Discovery BoxGenesis 24:35 
Context24:35 “The Lord has richly blessed my master and he has become very wealthy. 1 The Lord 2 has given him sheep and cattle, silver and gold, male and female servants, and camels and donkeys.
Genesis 24:37
Context24:37 My master made me swear an oath. He said, ‘You must not acquire a wife for my son from the daughters of the Canaanites, among whom I am living,
Genesis 24:42
Context24:42 When I came to the spring today, I prayed, ‘O Lord, God of my master Abraham, if you have decided to make my journey successful, 3 may events unfold as follows: 4
Genesis 24:44
Context24:44 Then she will reply to me, “Drink, and I’ll draw water for your camels too.” May that woman be the one whom the Lord has chosen for my master’s son.’
Genesis 24:54
Context24:54 After this, he and the men who were with him ate a meal and stayed there overnight. 5
When they got up in the morning, he said, “Let me leave now so I can return to my master.” 6
Genesis 24:56
Context24:56 But he said to them, “Don’t detain me – the Lord 7 has granted me success on my journey. Let me leave now so I may return 8 to my master.”
Genesis 24:65
Context24:65 and asked 9 Abraham’s servant, 10 “Who is that man walking in the field toward us?” “That is my master,” the servant replied. 11 So she took her veil and covered herself.
Genesis 39:20
Context39:20 Joseph’s master took him and threw him into the prison, 12 the place where the king’s prisoners were confined. So he was there in the prison. 13
Genesis 44:8
Context44:8 Look, the money that we found in the mouths of our sacks we brought back to you from the land of Canaan. Why then would we steal silver or gold from your master’s house?
1 tn Heb “great.” In this context the statement refers primarily to Abraham’s material wealth, although reputation and influence are not excluded.
2 tn Heb “and he.” The referent (the
3 tn Heb “if you are making successful my way on which I am going.”
4 tn The words “may events unfold as follows” are supplied in the translation for clarification and for stylistic reasons.
5 tn Heb “And they ate and drank, he and the men who [were] with him and they spent the night.”
6 tn Heb “Send me away to my master.”
7 tn The disjunctive clause is circumstantial, indicating a reason for the preceding request.
8 tn After the preceding imperative, the cohortative with the prefixed conjunction indicates purpose or result.
9 tn Heb “and she said to.”
10 tn Heb “the servant.” The word “Abraham’s” has been supplied in the translation for clarity.
11 tn Heb “and the servant said.” The order of the introductory clause and the direct discourse has been rearranged in the translation for stylistic reasons.
12 tn Heb “the house of roundness,” suggesting that the prison might have been a fortress or citadel.
13 sn The story of Joseph is filled with cycles and repetition: He has two dreams (chap. 37), he interprets two dreams in prison (chap. 40) and the two dreams of Pharaoh (chap. 41), his brothers make two trips to see him (chaps. 42-43), and here, for the second time (see 37:24), he is imprisoned for no good reason, with only his coat being used as evidence. For further discussion see H. Jacobsen, “A Legal Note on Potiphar’s Wife,” HTR 69 (1976): 177.
