Genesis 39

¹Now Ioseph was brought downe into Egypt: and Potiphar an Eunuche of Pharaohs (and his chiefe stewarde an Egyptian) bought him at the hande of the Ishmeelites, which had brought him thither.

²And the Lord was with Ioseph, and he was a man that prospered and was in the house of his master the Egyptian.

³And his master sawe that the Lord was with him, and that the Lord made all that hee did to prosper in his hande.

⁴So Ioseph founde fauour in his sight, and serued him: and he made him ruler of his house, and put all that he had in his hand.

⁵And from that time that he had made him ruler ouer his house and ouer all that he had, the Lord blessed the Egyptians house for Iosephs sake: and the blessing of the Lord was vpon all that he had in the house, and in the fielde.

⁶Therefore he left all that he had in Iosephs hand, and tooke accompt of nothing, that was with him, saue onely of the bread, which he did eate. And Ioseph was a faire person, and well fauoured.

⁷Nowe therefore after these thinges, his masters wife cast her eyes vpon Ioseph, and saide, Lye with me.

⁸But he refused and said to his masters wife, Beholde, my master knoweth not what he hath in the house with me, but hath committed all that he hath to mine hande.

⁹There is no man greater in this house then I: neither hath he kept any thing from me, but only thee, because thou art his wife: how then can I do this great wickednes and so sinne against God?

¹⁰And albeit she spake to Ioseph day by day, yet he hearkened not vnto her, to lye with her, or to be in her company.