Now Joseph had been brought down to Egypt, and  Potiphar, an officer of Pharaoh, the captain of the guard, an Egyptian,  had bought him from the  Ishmaelites who had brought him down there.
ወዮሴፍሰ ፡ ወረደ ፡ ብሔረ ፡ ግብጽ ፡ ወተሣየጦ ፡ ጴጤፌራ ፡ ኅጽው ፡ ለፈርዖን ፡ ሊቀ ፡ መበስላኒሁ ፡ ውእቱ ፡ ብእሲ ፡ ግብጻዊ ፡ እምኀበ ፡ እስማኤላውያን ፡ ነሥኦ ፡ ወእምኀበ ፡ እለ ፡ አውረድዎ ፡ ህየ ።