## Targum Jonathan on Genesis Chapter 39

###### Targum Jonathan on Genesis 39:1
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וְיוֹסֵף אִיתָּחַת לְמִצְרַיִם וְזַבְּנֵיהּ פּוֹטִיפַר עַל דְחַמְיֵיהּ שַׁפִּיר בְּגִין לְמֶעֱבַד עִמֵיהּ מִשְׁכְּבֵיהּ דְכוּרָא וּמִן יַד אִתְגְזַר עֲלוֹי וְיָבִישׁוּ שַׁעַבְזוֹי וְאִסְתָּרַס וְהוּא רַבָּאֵי דְפַרְעה רַב סַפּוֹקְלַטוֹרְיָא גְבַר מִצְרָאֵי בְּעַרְבְנוּתָא מִן עַרְבָאֵי דְאַחֲתוֹהִי לְתַמָן

**The Targum of Jonathan ben Uzziel, trans. J. W. Etheridge, London, 1862:**
But Joseph was brought down into Mizraim; and Potiphar, … a man of Mizraim, a chief of Pharoh, a chief of the executioners, bought him with the pledge of the Arabians who had brought him down thither.


###### Targum Jonathan on Genesis 39:2
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וַהֲוָה מֵימְרָא דַיְיָ בְּסַעֲדָא דְיוֹסֵף וַהֲוָה גְבַר מַצְלָח וַהֲוָה בְּבֵית רִבּוֹנֵיהּ מִצְרָאֵי

**The Targum of Jonathan ben Uzziel, trans. J. W. Etheridge, London, 1862:**
And the Word of the Lord was Joseph's Helper, and he became a prosperous man in the house of his Mizraite master.


###### Targum Jonathan on Genesis 39:3
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וַחֲמָא רִבּוֹנֵיהּ אֲרוּם מֵימְרָא דַיְיָ הֲוָה בְּסַעֲדֵיהּ וְכָל דְהוּא עָבִיד יְיָ מַצְלַח בִּידֵיהּ

**The Targum of Jonathan ben Uzziel, trans. J. W. Etheridge, London, 1862:**
And his master saw that the Word of the Lord was his Helper, and that the Lord prospered in his hand all that he did;


###### Targum Jonathan on Genesis 39:4
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וְאַשְׁכַּח יוֹסֵף רַחֲמִין בְּעֵינוֹי וְשַׁמֵשׁ יָתֵיהּ וּמַנְיֵיהּ אַפַּטְרוֹפּוֹס עַל בַּיְיתֵיהּ וְכָל דְאִית לֵיהּ מָסַר בִּידֵיהּ

**The Targum of Jonathan ben Uzziel, trans. J. W. Etheridge, London, 1862:**
and Joseph found favour in his eyes, and he served him, and he appointed him superintendent over his house, and all that he had he delivered in his hands.


###### Targum Jonathan on Genesis 39:5
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וַהֲוָה מֵעִידָן דְמַנְיֵיהּ אַפַּטְרוֹפּוֹס עַל בַּיְיתֵיהּ וְעַל כָּל דְאִית לֵיהּ וּבְרִיךְ יְיָ יַת בֵּית מִצְרָאֵי בְּגִין זְכוּתֵיהּ דְיוֹסֵף וַהֲוָה בִּירְכָתָא דַיְיָ בְּכָל מַה דְאִית לֵיהּ בְּבֵיתָא וּבְחַקְלָא

**The Targum of Jonathan ben Uzziel, trans. J. W. Etheridge, London, 1862:**
And it was from the time he appointed him superintendent over his house, and over all that he had, the Lord prospered the house of the Mizraite for the sake of the righteousness of Joseph, and the blessing of the Lord was on all that he had in the house and in the field.


###### Targum Jonathan on Genesis 39:6
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וּשְׁבַק כָּל דְאִית לֵיהּ בִּידָא דְיוֹסֵף וְלָא יְדַע עִמֵיהּ מִדַעַם אֱלָהֵן אִנְתְּתֵיהּ דִשְׁכִיב גַבָּהּ וַהֲוָה יוֹסֵף שַׁפִּיר בְּרֵיוָא וְיָאִי בְּחֶזְוָא

**The Targum of Jonathan ben Uzziel, trans. J. W. Etheridge, London, 1862:**
And he left all that he had in Joseph's hand, and took no knowledge of anything of his, except his wife with whom he lay. And Joseph was of goodly form and beautiful aspect.


###### Targum Jonathan on Genesis 39:7
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וַהֲוָה בָּתַר פִּתְגָמַיָא הָאִלֵין וּזְקָפַת אִתַּת רִבּוֹנֵיהּ יַת עֵינָהּ בְּיוֹסֵף וַאֲמָרַת שְׁכוֹב עִמִי

**The Targum of Jonathan ben Uzziel, trans. J. W. Etheridge, London, 1862:**
And it was after these things that the wife of his master lifted up her eyes to Joseph, and said, Lie with me.


