Genesis 39:20
18 And it came to pass, as I lifted up my voice and cried, that he left his garment with me, and fled out.
19 And it came to pass, when his master heard the words of his wife, which she spake unto him, saying, After this manner did thy servant to me; that his wrath was kindled.
And Joseph’s master took him, and put him into the prison, a place where the king’s prisoners were bound: and he was there in the prison.
21 But the LORD was with Joseph, and shewed him mercy, and gave him favour in the sight of the keeper of the prison.
22 And the keeper of the prison committed to Joseph’s hand all the prisoners that were in the prison; and whatsoever they did there, he was the doer of it.
Here the Bible tells a story about someone else. Ask yourself what it can say to us today. Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.
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- BSB
- So Joseph’s master took him and had him thrown into the prison where the king’s prisoners were confined. While Joseph was there in the prison,
- KJV
- And Joseph’s master took him, and put him into the prison, a place where the king’s prisoners were bound: and he was there in the prison.
- WEB
- Joseph’s master took him, and put him into the prison, the place where the king’s prisoners were bound, and he was there in custody.
- ASV
- And Joseph`s master took him, and put him into the prison, the place where the king`s prisoners were bound: and he was there in the prison.
- DARBY
- And Joseph's lord took him and put him into the tower-house, [the] place where the king's prisoners were confined; and he was there in the tower-house.
- BLB
- And the lord of Joseph took him and put him into the prison house, a place where the prisoners of the king [were] confined. And he was there in the prison. House
- ÅB
- Og Josefs herre tok og satte ham i fengslet, der hvor kongens fanger holdtes fengslet; og han ble sittende der i fengslet.
- OTB
- Josefs herre tok ham og satte ham i fengselet hvor kongens fanger ble holdt. Og han ble der i fengselet.
- B1930
- Og Josefs herre tok og satte ham i fengslet, der hvor kongens fanger holdtes fengslet; og han blev sittende der i fengslet.
Study notes (Tyndale)
Original text and word study
Cross references
Genesis 40:15
For indeed I was stolen away out of the land of the Hebrews: and here also have I done nothing that they should put me into the dungeon.
Read in context1 Peter 2:19
For this is thankworthy, if a man for conscience toward God endure grief, suffering wrongfully.
Read in contextGenesis 41:9–14
Then spake the chief butler unto Pharaoh, saying, I do remember my faults this day:
Read in context2 Timothy 2:9
Where in I suffer trouble, as an evil doer, even unto bonds; but the word of God is not bound.
Read in contextGenesis 40:1–3
And it came to pass after these things, that the butler of the king of Egypt and his baker had offended their lord the king of Egypt.
Read in contextPsalms 105:18–19
Whose feet they hurt with fetters: he was laid in iron:
Read in contextDaniel 3:21–22
Then these men were bound in their coats, their hosen, and their hats, and their other garments, and were cast into the midst of the burning fiery furnace.
Read in contextIsaiah 53:8
He was taken from prison and from judgment: and who shall declare his generation? for he was cut off out of the land of the living: for the transgression of my people was he stricken.
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