Verses 11-19 report the incident that led to Joseph being put in prison.

But one day is literally “On a day like this,” which means “As usual.” The reference is to one of those days in which Potiphar’s wife was trying to seduce Joseph. Anchor Bible translates “One such day.”

Went into the house: that is, “his master’s house.”

And none of the men of the house refers to the other servants who worked in Potiphar’s house. See Good News Translation. In some languages this information will need to be expressed as an independent sentence.

Quoted with permission from Reyburn, William D. and Fry, Euan McG. A Handbook on Genesis. (UBS Helps for Translators). New York: UBS, 1997. For this and other handbooks for translators see here .