21the Lord was with him; he showed him kindness and granted him favor in the eyes of the prison warden.


In Context

18 But as soon as I screamed for help, he left his cloak beside me and ran out of the house."

19 When his master heard the story his wife told him, saying, "This is how your slave treated me," he burned with anger.

20 Joseph's master took him and put him in prison, the place where the king's prisoners were confined. But while Joseph was there in the prison,

21 the Lord was with him; he showed him kindness and granted him favor in the eyes of the prison warden.

22 So the warden put Joseph in charge of all those held in the prison, and he was made responsible for all that was done there.

23 The warden paid no attention to anything under Joseph's care, because the Lord was with Joseph and gave him success in whatever he did.

Genesis 39:21 in Other Translations

The King James Version of the Holy Bible

39:21But the LORD was with Joseph, and shewed him mercy, and gave him favour in the sight of the keeper of the prison.

The Douay-Rheims Version of the Holy Bible

39:21But the Lord was with Joseph and having mercy upon him gave him favour in the sight of the chief keeper of the prison:

The American Standard Version of the Holy Bible

39:21But Jehovah was with Joseph, and showed kindness unto him, and gave him favor in the sight of the keeper of the prison.

The Darby Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

39:21And Jehovah was with Joseph, and extended mercy to him, and gave him favour in the eyes of the chief of the tower-house.

The English Revised Version of the Holy Bible

39:21But the LORD was with Joseph, and shewed kindness unto him, and gave him favour in the sight of the keeper of the prison.

The Webster Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

39:21But the LORD was with Joseph, and showed him mercy, and gave him favor in the sight of the keeper of the prison.

The World English Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

39:21But Yahweh was with Joseph, and showed kindness to him, and gave him favor in the sight of the keeper of the prison.

The Young's Literal Translation of the Holy Bible

39:21And Jehovah is with Joseph, and stretcheth out kindness unto him, and putteth his grace in the eyes of the chief of the round-house;

The American King James Version of the Holy Bible

39:21But the LORD was with Joseph, and showed him mercy, and gave him favor in the sight of the keeper of the prison.