KJV King James Version
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.
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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.
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BSB Berean Standard Bible
Meanwhile, Joseph had been taken down to Egypt, where an Egyptian named Potiphar, an officer of Pharaoh and captain of the guard, bought him from the Ishmaelites who had taken him there.
WEB World English Bible
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.
ASV American Standard Version
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.
YLT Young’s Literal Translation
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.
Surrounding 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.
4 And Joseph found grace in his sight, and he served him: and he made him overseer over his house, and all [that] he had he put into his hand.
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וְיוֹסֵ֖ףH3130 · yo.sephJosephהוּרַ֣דH3381 · ya.radto go downמִצְרָ֑יְמָהH4714 · mits.ra.yimEgyptוַיִּקְנֵ֡הוּH7069 · qa.nahto buyפּוֹטִיפַר֩H6318 · po.ti.pharPotipharסְרִ֨יסH5631 · sa.riseunuchפַּרְעֹ֜הH6547 · par.ohPharaohשַׂ֤רH8269 · sarrulerהַטַּבָּחִים֙H2876 · tab.bachguardאִ֣ישׁH376 · ishmanמִצְרִ֔יH4713 · mits.riEgyptianמִיַּד֙H3027 · yadhandהַיִּשְׁמְעֵאלִ֔יםH3459 · yish.ma.e.liIshmaeliteאֲשֶׁ֥רH834 · a.sherwhichהוֹרִדֻ֖הוּH3381 · ya.radto go downשָֽׁמָּה׃H8033 · shamthere
Cross-references
Psalm 105:17He sent a man before them, [even] Joseph, [who] was sold for a servant:Genesis 37:28Then there passed by Midianites merchantmen; and they drew and lifted up Joseph out of the pit, and sold Joseph to the Ishmeelites for twenty [pieces] of silver: and they brought Joseph into Egypt.Genesis 37:25And they sat down to eat bread: and they lifted up their eyes and looked, and, behold, a company of Ishmeelites came from Gilead with their camels bearing spicery and balm and myrrh, going to carry [it] down to Egypt.Genesis 37:36And the Midianites sold him into Egypt unto Potiphar, an officer of Pharaoh’s, [and] captain of the guard.Acts 7:9And the patriarchs, moved with envy, sold Joseph into Egypt: but God was with him,Genesis 45:4And Joseph said unto his brethren, Come near to me, I pray you. And they came near. And he said, I [am] Joseph your brother, whom ye sold into Egypt.
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