15. My scream scared him, and he ran away. But he left his coat with me.”
16. She kept his coat until her husband came home.
17. And she told her husband the same story. She said, “This Hebrew slave you brought here came in to shame me!
18. When he came near me, I screamed. He ran away, but he left his coat.”
19. When Joseph’s master heard what his wife said Joseph had done, he became very angry.
20. So Potiphar arrested Joseph and put him into prison. This prison was where the king’s prisoners were put. And Joseph stayed there in the prison.
21. But the Lord was with Joseph and showed him kindness. The Lord caused the prison warden to like Joseph.
22. The prison warden chose Joseph to take care of all the prisoners. He was responsible for whatever was done in the prison.
23. The warden paid no attention to anything that was in Joseph’s care. This was because the Lord was with Joseph. The Lord made Joseph successful in everything he did.