###### Targum Jonathan on Genesis 39:8
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וְסָרִיב לְמִקַרְבַיָא לְגַבָּה וַאֲמַר לְאִתַּת רִבּוֹנֵיהּ הָא רִבּוֹנִי לָא יְדַע עִמִי מִדַעַם מַה בְּבֵיתָא וְכָל דְאִית לֵיהּ מָסַר בִּידִי

**The Targum of Jonathan ben Uzziel, trans. J. W. Etheridge, London, 1862:**
But he refused to come near her, and said to his master's wife, Behold, my master taketh no knowledge of what is with me in the house, and all he hath he delivereth into my hand;


###### Targum Jonathan on Genesis 39:9
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לַיְיתֵיהּ רַב בְּבֵיתָא הָדֵין מִינִי וְלָא מְנַע מִנִי מִדַעַם אֱלָהֵין יָתָךְ מִן בִּגְלַל דְאַנְתְּ אִינְתְּתֵיהּ וְאֵיכְדֵין אֶעֱבִיד בִּשְׁתָּא רַבְּתָא הָדָא וְאֵחוּב קֳדָם יְיָ

**The Targum of Jonathan ben Uzziel, trans. J. W. Etheridge, London, 1862:**
there is none in the house greater than I nor hath he restricted me from anything but thyself, because thou art his wife: and how can I do this great wickedness, and become guilty before the Lord ?


###### Targum Jonathan on Genesis 39:10
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וַהֲוָה כְּדֵי מַלִילַת עִם יוֹסֵף יוֹמָא דֵין וְיוֹם מָחְרָא וְלָא קַבֵּיל מִינָהּ לְמִשְׁכּוּב גַבָּהּ לְמֶהֱוֵי מִתְחַיֵיב עִמָהּ בְּיוֹם דִינָא רַבָּא לְעַלְמָא דְאָתֵי

**The Targum of Jonathan ben Uzziel, trans. J. W. Etheridge, London, 1862:**
And it was when she spake with Joseph this day and the next, and be hearkened not to her to lie with her, lest with her be should be condemned in the day of the great judgment of the world to come;


###### Targum Jonathan on Genesis 39:11
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וַהֲוָה בְּיוֹמָא הָדֵין וְעַל לְבֵיתָא לְמֵיבְחוּשׁ בְּפִנְקְסֵי חוּשְׁבָּנֵיהּ וְלֵית אֱנַשׁ מֵאִינְשֵׁי בֵיתָא תַּמָן בְּבֵיתָא

**The Targum of Jonathan ben Uzziel, trans. J. W. Etheridge, London, 1862:**
it was on a certain day that he entered the house to examine the tablets of his accounts, and there was no man of the house within;


###### Targum Jonathan on Genesis 39:12
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וְאַחַדְתֵּיהּ בִּלְבוּשֵׁיהּ לְמֵימַר שְׁכוּב עִמִי וְשַׁבְקֵיהּ לִלְבוּשֵׁיהּ בִּידָהּ וְאָפַק לְשׁוּקָא

**The Targum of Jonathan ben Uzziel, trans. J. W. Etheridge, London, 1862:**
that she caught him by his garment, saying, Lie with me: and he left his garment in her hand, and went forth into the street.


###### Targum Jonathan on Genesis 39:13
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וַהֲוָה כְּדִי חָמַת אֲרוּם שָׁבַק לִלְבוּשֵׁיהּ בִידָהּ וְאָפַק לְשׁוּקָא

**The Targum of Jonathan ben Uzziel, trans. J. W. Etheridge, London, 1862:**
And when she saw that he had left his garment in her hand, and had gone forth into the street,


###### Targum Jonathan on Genesis 39:14
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וְרָמַת חֶלְבּוֹנָא דְבֵיעָתָא בְּדַרְגְשָׁא וּקְרַת לְאַנְשֵׁי בֵיתָהּ וַאַמַרַת חָמוּן שִׁכְבַת זַרְעָא דְאַטִיל דֵין דְאַיְיתִי רִיבּוֹנְכוֹן לָנָא גְבַר עִבְרָאֵי לְמִגְחוֹךְ בָּנָא עַל לְוָתִי לְמִשְׁכּוֹב עִמִי וּקְרִית בְּקָלָא רָמָא

**The Targum of Jonathan ben Uzziel, trans. J. W. Etheridge, London, 1862:**
that she called the men of the house and said, See this, ___ which the Hebrew man hath done whom your master hath brought to mock us. He came in to lie with me, and I cried with a high voice.


