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Joseph found favor in his sight
"To find favor" means to be approved by someone. The idiom "in his sight" refers to a person's opinion. Possible meanings are 1) Alternate translation: "Potiphar was pleased with Joseph" or 2) Alternate translation: "Yahweh was pleased with Joseph" (See: rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-idiom)
He served Potiphar
This means that he was Potiphar's personal servant.
Potiphar made Joseph manager over his house, and everything that he possessed
"Potiphar put Joseph in charge of his household and everything that belonged to Potiphar"
put under his care
When something is "put under someone's care," it means that the person is responsible for its care and safe-keeping. Alternate translation: "he had Joseph care for" (See: rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor)