1 ¶ So Joseph was taken down to Egypt; and Potiphar, an officer of Pharaoh, captain of the guard, an Egyptian, bought him from the Ishmaelites, who had brought him down there.

2 And the LORD was with Joseph, and he became a successful 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 caused all that he did to prosper in his hand.

4 So Joseph found favor in his sight, and served him: and he made him overseer over his house, and placed all that he had under his authority.

5 And from the time that he had made him overseer in his house, and over all that he had, the LORD blessed the Egyptian’s house for Joseph’s sake; and the blessing of the LORD was on all that he had in the house, and in the field.

6 So he left everything that he had in Joseph’s hand; and had no concern for anything, except the food that he ate. Now Joseph was well built, and handsome.

7 ¶ And after a while, his master’s wife cast her eyes upon Joseph; and she said, Lie with me.

8 But he refused, and said to his master’s wife, Look, my master does not concern himself with anything that is with me in the house, and he has committed all that he has to my hand;

9 There is none greater in this house than I; neither has he kept back any thing from me but you, because you are his wife: how then can I do this great wickedness, and sin against God?

10 And although she spoke to Joseph day after day, he would not listen to her, to lie with her, or to be with her.

11 Then one day, as Joseph went into the house to do his work; and none of the men of the house were there.

12 She caught him by his garment, saying, Lie with me: but he left his garment in her hand, and fled, and got out of the house.

13 ¶ And when she saw that he had left his garment in her hand, and had run out,

14 She called to the men of her household, and said to them, Look your master has brought in an Hebrew to insult us; he came in to me to lie with me, and I cried with a loud voice:

15 And when he heard me screaming and crying, he left his garment with me, and fled, and got out of the house.

16 Then she laid up his garment by her, until his master came home.

17 And she told him the same story, saying, The Hebrew servant, whom you brought to us, came in to me to insult me:

18 And it so happened, as I lifted up my voice and cried, that he left his garment with me, and fled out.

19 ¶ And when Joseph’s master heard the words which his wife spoke to him, saying, This is the way your servant treated me; his anger was kindled.

20 And Joseph’s master took him, and put him in the prison, a place where the king’s prisoners were confined: so he was there in the prison.

21 But the LORD was with Joseph, and showed him mercy, and gave him favor in the sight of the keeper of the prison.

22 And the keeper of the prison committed to Joseph’s care all the prisoners that were in the prison; and he was in charge of whatever was done there.

23 The keeper of the prison paid no attention to any thing that was under his care; because the LORD was with him, and made whatever he did go well.