King James Version
Genesis 39:4 in the King James Version says “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 ...” — study this verse from Genesis chapter 39 with commentary, cross-references, and original Hebrew word analysis.
“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.”
Genesis 39:4 · KJV
And the LORD was with Joseph, and he was a prosperous man; and he was in the house of his master the Egyptian.
And his master saw that the LORD was with him, and that the LORD made all that he did to prosper in his hand.
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.
And it came to pass from the time that he had made him overseer in his house, and over all that he had, that the LORD blessed the Egyptian's house for Joseph's sake; and the blessing of the LORD was upon all that he had in the house, and in the field.
And he left all that he had in Joseph's hand; and he knew not ought he had, save the bread which he did eat. And Joseph was a goodly person, and well favoured.
KJV Study — Public Domain
“found”
H4672properly, to come forth to, i.e., appear or exist; transitively, to attain, i.e., find or acquire; figuratively, to occur, meet or be present
“in his sight”
H5869an eye (literally or figuratively); by analogy, a fountain (as the eye of the landscape)
“and he served”
H8334to attend as a menial or worshipper; figuratively, to contribute to
properly, self (but generally used to point out more definitely the object of a verb or preposition, even or namely)
“him and he made him overseer”
H6485to visit (with friendly or hostile intent); by analogy, to oversee, muster, charge, care for, miss, deposit, etc
above, over, upon, or against (yet always in this last relation with a downward aspect) in a great variety of applications
“over his house”
H1004a house (in the greatest variation of applications, especially family, etc.)
properly, the whole; hence, all, any or every (in the singular only, but often in a plural sense)
“and all that he had”
H3426there is or are (or any other form of the verb to be, as may suit the connection)
“into his hand”
H3027a hand (the open one [indicating power, means, direction, etc.], in distinction from h3709, the closed one); used (as noun, adverb, etc.) in a great v
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