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And Joseph was brought down to Egypt; and Petephres the eunuch of Pharao, the chief cook, an Egyptian man, acquired him from the hand of the Ismaelites who had brought him down there.
And Joseph found favour before his master, and he was well-pleasing to him; and he set him over his house, and all that he had he gave into Joseph's hand.
And it happened, after he had set him over his house and over all that he had, that the Lord blessed the house of the Egyptian on account of Joseph; and the blessing of the Lord was upon all his possessions, in the house and in the field.
And he entrusted all that he had into Joseph's hands, and he knew nothing of his own affairs except the bread that he himself ate. And Joseph was handsome in form and very beautiful in appearance.
But he would not, and said to his master's wife, If my master, because of me, knows nothing in his house, and all that he has he has given into my hands,
and there is no one greater in this house than I, nor has anything been kept back from me except you, because you are his wife — how then shall I do this wicked thing and sin before God?
that she called those who were in the house and said to them, saying, See, he has brought in to us a Hebrew servant to mock us. He came in to me saying, Lie with me; and I cried out with a loud voice.
And she spoke to him according to these words, saying, The Hebrew servant whom you brought in to us came in to me to mock me, and said to me, I will lie with you.
And it happened, when his master heard the words of his wife, all that she spoke to him, saying, Thus your servant did to me, that he was kindled with wrath.
The chief jailer of the prison knew nothing on account of him, for all things were through Joseph's hand, because the Lord was with him; and whatever he did, the Lord prospered in his hands.