;-i 14.o Iofepb tmprlioned. GENES' S XXXI X. in Jofephs hand : and hee knew not ought (that w.) with him , fave the bread which he did Bate : and Iofeph wasfaire in forme, and faire in countenance. 7 And it was,after thefe things;that his lords wife lifted up bereyes, unto Iofeph:and the 8 faid,lyewith me. And he refufed, and faid unto his lords wife ; Behold,my lord know - eth not what rs with me in the houle : and all that he hath, he hath given into my hand. 9 There is not he greater in this houle, then I : and he hath not kept-backe from me , any thing; but thee, becaulethou are his wife: and how fhall I doe this great evil!, and fin to againft God And it was, asthefpaketoJo- fèph,day by days that he hearkened not unto her,to lye by her,to be with her.And it was, on a certaine like day ; that he wentinto the houfe, to doe his worke : and there mu no man, of the men of the houle , there in the 12 houfe. And fhe caughthim by his garment, fayine,Lie with me : and he left his garn ent 13 in her hand;and fled, and got himour. And it was,when the faw;that he had left his gar - 14 m.nt,in her hand : and was fled, out. Then called flie to the men of her houfe,and fayd unto them, laying ; See, he hath brought-in unto us an Hebrue man , to mocke us : hee came -in unto me,to lie with me;and I called 15 with a great voyce. And it was , when hee heard, that I lifted upmy voice, and called : that he left his garment by me; and fled,and 16 got him out. And fie laid -up his garment by her: until! his lord came, unto his houfe. 17 And fhe fpake unto him, according to there words, laying: the Hrbrue fervant , which thou haft, brought unto us, came -in un- 1 8 tome, to mocke mee. And it was, when I lift-up myvoyce,and called; then left he his 19 garment by mee, and fled our. And it was, when his lord heard the worts of his wife: which thefpake unto him,faying; according tothefewords, did thy fervant unto mee: 2 then his anger was kindled. And Jofephs lord , tooke him; and committed him into thetower houle a place where the Kings prifoners were bound : and he was there in 21 the tower houfe. And Iehovah was with Iofeph, and extended mercy unto him : and gave him grace in the eyes ofthe chiele kee_ 22 per of the tower houle. And the chiefe kee- per of the tower houfe, committed to Io- fephs hand, all the prifoners,that were in the tower houfe: and all that they did there; 23 he , was the doer ofit. The chief keeper of the tower houle, looked not to any thing II at all,in his hand; becaufe Iehovah roar with him : and that which he did Jehovah made it to proffer. Annotations. EGypt] inHebrew, Mizraim, mtaning,sbe land ofMi>éraim : fee Gen. s 2, r o.God Pent Jofeph before his brethren, for their prefervation,Gen. 45.5.7. PotipharJ in Greeke, Penophrer. Provof MarfhaRl or Prince of the flayers : lee Gen. 37.36. Ifmadites] the Chaldee calleth them Arabians.See Gen.37.2 5 Verf 2. mitb lefeph] and delivered hint out of all bit affliliion,, A&.7.9,1 o. The Chaldeefaith, the word of the Lord wet has help : So after inveri3. and z s. The like promile God maketh to every faithft ll man,/will be with himin trouble : Pfa.91. 15. was inthe hoa fe]that is,remained there,pa- tiently bearing his fervitude : and ran not away, to his father again. For in his matters houle, and in prifon,he continued thirteene yerres, Gen.37. 2.and 43.46.In the Jewifh records it is faid,that he ferved twelve months in Potiphars houfe, and was r 2.yeeres in prifon :Seder Olam,chap.2. Verf.4. minifired] or ferved : in Greeke pleafed. Minifration is a tree fervice differing from ílavery. made him overfer] or lifter : inGreeke coif littered which word is sued in this fènfe ;in Luk.1 z.44. Verl5.from the time] fo the Chaldee expounds the Hebrew phrafe from then: the Greeke tran- flateth it after. Vcr16 fave she bread] this may be meant either, 6 of his cafe and fecurity, who cared for nothing; but to Bate and drink¢, leaving all the trouble of his houfe upon Jofeph: or,it excepteth bread,t hat is,meat and dripke, for that the Egyptians would not eat with the Hebrewes ; fee Gcn.43 32. V.7.!if!ed up] that is, c ji her eyes, or looked with impure affe &ions and luk,which Chrilt cordem- neth for ade/teie; Matt. 5.28. So the Apoftle fpeakcth of eye,fnll of adu/erie, 2 Pet.2. r 4. The contrary was in lob, Iob 41.1.1 made cer nant with mine ryer; &c. Lye frith me] this llxweth the impudencypf ter face, Inch as Solen.on warneth of, Proverb.7.13.18. Perdthe dangerous affault of Iofeph,whom Satan tempteth now with pleafure; when he could not before overcomehim with af- fli &ions. V.9no; be] This may be meant of all the houf- hold,not any ; or of his lord himfelfe, in a relpe&, not he himfelfe. Vcrfro.dayby day] ordai }: Hebrew, day day; io which the Grcche explainer, ety after day: the Hebrew fcmetime addeth¿y and day: Heft.3.4. fo the Greeke, in 2 Cor. 4. 16. ;cEre mid, her in herccntpany,fo avoyding the ocraient ofevi), according to Solcmons ccunfell, Remexarhy tray far from her; and awe oat nigh. the doore of her konfe, Prov.5.S.This chahity of Terry 11,1s brie or poled to the unchaft cartage of Iudah,ln Gen.38. Verf l r . ou a rrrta,ne I :ke day] io the Greeke ex- plain- I a 4 5 7 9 II /iF®Z00111Allltl1111t
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