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OET (OET-LV) and_Yōşēf he_had_been_brought_down towards_Miʦrayim/(Egypt) and_bought_him Fōţīfar the_official of_Farˊoh the_commander the_guard a_man an_from_Miʦrayim/(Miʦrayim) from_hand the_Ishmaelites who brought_down_him there_to.
OET (OET-RV) Meanwhile, Yosef had been taken down to Egypt, and an Egyptian man named Potifar had bought him from the Ishmaelites who had taken him down there. Potifar was the chief of the guards for Far’oh (Pharaoh).
Note 1 topic: writing-background
וְיוֹסֵ֖ף הוּרַ֣ד מִצְרָ֑יְמָה
and,Joseph taken_down towards=Miʦrayim/(Egypt)
Chapter 39 picks up where 37:36 left off and repeats some events (that happened in chapter 37) to remind readers of what happened before chapter 38 interrupted the narrative. Make sure your translation does not sound like Joseph was taken to Egypt twice or sold to Potiphar twice. Alternate translation: “Now as you know, Ishmaelite merchants had brought Joseph down to the country of Egypt,” or “Returning now to Joseph: Remember that he had been taken down to the country of Egypt by Ishmaelite traders”
פּוֹטִיפַר֩ סְרִ֨יס פַּרְעֹ֜ה שַׂ֤ר הַטַּבָּחִים֙ אִ֣ישׁ מִצְרִ֔י
Fōţīfar officer Farˊoh chief the,guard (a)_man from_Miʦrayim/(Miʦrayim/(Egypt))
See how you translated an official of Pharaoh, the chief of the guards in Gen 37:36.
Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / infostructure
וַיִּקְנֵ֡הוּ & מִיַּד֙ הַיִּשְׁמְעֵאלִ֔ים אֲשֶׁ֥ר הוֹרִדֻ֖הוּ שָֽׁמָּה
and,bought,him & from,hand the,Ishmaelites which/who brought_~_down,him there,to
For some languages it is clearer and more natural to change the order of clauses in this verse and say, “Now as you know, some Ishmaelite traders had taken/brought Joseph down to the country of Egypt, and an Egyptian named Potiphar had bought him as a slave/servant from them. Potiphar was one of Pharaoh’s officials/officers, the captain over the king’s personal guards.” Do what is best in your language. See how you translated Ishmaelites in Gen 37:25, 27-28. Alternate translation: “had bought him as a slave from the Ishmaelites who had brought him there.”
39:1–47:31 Joseph began as a slave, alienated from his brothers and separated from his father; he ended as Pharaoh’s viceroy. Through the trips to Egypt, the covenant family went from the brink of apostasy, divided by jealousy and deception, to being reconciled and united by Judah’s intercession and Joseph’s forgiveness.
39:1-23 Joseph’s integrity in Potiphar’s service contrasts with Judah’s moral failure (ch 38). God was with Joseph (39:2-3, 21, 23) and enabled him to prosper and be a blessing (see study notes on 12:1-9; 28:16-22) despite his slavery and imprisonment.
OET (OET-LV) and_Yōşēf he_had_been_brought_down towards_Miʦrayim/(Egypt) and_bought_him Fōţīfar the_official of_Farˊoh the_commander the_guard a_man an_from_Miʦrayim/(Miʦrayim) from_hand the_Ishmaelites who brought_down_him there_to.
OET (OET-RV) Meanwhile, Yosef had been taken down to Egypt, and an Egyptian man named Potifar had bought him from the Ishmaelites who had taken him down there. Potifar was the chief of the guards for Far’oh (Pharaoh).
Note: The OET-RV is still only a first draft, and so far only a few words have been (mostly automatically) matched to the Greek words that they’re translated from.