Genesis 39:23
in Genesis 39The warden did not concern himself with anything under Joseph’s care, because the LORD was with Joseph and gave him success in whatever he did.
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The same verse in ASV and KJV ▾
ASV
The keeper of the prison looked not to anything that was under his hand, because Jehovah was with him; and that which he did, Jehovah made it to prosper.
KJV
The keeper of the prison looked not to any thing that was under his hand; because the Lord was with him, and that which he did, the Lord made it to prosper.
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This verse in Genesis 39
Commentary
5 notes on this verseAnd herein Joseph was a type of Christ, "who took upon him the form of a servant," and yet then did that which made it evident that "God was with him," who was tempted by Satan, but overcame the temptation, who was falsely accused and bound, and yet had all things committed to his hand.
This site's exposition
gave him success in whatever he did
The warden hands the whole prison over and looks into none of it, the same trust Potiphar gave. The chapter ends where it began, with success in whatever he did. Between the two he has lost a house, a cloak and his freedom, and the LORD was with Joseph.
The record, by era
The Puritans and the Awakening2 voices
Note, Wisdom and virtue will shine in the narrowest spheres. A good man will do good wherever he is, and will be a blessing even in bonds and banishment; for the Spirit of the Lord is not bound nor banished, witness St. Paul, Phil. i.
The keeper of the prison looked not to anything that was under his hand,.... Under the hand of Joseph; he did not inquire into and examine his conduct and management of things; he took no account of what was in his hands, nor required any of him; so satisfied was he with what he did, and had such an opinion of his prudence and faithfulness.
The Nineteenth Century1 voice
A commentator
Jamieson, Fausset & Brown1802–1910
Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible (1871)
proposed
That may partly account for his showing so much kindness and confidence to his prisoner. But there was a higher influence at work; for "the Lord was with Joseph, and that which he did, the Lord made it to prosper."
The words behind it
17 Hebrew wordsEvery Hebrew word of this verse in the order it stands, with what it means and the door to its own study. The last column counts the times a word stands in the whole Bible: the rarer the word, the more the places it appears belong together.
| Hebrew | Sound | Meaning | Word study | In the Bible |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| אֵ֣ין׀ | ʾein | not | H369 → | 789 times |
| שַׂ֣ר | sar | [the] commander of | H8269 → | 421 times |
| בֵּית־ | beit- | [the] house of | H1004 → | 2046 times |
| הַסֹּ֗הַר | hasohar | the prison | H5470 → | 8 times |
| רֹאֶ֤ה | roeh | [was] seeing | H7200 → | 1300 times |
| אֶֽת־ | ʾet- | <obj.> | H853 → | 10935 times |
| כָּל־ | kol- | all | H3605 → | 5413 times |
| מְא֙וּמָה֙ | meumah | anything | H3972 → | 32 times |
| בְּיָד֔וֹ | beyado | in hand his | H3027 → | 1618 times |
| בַּאֲשֶׁ֥ר | baasher | in that | H834 → | 5497 times |
| יְהוָ֖ה | yahweh | Yahweh | H3068 → | 6520 times |
| אִתּ֑וֹ | ʾito | [was] with him | H854 → | 929 times |
| וַֽאֲשֶׁר־ | vaasher- | and [that] which | H834 → | 5497 times |
| ה֥וּא | hu' | he | H1931 → | 1879 times |
| עֹשֶׂ֖ה | ʾoseh | [was] doing | H6213 → | 2628 times |
| יְהוָ֥ה | yahweh | Yahweh | H3068 → | 6520 times |
| מַצְלִֽיחַ׃ ס | matzliach | [was] making successful | H6743 → | 65 times |
אֵ֣ין׀not
ʾeinH369 →789 times
שַׂ֣ר[the] commander of
sarH8269 →421 times
בֵּית־[the] house of
beit-H1004 →2046 times
הַסֹּ֗הַרthe prison
hasoharH5470 →8 times
רֹאֶ֤ה[was] seeing
roehH7200 →1300 times
אֶֽת־<obj.>
ʾet-H853 →10935 times
כָּל־all
kol-H3605 →5413 times
מְא֙וּמָה֙anything
meumahH3972 →32 times
בְּיָד֔וֹin hand his
beyadoH3027 →1618 times
בַּאֲשֶׁ֥רin that
baasherH834 →5497 times
יְהוָ֖הYahweh
yahwehH3068 →6520 times
אִתּ֑וֹ[was] with him
ʾitoH854 →929 times
וַֽאֲשֶׁר־and [that] which
vaasher-H834 →5497 times
ה֥וּאhe
hu'H1931 →1879 times
עֹשֶׂ֖ה[was] doing
ʾosehH6213 →2628 times
יְהוָ֥הYahweh
yahwehH3068 →6520 times
מַצְלִֽיחַ׃ ס[was] making successful
matzliachH6743 →65 times
A shaded row is a word that stands 400 times or fewer in the Bible.
The walk
8 stopsEach card is a verse this one points to, and under it the verses that one points to in turn. Where several paths arrive at the same place, that place is listed first: the text keeps returning to it.
Through
Psalms 1:3He is like a tree planted by streams of water, yielding its fruit in season, whose leaf does not wither, and who prospers in all he does.
it leads to
- Jeremiah 17:8
He is like a tree planted by the waters that sends out its roots toward the stream. It does not fear when the heat comes, and its leaves are always green. It does not…
- Ezekiel 47:12
Along both banks of the river, fruit trees of all kinds will grow. Their leaves will not wither, and their fruit will not fail. Each month they will bear fruit, because the water from…
- Psalms 92:14
In old age they will still bear fruit; healthy and green they will remain,
- Jeremiah 17:8
Through
Isaiah 43:2When you pass through the waters, I will be with you; and when you go through the rivers, they will not overwhelm you. When you walk through the fire, you will not be scorched;…
it leads to
- Isaiah 41:10
Do not fear, for I am with you; do not be afraid, for I am your God. I will strengthen you; I will surely help you; I will uphold you with My right hand…
- Joshua 1:9
Have I not commanded you to be strong and courageous? Do not be afraid; do not be discouraged, for the LORD your God is with you wherever you go.”
- Psalms 66:12
You let men ride over our heads; we went through fire and water, but You brought us into abundance.
- Psalms 23:4
Even though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I will fear no evil, for You are with me; Your rod and Your staff, they comfort me.
- Daniel 3:25–27
“Look!” he exclaimed. “I see four men, unbound and unharmed, walking around in the fire—and the fourth looks like a son of the gods!”
- Isaiah 41:10
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This page draws on Jamieson, Fausset & Brown, Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible; John Gill, Exposition of the Old Testament (1748-1763); John Wesley, Explanatory Notes upon the Old Testament and Matthew Henry, Commentary on the Whole Bible.