1 Joseph had been taken to Egypt. Potiphar, one of Pharaoh’s Egyptian officials and captain of the guard, bought him from the Ishmaelites who had taken him there.
2 The Lord was with Joseph, so he became a successful man. He worked in the house of his Egyptian master.
3 Joseph’s master saw that the Lord was with him and that the Lord made everything he did successful.
4 Potiphar liked Joseph so much that he made him his trusted servant. He put him in charge of his household and everything he owned.
5 From that time on the Lord blessed the Egyptian’s household because of Joseph. Therefore, the Lord’s blessing was on everything Potiphar owned in his house and in his fields.
6 So he left all that he owned in Joseph’s care. He wasn’t concerned about anything except the food he ate.Joseph was well-built and handsome.
7 After a while his master’s wife began to desire Joseph, so she said, “Come to bed with me.”