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Potiphar liked Joseph and made him his personal assistant, putting him in charge of his house and all of his property.

but he refused and said, "My master isn't worried about anything in his house, because he has placed me in charge of everything he owns.

No one in my master's house is more important than I am. The only thing he hasn't given me is you, and that's because you are his wife. I won't sin against God by doing such a terrible thing as this."

One day, Joseph went to Potiphar's house to do his work, and none of the other servants were there.

Potiphar's wife grabbed hold of his coat and said, "Make love to me!" Joseph ran out of the house, leaving her hanging onto his coat.

And when he heard me scream, he ran out of the house, leaving his coat with me."

But when I screamed for help, he left his coat and ran out of the house."

While Joseph was in prison, both the king's personal servant and his chief cook made the king angry. So he had them thrown into the same prison with Joseph.

and in three days the king will pardon you. He will make you his personal servant again, and you will serve him his wine, just as you used to do.

Three days later, while the king was celebrating his birthday with a dinner for his officials, he sent for his personal servant and the chief cook.

He put the personal servant back in his old job

The next morning the king was upset. So he called in his magicians and wise men and told them what he had dreamed. None of them could tell him what the dreams meant.

The king sent for Joseph, who was quickly brought out of jail. He shaved, changed his clothes, and went to the king.

The king and his officials liked this plan.

Then the king took off his royal ring and put it on Joseph's finger. He gave him fine clothes to wear and placed a gold chain around his neck.

He also let him ride in the chariot next to his own, and people shouted, "Make way for Joseph!" So Joseph was governor of Egypt.

Joseph and his wife had two sons before the famine began.

His second son was named Ephraim, which means "God has made me a success in the land where I suffered."

When Jacob found out there was grain in Egypt, he said to his sons, "Why are you just sitting here, staring at one another?

Since Joseph was governor of Egypt and in charge of selling grain, his brothers came to him and bowed with their faces to the ground.