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Genesis 39

Gen. 39:2 KJV (With Strong’s)

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And the Lord
Yhovah (Hebrew #3068)
(the) self-Existent or Eternal; Jehovah, Jewish national name of God
KJV usage: Jehovah, the Lord. Compare 3050, 3069.
Pronounce: yeh-ho-vaw'
Origin: from 1961
was witha Joseph
Yowceph (Hebrew #3130)
let him add (or perhaps simply active participle adding); Joseph, the name of seven Israelites
KJV usage: Joseph. Compare 3084.
Pronounce: yo-safe'
Origin: future of 3254
, and he was a prosperous
tsalach (Hebrew #6743)
a primitive root; to push forward, in various senses (literal or figurative, transitive or intransitive)
KJV usage: break out, come (mightily), go over, be good, be meet, be profitable, (cause to, effect, make to, send) prosper(-ity, -ous, - ously).
Pronounce: tsaw-lakh'
Origin: or tsaleach {tsaw-lay'-akh}
man
'iysh (Hebrew #376)
a man as an individual or a male person; often used as an adjunct to a more definite term (and in such cases frequently not expressed in translation)
KJV usage: also, another, any (man), a certain, + champion, consent, each, every (one), fellow, (foot-, husband-)man, (good-, great, mighty) man, he, high (degree), him (that is), husband, man(-kind), + none, one, people, person, + steward, what (man) soever, whoso(-ever), worthy. Compare 802.
Pronounce: eesh
Origin: contracted for 582 (or perhaps rather from an unused root meaning to be extant)
; and he was in the house
bayith (Hebrew #1004)
a house (in the greatest variation of applications, especially family, etc.)
KJV usage: court, daughter, door, + dungeon, family, + forth of, X great as would contain, hangings, home(born), (winter)house(-hold), inside(-ward), palace, place, + prison, + steward, + tablet, temple, web, + within(-out).
Pronounce: bah'-yith
Origin: probably from 1129 abbreviated
of his master
'adown (Hebrew #113)
from an unused root (meaning to rule); sovereign, i.e. controller (human or divine)
KJV usage: lord, master, owner. Compare also names beginning with "Adoni-".
Pronounce: aw-done'
Origin: or (shortened) adon {aw-done'}
the Egyptian
Mitsriy (Hebrew #4713)
a Mitsrite, or inhabitant of Mitsrajim
KJV usage: Egyptian, of Egypt.
Pronounce: mits-ree'
Origin: from 4714
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1 Sam. 16:18• 18And one of the young men answered and said, Behold, I have seen a son of Jesse the Bethlehemite, who is skilled in playing, and he is a valiant man and a man of war, and skilled in speech, and of good presence, and Jehovah is with him. (1 Sam. 16:18)
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1 Sam. 18:14,28• 14And David prospered in all his ways; and Jehovah was with him.
 28And Saul saw and knew that Jehovah was with David; and Michal Saul's daughter loved him. (1 Sam. 18:14,28)
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Acts 7:9• 9And the patriarchs, envying Joseph, sold him away into Egypt. And God was with him, (Acts 7:9)

