Genesis 39:3 BSB — MannaFest

Genesis 39:3

When his master saw that the LORD was with him and made him prosper in all he did,

BSB

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ASV

And his master saw that Jehovah was with him, and that Jehovah made all that he did to prosper in his hand.

KJV

And his master saw that the Lord was with him, and that the Lord made all that he did to prosper in his hand.

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Commentary

1 voice

John Calvin

1509–1564

Commentaries (1554)

Here that which has been lately alluded to more clearly appears, that the grace of God shone forth in Joseph, in no common or usual manner; since it became thus manifest to a man who was a heathen, and, in this respect, blind.

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Original language & word study

12 tagged words

Original	Transliteration	Meaning	Word study
וַיַּ֣רְא	vai.Yar'	and he saw	H7200 →
אֲדֹנָ֔יו	'a.do.Nav	master<s> his	H113 →
כִּ֥י	ki	that	H3588 →
יְהוָ֖ה	Yah.weh	Yahweh	H3068 →
אִתּ֑וֹ	'i.To	[was] with him	H854 →
וְכֹל֙	ve.Khol	and all	H3605 →
אֲשֶׁר־	'a.Sher-	that	H834 →
ה֣וּא	hu'	he	H1931 →
עֹשֶׂ֔ה	'o.Seh	[was] doing	H6213 →
יְהוָ֖ה	Yah.weh	Yahweh	H3068 →
מַצְלִ֥יחַ	matz.Li.ach	[was] making successful	H6743 →
בְּיָדֽוֹ׃	be.ya.Do	in hand his	H3027 →

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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Where the connections lead

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Through
Psalms 1:3
He 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.
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,
Through
Matthew 5:16
In the same way, let your light shine before men, that they may see your good deeds and glorify your Father in heaven.
leads to
- 1 Peter 2:12
  Conduct yourselves with such honor among the Gentiles that, though they slander you as evildoers, they may see your good deeds and glorify God on the day He visits us.
- Titus 2:7
  In everything, show yourself to be an example by doing good works. In your teaching show integrity, dignity,
- John 15:8
  This is to My Father’s glory, that you bear much fruit, proving yourselves to be My disciples.
- 1 John 1:5–7
  And this is the message we have heard from Him and announce to you: God is light, and in Him there is no darkness at all.
- Philippians 2:15–16
  so that you may be blameless and pure, children of God without fault in a crooked and perverse generation, in which you shine as lights in the world

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01Commentary

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02Original language & word study

03The walk

Where the connections lead

04Related verses

05Featured studies on this passage

06About Genesis

Where the connections lead

Commentary

Original language & word study

The walk

Related verses

Featured studies on this passage

About Genesis