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Genesis 40:4

Joseph
Serving others

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

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

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.

6 When Joseph came to them in the morning, he saw that they were distraught.

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BSB
The captain of the guard assigned them to Joseph, and he became their personal attendant. After they had been in custody for some time,
KJV
And the captain of the guard charged Joseph with them, and he served them: and they continued a season in ward.
WEB
The captain of the guard assigned them to Joseph, and he took care of them. They stayed in prison many days.
ASV
And the captain of the guard charged Joseph with them, and he ministered unto them: and they continued a season in ward.
DARBY
And the captain of the life-guard appointed Joseph to them, that he should attend on them. And they were [several] days in custody.
BLB
And the captain of the guards appointed Joseph to them, and he served them, and they were days in custody.
ÅB
Og høvdingen over livvakten satte Josef til å være hos dem, og han gikk dem til hånde; og de ble sittende en tid i fengslet.
OTB
Høvdingen over livvakten satte dem under Josefs oppsyn, og han tok seg av dem; de var i forvaring en tid.
B1930
Og høvdingen over livvakten satte Josef til å være hos dem, og han gikk dem til hånde; og de blev sittende en tid i fengslet.

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Cross references

  • Psalms 37:5

    Commit your way to the LORD; trust in Him, and He will do it.

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  • Genesis 37:36

    Meanwhile, the Midianites sold Joseph in Egypt to Potiphar, an officer of Pharaoh and captain of the guard.

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  • Genesis 39:1

    Meanwhile, Joseph had been taken down to Egypt, where an Egyptian named Potiphar, an officer of Pharaoh and captain of the guard, bought him from the Ishmaelites who had taken him there.

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  • Genesis 39:21–23

    the LORD was with him and extended kindness to him, granting him favor in the eyes of the prison warden.

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