Genesis 39:1 — Bible Verse (KJV)
“And Joseph was brought down to Egypt; and Potiphar, an officer of Pharaoh, captain of the guard, an Egyptian, bought him of the hands of the Ishmeelites, which had brought him down thither.”
Genesis 39:1 — King James Version (KJV), 1611
Genesis 39:1 in 7 Bible Translations
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Genesis 39:1 WEB — World English Bible (2000)
“Joseph was brought down to Egypt. Potiphar, an officer of Pharaoh’s, the captain of the guard, an Egyptian, bought him from the hand of the Ishmaelites that had brought him down there.”
Genesis 39:1 — World English Bible
Genesis 39:1 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)
“And Joseph was brought down to Egypt; and Potiphar, an officer of Pharaoh’s, the captain of the guard, an Egyptian, bought him of the hand of the Ishmaelites, that had brought him down thither.”
Genesis 39:1 — American Standard Version
Genesis 39:1 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)
“And Joseph hath been brought down to Egypt, and Potiphar, a eunuch of Pharaoh, head of the executioners, an Egyptian man, buyeth him out of the hands of the Ishmaelites who have brought him thither.”
Genesis 39:1 — Young's Literal Translation
Genesis 39:1 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)
“And Joseph was brought down to Egypt; and Potiphar, a chamberlain of Pharaoh, the captain of the life-guard, an Egyptian, bought him of the hand of the Ishmaelites who had brought him down thither.”
Genesis 39:1 — Darby Translation
Genesis 39:1 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)
“Now 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.”
Genesis 39:1 — Geneva Bible
Genesis 39:1 LS — The Living Sword (2024)
“And Joseph was brought down to Egypt, and Potiphar—an officer of Pharaoh, the chief of the slaughterers, an Egyptian man—bought him from the hand of the Ishmaelites who had brought him down there.”
Genesis 39:1 — The Living Sword
Genesis 39:1 in Context — Genesis 39
1 And Joseph was brought down to Egypt; and Potiphar, an officer of Pharaoh, captain of the guard, an Egyptian, bought him of the hands of the Ishmeelites, which had brought him down thither.
2 And the Lord was with Joseph, and he was a prosperous man; and he was in the house of his master the Egyptian.
3 And his master saw that the Lord was with him, and that the Lord made all that he did to prosper in his hand.
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What Does Genesis 39:1 Mean?
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