And Joseph found grace in his sight, and he served him: and he made him overseer over his house, and all that he had he put into his hand.
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Gill's Exposition
And Joseph found grace in his sight,.... In the sight of his master, as he did in the sight of God, he had favour both with God and man; his master had a high esteem of him, and a great value for him,…
- Joseph in Potiphar’s House According to our reckoning, Perez and Zerah were born when Judah was in his twenty-eighth year, and therefore, Joseph in his twenty-fourth. Here, then, we go back seven…
Adam Clarke
He made him overseer - הפקיד hiphkid, from פקד pakad, to visit, take care of, superintend; the same as επισκοπος, overseer or bishop, among the Greeks. This is the term by which the Septuagint often…
Here is, I. Joseph bought (Gen 39:1), and he that bought him, whatever he gave for him, had a good bargain of him; it was better than the merchandise of silver. The Jews have a proverb, "If the world…
Cambridge Bible
ministered unto him Joseph's character and capacities were first tested by personal service, and afterwards by the responsibility of general supervision.
overseer Joseph was made steward of the whole…
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