3 When his master saw that the Lord was with him and that the Lord gave him success in everything he did,
3 And his master saw that the Lord was with him, and that the Lord made all that he did to prosper in his hand.
3 His master saw that the Lord was with him and that the Lord caused all that he did to succeed in his hands.
3 His master recognized that God was with him, saw that God was working for good in everything he did.
3 And his master saw that the Lord was with him and that the Lord made all he did to prosper in his hand.
3 Potiphar noticed this and realized that the Lord was with Joseph, giving him success in everything he did.
Matthew Henry's Commentary on Genesis 39:3
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.