2 And the Lord was with Joseph, and he was a prosperous man; and he was in the house of his master the Egyptian.
2 The Lord was with Joseph so that he prospered, and he lived in the house of his Egyptian master.
2 The Lord was with Joseph, and he became a successful man, and he was in the house of his Egyptian master.
2 As it turned out, God was with Joseph and things went very well with him. He ended up living in the home of his Egyptian master.
2 The Lord was with Joseph, and he was a successful man; and he was in the house of his master the Egyptian.
2 The Lord was with Joseph, so he succeeded in everything he did as he served in the home of his Egyptian master.
Matthew Henry's Commentary on Genesis 39:2
Commentary on Genesis 39:1-6
(Read Genesis 39:1-6)
Our enemies may strip us of outward distinctions and ornaments; but wisdom and grace cannot be taken from us. They may separate us from friends, relatives, and country; but they cannot take from us the presence of the Lord. They may shut us from outward blessings, rob us of liberty, and confine us in dungeons; but they cannot shut us out from communion with God, from the throne of grace, or take from us the blessings of salvation. Joseph was blessed, wonderfully blessed, even in the house where he was a slave. God's presence with us, makes all we do prosperous. Good men are the blessings of the place where they live; good servants may be so, though mean and lightly esteemed. The prosperity of the wicked is, one way or other, for the sake of the godly. Here was a wicked family blessed for the sake of one good servant in it.