So Josephוַ יוֹסֵףfoundיִּמְצָאfavorחֵןin his eyes,בְּעֵינָיוand he servedוַיְשָׁרֶתhim;אֹתוֹand he appointed himוַיַּפְקִדֵהוּover his house,עַל בֵּיתוֹand allוְכָלthat he hadיֶשׁ לוֹhe putנָתַןin his hand.בְּיָדוֹ
From the timeוַיְהִי מֵאָזthat he appointedהִפְקִידhimאֹתוֹin his houseבְּבֵיתוֹand over allוְעַל כָּלthatאֲשֶׁרhe had,יֶשׁ לוֹYHWHיְהוָהblessedוַיְבָרֶךְthe houseאֶת בֵּיתof the Egyptianהַמִּצְרִיbecause ofבִּגְלַלJoseph;יוֹסֵףand the blessingוַיְהִי בִּרְכַּתof YHWHיְהוָהwas on allבְּכָלthatאֲשֶׁרhe had,יֶשׁ לוֹin the houseבַּבַּיִתand in the field.וּבַשָּׂדֶה
He leftוַיַּעֲזֹבallכָּלthatאֲשֶׁרhe hadלוֹin the handבְּיַדof Joseph,יוֹסֵףandוְwith him thereאִתּוֹhe did not concern himselfלֹא יָדַעwith anythingמְאוּמָהexceptכִּי אִםthe breadהַלֶּחֶםthatאֲשֶׁרheהוּאate.אוֹכֵלNow Josephוַ יוֹסֵףwasיְהִיwell-builtיְפֵה תֹאַרand handsome.וִיפֵה מַרְאֶה
Afterוַיְהִי אַחַרtheseהָאֵלֶּהthings,הַדְּבָרִיםhis lord’sאֲדֹנָיוwifeאֵשֶׁתcastוַתִּשָּׂאher eyesאֶת עֵינֶיהָon Josephאֶל יוֹסֵףand said,וַתֹּאמֶר“Lieשִׁכְבָהwith me.”עִמִּי
But he refusedוַיְמָאֵןand saidוַיֹּאמֶרto his lord’sאֶל אֲדֹנָיוwife,אֵשֶׁת“Look,הֵןwith me hereאִתִּיmy lordאֲדֹנִיdoes not concern himselfלֹא יָדַעwith whatמַהis in the house,בַּבָּיִתand allוְכֹלthatאֲשֶׁרhe hasיֶשׁ לוֹhe has putנָתַןin my hand.בְּיָדִי
He is notאֵינֶנּוּgreaterגָדוֹלin thisבַּ הַזֶּהhouseבַּיִתthan I,מִמֶּנִּיand he has notוְלֹאwithheldחָשַׂךְfrom meמִמֶּנִּיanythingמְאוּמָהexceptכִּי אִםyou,אוֹתָךְbecauseבַּאֲשֶׁרyouאַתְּare his wife.אִשְׁתּוֹHow thenוְאֵיךְcould I doאֶעֱשֶׂהthisהַזֹּאתgreatהַגְּדֹלָהevilהָרָעָהand sinוְחָטָאתִיagainst Elohim?”לֵאלֹהִים
Though she spokeוַיְהִי כְּדַבְּרָהּto Josephאֶל יוֹסֵףdayיוֹםafter day,יוֹםhe did notוְלֹאlistenשָׁמַעto her,אֵלֶיהָto lieלִשְׁכַּבbeside her,אֶצְלָהּto beלִהְיוֹתwith her.עִמָּהּ
It happenedוַיְהִיone dayכְּהַיּוֹם הַזֶּהthat he wentוַיָּבֹאinto the houseהַבַּיְתָהto doלַעֲשׂוֹתhis work,מְלַאכְתּוֹand noneוְאֵין אִישׁof the menמֵאַנְשֵׁיof the houseהַבַּיִתwas thereשָׁםin the house.בַּבָּיִת
She caught himוַתִּתְפְּשֵׂהוּby his garment,בְּבִגְדוֹsaying,לֵאמֹר“Lieשִׁכְבָהwith me.”עִמִּיBut he leftוַיַּעֲזֹבhis garmentבִּגְדוֹin her handבְּיָדָהּand fledוַיָּנָסand wentוַיֵּצֵאoutside.הַחוּצָה
