CHAPTER EXPLORER
Genesis 39
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23 verses in KJV · 271 outgoing cross-reference links
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Opening verses of Genesis 39 (KJV)
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.
39:2 And the LORD was with Joseph, and he was a prosperous man; and he was in the house of his master the Egyptian.
39:3 And his master saw that the LORD [was] with him, and that the LORD made all that he did to prosper in his hand.
Historical / attribution context
Traditional writer attribution: Moses
Approximate study chronology: c. 1728 BC to c. 1719 BC
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H1004betplace · 18 occurrencesH3130yo.sephJoseph · 11 occurrencesH3027yadhand · 9 occurrencesH3068ye.ho.vahLORD · 8 occurrencesH113a.donlord · 8 occurrencesH899be.gedtreachery · 6 occurrencesH854etwith · 6 occurrencesH5470so.harprison · 6 occurrencesH9033ohim · 5 occurrencesH5800a.zavto leave: forsake · 5 occurrencesH8269sarruler · 4 occurrencesH8033shamthere · 4 occurrencesH802ish.shahwoman · 4 occurrencesH7901sha.khavto lie down: lay down · 4 occurrences
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