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Genesis 40:3

Joseph

1 Some time later, the king’s cupbearer and baker offended their master, the king of Egypt.

2 Pharaoh was angry with his two officers, the chief cupbearer and the chief baker,

and imprisoned them in the house of the captain of the guard, the same prison where Joseph was confined.

4 The captain of the guard assigned them to Joseph, and he became their personal attendant. After they had been in custody for some time,

5 both of these men—the Egyptian king’s cupbearer and baker, who were being held in the prison—had a dream on the same night, and each dream had its own meaning.

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BSB
and imprisoned them in the house of the captain of the guard, the same prison where Joseph was confined.
KJV
And he put them in ward in the house of the captain of the guard, into the prison, the place where Joseph was bound.
WEB
He put them in custody in the house of the captain of the guard, into the prison, the place where Joseph was bound.
ASV
And he put them in ward in the house of the captain of the guard, into the prison, the place where Joseph was bound.
DARBY
and he put them in custody into the house of the captain of the life-guard, into the tower-house, into the place where Joseph was imprisoned.
BLB
And he put them in custody in the house of the captain of the guards, in the prison house, the place where Joseph [was] confined.
ÅB
og satte dem fast hos høvdingen over livvakten, i fengslet hvor Josef var fange.
OTB
Han satte dem i forvaring i huset til høvdingen over livvakten, i det samme fengselet hvor Josef var innesperret.
B1930
og satte dem fast hos høvdingen over livvakten, i fengslet hvor Josef var fange.

Study notes (Tyndale)

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Cross references

  • Genesis 39:20

    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,

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  • Genesis 39:23

    The warden did not concern himself with anything under Joseph’s care, because the LORD was with Joseph and gave him success in whatever he did.

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