Whenוַיְהִי כִּshe sawרְאוֹתָהּthatכִּיhe had leftעָזַבhis garmentבִּגְדוֹin her handבְּיָדָהּand had fledוַיָּנָסoutside,הַחוּצָה
she calledוַתִּקְרָאto the menלְאַנְשֵׁיof her householdבֵיתָהּand spokeוַתֹּאמֶרto them,לָהֶםsaying,לֵאמֹר“See,רְאוּhe has broughtהֵבִיאusלָנוּa Hebrewעִבְרִיmanאִישׁto mockלְצַחֶקus.בָּנוּHe cameבָּאto meאֵלַיto lieלִשְׁכַּבwith me,עִמִּיand I cried outוָאֶקְרָאwith a loudגָּדוֹלvoice.בְּקוֹל
When he heardוַיְהִי כְשָׁמְעוֹthatכִּיI raisedהֲרִימֹתִיmy voiceקוֹלִיand cried out,וָאֶקְרָאhe leftוַיַּעֲזֹבhis garmentבִּגְדוֹbeside meאֶצְלִיand fledוַיָּנָסand wentוַיֵּצֵאoutside.”הַחוּצָה
She laidוַתַּנַּחhis garmentבִּגְדוֹbeside herאֶצְלָהּuntilעַדhis lordאֲדֹנָיוcameבּוֹאhome.אֶל בֵּיתוֹ
Then she spokeוַתְּדַבֵּרto himאֵלָיוaccording to theseכַּ הָאֵלֶּהwords,דְּבָרִיםsaying,לֵאמֹר“The Hebrewהָעִבְרִיslave,הָעֶבֶדwhomאֲשֶׁרyou broughtהֵבֵאתָto us,לָּנוּcameבָּאto meאֵלַיto mockלְצַחֶקme.בִּי
But whenוַיְהִי כַּI raisedהֲרִימִיmy voiceקוֹלִיand cried out,וָאֶקְרָאhe leftוַיַּעֲזֹבhis garmentבִּגְדוֹbeside meאֶצְלִיand fledוַיָּנָסoutside.”הַחוּצָה
Whenוַיְהִי כִhis lordאֲדֹנָיוheardשְׁמֹעַthe wordsאֶת דִּבְרֵיof his wifeאִשְׁתּוֹthatאֲשֶׁרshe spokeדִּבְּרָהto him,אֵלָיוsaying,לֵאמֹר“According to these wordsכַּדְּבָרִים הָאֵלֶּהyour slaveעַבְדֶּךָtreatedעָשָׂהּme,”לִיhis angerאַפּוֹburned.וַיִּחַר
Joseph’sיוֹסֵףlordאֲדֹנֵיtookוַיִּקַּחhimאֹתוֹand put himוַיִּתְּנֵהוּinto the prison,אֶל בֵּית הַסֹּהַרthe placeמְקוֹםwhereאֲשֶׁרthe king’sהַמֶּלֶךְprisonersאֲסִירֵיwere confined;אֲסוּרִיםand he wasוַיְהִיthereשָׁםin the prison.בְּבֵית הַסֹּהַר
But YHWHוַ יְהוָהwasיְהִיwith Josephאֶת יוֹסֵףand extendedוַיֵּטto himאֵלָיוloyal love,חָסֶדand gaveוַיִּתֵּןhim favorחִנּוֹin the eyesבְּעֵינֵיof the chiefשַׂרof the prison.בֵּית הַסֹּהַר
The chiefוַ שַׂרof the prisonבֵּית הַסֹּהַרputיִּתֵּןinto the handבְּיַדof Josephיוֹסֵףallאֵת כָּלthe prisonersהָאֲסִירִםwhoאֲשֶׁרwere in the prison;בְּבֵית הַסֹּהַרand allוְאֵת כָּלthatאֲשֶׁרwas doneעֹשִׂיםthere,שָׁםheהוּאwas the one doing it.הָיָה עֹשֶׂה
The chiefשַׂרof the prisonבֵּית הַסֹּהַרdid notאֵיןlook intoרֹאֶהanythingאֶת כָּל מְאוּמָהin his hand,בְּיָדוֹbecauseבַּאֲשֶׁרYHWHיְהוָהwas with him;אִתּוֹand whateverוַאֲשֶׁרheהוּאdid,עֹשֶׂהYHWHיְהוָהmade successful.מַצְלִיחַ