###### Targum Jonathan on Genesis 39:15
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וַהֲוָהּ כַד שָׁמַע אֲרוּם אֲרֵימִית קָלִי וּקְרִית וְשָׁבַק יַת לְבוּשֵׁיהּ לְוָתִי וְאָפַק לְשׁוּקָא

**The Targum of Jonathan ben Uzziel, trans. J. W. Etheridge, London, 1862:**
And when he heard that I lifted up my voice, he left his garment with me, and went forth into the street.


###### Targum Jonathan on Genesis 39:16
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וְאַנְחַת לְבוּשֵׁיהּ גַבָּהּ עַד דְעַל רִבּוֹנֵיהּ לְבַיְיתֵיהּ

**The Targum of Jonathan ben Uzziel, trans. J. W. Etheridge, London, 1862:**
And she let the garment remain until his master came into his house;


###### Targum Jonathan on Genesis 39:17
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וּמַלִילַת לֵיהּ כְּפִתְגָמַיָא הָאִלֵין לְמֵימַר עַל לְוָתִי עַבְדָא עִבְרָאֵי דְאַיְיתֵיתָא לָנָא לְמִגְחוֹךְ בִּי

**The Targum of Jonathan ben Uzziel, trans. J. W. Etheridge, London, 1862:**
and she spake to him according to these words, saying The Hebrew servant whom thou broughtest to us came in to me to mock me.


###### Targum Jonathan on Genesis 39:18
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וַהֲוָה כַּד אֲרֵימִית קָלִי וּקְרֵית וְשַׁבְקֵיהּ לִלְבוּשֵׁיהּ לְוָתִי וְעָרִיק לְשׁוּקָא


###### Targum Jonathan on Genesis 39:19
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וַהֲוָה כְּדִי שְׁמַע רִבּוֹנֵיהּ יַת פִּתְגָמֵי אִנְתְּתֵיהּ דְמַלִילַת עִמֵיהּ לְמֵימַר כְּפִתְגָמַיָא הָאִלֵין עָבַד לִי עַבְדָךְ וּתְקֵיף רוּגְזֵיהּ

**The Targum of Jonathan ben Uzziel, trans. J. W. Etheridge, London, 1862:**
And when his master heard the words which his wife spake with him, saying, According to these things did thy servant to me, his wrath became strong.


###### Targum Jonathan on Genesis 39:20
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וּנְסִיב עֵטָתָא רִבּוֹנֵיהּ דְיוֹסֵף מִן כּוּמְרָנַיָא דְבַדְקַן דְחֶלְבּוֹנָא הוּא וְלָא קְטַל יָתֵיהּ וְיַהֲבֵיהּ בְּבֵי אֲסִירֵי אָתַר דַאֲסִירֵי מַלְכָּא אֲסִירִין וַהֲוָה תַמָן בְּבֵית אֲסִירֵי

**The Targum of Jonathan ben Uzziel, trans. J. W. Etheridge, London, 1862:**
And Joseph's master took counsel of the priests, who ____ put him not to death, but delivered him into the house of the bound, where the king's prisoners were bound; and he was there in the house of the bound.


###### Targum Jonathan on Genesis 39:21
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וַהֲוָה מֵימְרָא דַיְיָ בְּסַעֲדֵיהּ דְיוֹסֵף וּנְגַד עֲלֵיהּ חִיסְדָא וִיהַב רַחֲמוּתֵיהּ בְּעֵינֵי רַב בֵּית אֲסִירֵי

**The Targum of Jonathan ben Uzziel, trans. J. W. Etheridge, London, 1862:**
And the Word of the Lord was Joseph's Helper, and extended mercy to him, and gave him favour in the eyes of the captain of the prison.


###### Targum Jonathan on Genesis 39:22
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וּמַנִי רַב בֵּית אֲסִירֵי בְּיַד יוֹסֵף יַת כָּל אֲסִירַיָא דִבְבֵית אֲסִירֵי וְיַת כָּל דְעָבְדִין תַּמָן הוּא מִפְקָד לְמֶעֱבַד

**The Targum of Jonathan ben Uzziel, trans. J. W. Etheridge, London, 1862:**
And the captain of the prison confided all the prisoners who were in the house to Joseph's hands, and whatsoever was done there he commanded to be done.


###### Targum Jonathan on Genesis 39:23
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לֵית צְרוֹךְ לְרַב בֵּית אֲסִירֵי לְמִנְטַר יַת יוֹסֵף כְּאוֹרַח כָּל אֲסִירַיָא אֲרוּם לָא חָמֵי יַת כָּל סוּרְחַן בִּידֵיהּ בְּגִין דְמֵימַר דַיְיָ הֲוָה בְּסַעֲדֵיהּ וּדְהוּא עֲבִיד יְיָ מַצְלָח

**The Targum of Jonathan ben Uzziel, trans. J. W. Etheridge, London, 1862:**
It was not needful for the captain of the prison to watch Joseph, after the custom of all prisoners, because he saw that there was no fault in his hands; for the Word of the Lord was his Helper, and that which he did the Lord made it to prosper.