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So Josephוַ יוֹסֵףfoundיִּמְצָאfavorחֵןin his eyes,בְּעֵינָיוand he servedוַיְשָׁרֶתhim;אֹתוֹand he appointed himוַיַּפְקִדֵהוּover his house,עַל בֵּיתוֹand allוְכָלthat he hadיֶשׁ לוֹhe putנָתַןin his hand.בְּיָדוֹ
Genesis 39:4
Study it in the app“So Joseph found favor in his eyes, and he served him; and he appointed him over his house, and all that he had he put in his hand.”
With the Hebrew beneath
Genesis 39:4, word by word
- So Josephיוֹסֵףyosef
Joseph
Joseph, a name borne by several Israelites, above all the son of Jacob and Rachel, sold into Egypt, who became ruler there and saved his family; his sons Ephraim and Manasseh became tribes. The name means "may he add".
Where else “yosef” appears- foundיִּמְצָאyimtsa
find favor
To find favor: to be well regarded by someone with power to give.
Where else “yimtsa” appears- favorחֵןchen
favor
Someone's goodwill toward another: looking on them kindly.
Where else “chen” appears- in his eyesעֵינָיenay
sight
"In the eyes of" someone: in their view.
Where else “enay” appears- and he servedיְשָׁרֶתyesharet
attend
To wait on someone closely.
Where else “yesharet” appears- and he appointed himיַּפְקִדֵyafkide
appoint
To put someone in charge.
Where else “yafkide” appears- over his houseבֵּיתbet
household
The family, everyone living under one roof.
Where else “bet” appears- he putנָתַןnatan
put
To place something somewhere.
Where else “natan” appears- in his handיָדyad
through
Literally "by the hand of": that person is the one who does it or carries it.
Where else “yad” appears
The context
3His lord saw that YHWH was with him and that all that he did, YHWH made successful in his hand.
4 · This verse (above)
5From the time that he appointed him in his house and over all that he had, YHWH blessed the house of the Egyptian because of Joseph; and the blessing of YHWH was on all that he had, in the house and in the field.
To study Genesis 39 in a group
1. What it says
What happened to Joseph in Potiphar’s house, and why did he end up in prison (vv. 2-20)?
2. What it means
What does it mean that YHWH was with Joseph even in prison (vv. 21-23)?
3. How I live it
How can you keep your integrity when doing the right thing costs you?