Genesis 39:2 BSB — MannaFest

Genesis 39:2

And the LORD was with Joseph, and he became a successful man, serving in the household of his Egyptian master.

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ASV

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

KJV

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

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Commentary

2 voices

Ambrose of Milan

On Joseph the Patriarch (397)

Lowly servants have grounds on which they may glory; Joseph also was a servant. Those who have passed from freedom into slavery through some exigency have a source of consolation. They have something to imitate, so that they may learn that their status can change but not their character; that among household servants there is liberty; and that in servitude there is constancy. Masters have something to hope for through good and humble servants. Abraham found a wife for his son through a servant of his household.

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The Nineteenth Century1 voice

Charles Spurgeon

1834–1892

The Metropolitan Tabernacle Pulpit, Sermon No. 1610: “A Miniature Portrait Of Joseph” (lightly modernized text, CCEL edition) (1881)

SCRIPTURE frequently sums up a man's life in a single sentence. Here is the biography of Joseph sketched by Inspiration—"God was with him," so Stephen testified in his famous speech recorded in Acts 7:9. Here is the life story of Abraham—"Abraham believed God." Of Moses, we read, "The man Moses was very meek." Take a New Testament life, such as that of John the Baptist, and you have it in a line—"John did no miracles, but all things that he spoke concerning Jesus were true." The mere name of John—"that disciple whom Jesus loved"—would serve for an epitaph of him.

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Original language & word study

11 tagged words

Original	Transliteration	Meaning	Word study
וַיְהִ֤י	vay.Hi	and he was	H1961 →
יְהוָה֙	Yah.weh	Yahweh	H3068 →
אֶת־	'et-	with	H854 →
יוֹסֵ֔ף	yo.Sef	Joseph	H3130 →
וַיְהִ֖י	vay.Hi	and he was	H1961 →
אִ֣ישׁ	'ish	a man	H376 →
מַצְלִ֑יחַ	matz.Li.ach	successful	H6743 →
וַיְהִ֕י	vay.Hi	and he was	H1961 →
בְּבֵ֥ית	be.Veit	in [the] house of	H1004 →
אֲדֹנָ֖יו	'a.do.Nav	master<s> his	H113 →
הַמִּצְרִֽי׃	ha.mitz.Ri	the Egyptian	H4713 →

Rare words are the text's own signal of a deliberate thread: the fewer the occurrences, the more the places it appears belong together.

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The walk8

Where the connections lead

Follow this verse’s cross-references two steps out. Each card is a verse this one points to, and beneath it the verses that one points to in turn. Where several different paths arrive at the same place, that place is listed first: the text keeps returning to it. Every stop shows its own words, and every stop is a page.

Through
Psalms 91:15
When he calls out to Me, I will answer him; I will be with him in trouble. I will deliver him and honor him.
leads to
- Jeremiah 33:3
  Call to Me, and I will answer and show you great and unsearchable things you do not know.
- Psalms 50:15
  Call upon Me in the day of trouble; I will deliver you, and you will honor Me.”
- Isaiah 65:24
  Even before they call, I will answer, and while they are still speaking, I will hear.
- Psalms 138:7
  If I walk in the midst of trouble, You preserve me from the anger of my foes; You extend Your hand, and Your right hand saves me.
- John 12:26
  If anyone serves Me, he must follow Me; and where I am, My servant will be as well. If anyone serves Me, the Father will honor him.
Through
1 Samuel 18:14
and he continued to prosper in all his ways, because the LORD was with him.
leads to
- Genesis 39:23
  The 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.
- Matthew 28:20
  and teaching them to obey all that I have commanded you. And surely I am with you always, even to the end of the age.”
- 1 Samuel 16:18
  One of the servants answered, “I have seen a son of Jesse of Bethlehem who knows how to play the harp. He is a mighty man of valor, a warrior, eloquent and handsome, and…

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02Original language & word study

03The walk

Where the connections lead

04Related verses

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06About Genesis

The record, by era

Where the connections lead

Commentary

Original language & word study

The walk

Related verses

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About Genesis