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Cross References

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Gen. 39:21‑22• 21And Jehovah was with Joseph, and extended mercy to him, and gave him favour in the eyes of the chief of the tower-house.
 22And the chief of the tower-house committed to Joseph's hand all the prisoners that were in the tower-house; and whatever they had to do there he did. (Gen. 39:21‑22)
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Gen. 21:22• 22And it came to pass at that time that Abimelech, and Phichol the captain of his host, spoke to Abraham, saying, God is with thee in all that thou doest. (Gen. 21:22)
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Gen. 26:24,28• 24And Jehovah appeared to him the same night, and said, I am the God of Abraham thy father: fear not, for I am with thee, and will bless thee, and multiply thy seed for my servant Abraham's sake.
 28And they said, We saw certainly that Jehovah is with thee; and we said, Let there be then an oath between us--between us and thee, and let us make a covenant with thee, (Gen. 26:24,28)
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Gen. 28:15• 15And behold, I am with thee, and will keep thee in all places to which thou goest, and will bring thee again into this land; for I will not leave thee until I have done what I have spoken to thee of. (Gen. 28:15)
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1 Sam. 3:19• 19And Samuel grew, and Jehovah was with him, and let none of his words fall to the ground. (1 Sam. 3:19)
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1 Sam. 16:18• 18And one of the young men answered and said, Behold, I have seen a son of Jesse the Bethlehemite, who is skilled in playing, and he is a valiant man and a man of war, and skilled in speech, and of good presence, and Jehovah is with him. (1 Sam. 16:18)
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1 Sam. 18:14,28• 14And David prospered in all his ways; and Jehovah was with him.
 28And Saul saw and knew that Jehovah was with David; and Michal Saul's daughter loved him. (1 Sam. 18:14,28)
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Psa. 1:3• 3And he is as a tree planted by brooks of water, which giveth its fruit in its season, and whose leaf fadeth not; and all that he doeth prospereth. (Psa. 1:3)
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Psa. 46:7,11• 7Jehovah of hosts is with us; the God of Jacob is our high fortress. Selah.
 11Jehovah of hosts is with us; the God of Jacob is our high fortress. Selah. (Psa. 46:7,11)
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Psa. 91:15• 15He shall call upon me, and I will answer him; I will be with him in trouble, I will deliver him and honour him. (Psa. 91:15)
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Isa. 8:9‑10• 9Rage, ye peoples, and be broken in pieces! And give ear, all ye distant parts of the earth: Gird yourselves, and be broken in pieces; gird yourselves, and be broken in pieces!
 10Settle a plan, and it shall come to nought; speak a word, and it shall not stand: for *God is with us. (Isa. 8:9‑10)
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Isa. 41:10• 10--Fear not, for I am with thee; be not dismayed, for I am thy God: I will strengthen thee, yea, I will help thee, yea, I will uphold thee with the right hand of my righteousness. (Isa. 41:10)
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Isa. 43:2• 2When thou passest through the waters, I will be with thee; and through the rivers, they shall not overflow thee; when thou walkest through the fire, thou shalt not be burned, neither shall the flame kindle upon thee. (Isa. 43:2)
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Jer. 15:20• 20And I will make thee unto this people a strong brazen wall; and they shall fight against thee, but they shall not prevail against thee: for I am with thee, to save thee and to deliver thee, saith Jehovah; (Jer. 15:20)
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Matt. 1:23• 23Behold, the virgin shall be with child, and shall bring forth a son, and they shall call his name Emmanuel, which is, being interpreted, 'God with us.' (Matt. 1:23)
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Acts 7:9‑10• 9And the patriarchs, envying Joseph, sold him away into Egypt. And God was with him,
 10and delivered him out of all his tribulations, and gave him favour and wisdom in the sight of Pharaoh king of Egypt, and he appointed him chief over Egypt and all his house. (Acts 7:9‑10)
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Acts 8:31• 31And he said, How should I then be able unless some one guide me? And he begged Philip to come up and sit with him. (Acts 8:31)
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1 Cor. 7:20‑24• 20Let each abide in that calling in which he has been called.
 21Hast thou been called being a bondman, let it not concern thee; but and if thou canst become free, use it rather.
 22For the bondman that is called in the Lord is the Lord's freedman; in like manner also the freeman being called is Christ's bondman.
 23Ye have been bought with a price; do not be the bondmen of men.
 24Let each, wherein he is called, brethren, therein abide with God. (1 Cor. 7:20‑24)
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1 Tim. 6:1• 1Let as many bondmen as are under yoke count their own masters worthy of all honour, that the name of God and the teaching be not blasphemed. (1 Tim. 6:1)
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Titus 2:9‑10• 9bondmen to be subject to their own masters, to make themselves acceptable in everything; not gainsaying;
 10not robbing their masters, but shewing all good fidelity, that they may adorn the teaching which is of our Saviour God in all things. (Titus 2:9‑10)

J. N. Darby Translation

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And Jehovah was with Joseph, and he was a prosperous mane; and he was in the house of his master the Egyptian.

JND Translation Notes

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Or "a man that caused prosperity."