Genesis 39:6
So Potiphar left all that he owned in Joseph’s care; he did not concern himself with anything except the food he ate. Now Joseph was well-built and handsome,
And he left all that he had in Joseph’s hand; and he knew not ought he had, save the bread which he did eat. And Joseph was a goodly person, and well favoured.
He left all that he had in Joseph’s hand. He didn’t concern himself with anything, except for the food which he ate. Joseph was well-built and handsome.
And he left all that he had in Joseph’s hand; and he knew not aught that was with him, save the bread which he did eat. And Joseph was comely, and well-favored.
Related passages
From the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge, grouped by the word they explain.
- he left
- Genesis 39:4, 8, 23; Luke 16:10; Luke 19:17
- save
- Genesis 43:32; Proverbs 31:11
- Genesis 39:6
- a goodly person.{Yephaih toar, weephaih maraih,} "beautiful in person and beautiful in countenance." Joseph's beauty is so celebrated in the East, that a handsome man is frequently compared to him; and the Persian poets vie with each other in descriptions of his comeliness.
- Genesis 12:14, 15; Genesis 29:17; 1 Samuel 16:12; 1 Samuel 17:42; Acts 7:20