Genesis 39:5-7

Easy-to-Read Version

⁵ After Joseph was made the ruler over the house, the Lord blessed the house and everything that Potiphar owned. The Lord also blessed everything that grew in Potiphar’s fields. The Lord did this because of Joseph. ⁶ So Potiphar allowed Joseph to take responsibility for everything in the house. Potiphar didn’t have to worry about anything except deciding what to eat.

Joseph Refuses Potiphar’s Wife

Joseph was a very handsome, good-looking man. ⁷ After some time, the wife of Joseph’s master began to pay special attention to him. One day she said to him, “Sleep with me.”