## translationWords

* [[en:tw:egypt]]
* [[en:tw:ishmael]]
* [[en:tw:josephot]]
* [[en:tw:lord]]
* [[en:tw:pharaoh]]
* [[en:tw:potiphar]]
* [[en:tw:yahweh]]

## translationNotes

* **Joseph was brought down to Egypt** - This can be translated with an active verb: "The Ishmaelites had taken Joseph to Egypt." (See: [[en:ta:vol2:translate:figs_activepassive]])
* **He was a prosperous man** - "He became a prosperous man"
* **He was in the house** - "He lived in the house" or "He worked in the house" (UDB)
* **his Egyptian master** - Joseph was now Potiphar's slave.