Study it in the app“He left all that he had in the hand of Joseph, and with him there he did not concern himself with anything except the bread that he ate. Now Joseph was well-built and handsome.”
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
leave
To not take something along, or put it in another's care.
Where else “yaazov” appearshand
The part of the body with which one takes, gives and works; also what one does.
Where else “yad” appearsJoseph
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” appearsknow
To know something, realize.
Where else “yada” appearsanything
Something, anything; with "not", nothing.
Where else “meuma” appearsfood
Everything eaten at the table, even if it is not bread.
Where else “lechem” appearseat
To bring food to the mouth and swallow it, above all at a shared table.
Where else “ochel” appearsbe
To be: "I will be their Elohim".
Where else “yehi” appearsbeautiful
Beautiful, handsome, of fine appearance.
Where else “yefe” appearsform
Form, figure, the shape of the body; appearance.
Where else “toar” appearsappearance
The appearance of someone or something: how it looks, beautiful or ugly.
Where else “mare” appears5From 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.
6 · This verse (above)
7After these things, his lord’s wife cast her eyes on Joseph and said, “Lie with me.”
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?
