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1 Ioséph is solde to Potiphár. 2 God prospereth him. 7 Poti phas wife tempteth him. 13. 20 He is accused and cast in prison. 21 God sheweth him fauour.
1 NOwe Ioséph was broght downe into Egipt: and Potiphára 1.1 an Eunuche of Pha raohs [(and his) chief stuarde an Egyptian] boght hym at the hande of the Ishmeelites, which had broght him thether.
2 And the Lordb 1.2 was with Ioséph, and he was a man that prospered and was in the house of his master the Egyptian.
3 And his master sawe that the Lord (was) with him, and that the Lord made all that he did to prosper in his hand.
4 So Ioséph founde fauour in his sight, and serued him: and he made himc 1.3 ruler of his house, and put all that he had in his hand.
5 And from that time that he had made him ruler ouer his house and ouer all that he had the Lordd 1.4 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 field.
6 Therefore he left all that he had in Iosephs hand,e 1.5 and toke accompte of nothing (that was) with him, saue onely of the bread which he did eat. And Ioséph was a faire personne, and wel fauoured.
7 ¶ Now therefore after these things, his ma∣sters wife cast her eyes vpō Ioséph, and said,f 1.6 Lye with me.
8 But he refused and said to his masters wife, Beholde, my master knoweth not what (he hathe) in the house with me, but hathe com∣mitted all that he hathe to mine hand.
9 There is no man greater in this house then I: nether hathe 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 againstg 1.7 God?
10 And albeit she spake to Ioséph day by day, yet he hearkened not vnto her, to lye with her, (or) to be in her companie.
11 Then on a certeine day (Ioseph) entred into the house, to do his busines: and there was no man of the housholde in the house:
12 Therefore she caught him by his garment, saying, Slepe with me: but he left his garmēt in her hand and fled, and got him out.
13 Now when she sawe that he had left his gar ment in her hand and was fled out,
14 She called vnto the men of her house, and tolde thē, saying, Beholde, he hathe broght in an Ebre we vnto vs“ 1.8 to mocke vs: who ca∣me into me for to haue slept with me: but Ih 1.9 cryed with a loude voyce.
15 And when he heard that I lift vp my voyce and cryed, he left his garment with me, and fled away, and got him out.
16 So she layed vp his garment by her, vntil her lord came home.
17 Then she tolde him“ 1.10 according to these wordes, saying, The Ebrewe seruant, which thou hast brogt vnto vs, came into me to mocke me.
18 But assone as I lift vp my voyce and cryed, he left his garment with me, aud fled out.
19 Then when his master heard the wordes of his wife, which she tolde him, saying, After this maner did thy seruant to me, his angre was kindled.
20 And Iosephs master toke him and put him in” 1.11 i 1.12 prison, in the place, where the Kings prisoners lay bounde: and there he was in prison.
21 But the Lord was with Ioséph, and” 1.13 shewed him mercie, and got him fauour in the sight of the” 1.14 master of the prison.
22 And the keper of the prison commited to Iosephs hand all the prisoners that were in the prison, andk 1.15 whatsoeuer they did the re, that did he.
23 And the keper of the prison loked vnto no∣thing that was vnder his hand, seing that the Lord (was) with him: for whatsoeuer he did, the Lord made it to prosper.
Read, chapter 37. 36.
The fauour of God is the foun∣teine of all pro∣sperite.
Because God prospered him: and so he made religion to serue his profite.
The wicked are blessed by the companie of the godlie.
For he was as∣sured that all things shulde prosper wel: ther fore he ate and dranke and toke no care.
In this word he declareth the somme whereun to all her flatte∣ries did rend.
The feare of God preserued him against her continual tenta∣tions.
〈◊〉〈◊〉, to do vs vi∣lennie & shame.
This declareth that where in∣continencie is, thereunto is ioy ned extreme im∣pudencie and craft.
Or, after this maner.
Ebr. in the pri∣son house.
His cuil intreat mēt in the prisō may be gathered of the Psal. 105. 18
Ebr. inclined mercie vnto him
Or, lord.
That is, no∣thing was done without his cō∣mandement.