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Genesis 42:17

15 And this is how you will be tested: As surely as Pharaoh lives, you shall not leave this place unless your youngest brother comes here.

16 Send one of your number to get your brother; the rest of you will be confined so that the truth of your words may be tested. If they are untrue, then as surely as Pharaoh lives, you are spies!”

So Joseph imprisoned them for three days,

18 and on the third day he said to them, “I fear God. So do this and you will live:

19 If you are honest, leave one of your brothers in custody while the rest of you go and take back grain to relieve the hunger of your households.

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BSB
So Joseph imprisoned them for three days,
KJV
And he put them all together into ward three days.
WEB
He put them all together into custody for three days.
ASV
And he put them all together into ward three days.
DARBY
And he put them in custody three days.
BLB
And he put them all together in custody three days.
ÅB
Og han holdt dem alle sammen i fengsel i tre dager.
OTB
Og han lot dem alle holdes i varetekt i tre dager.
B1930
Og han holdt dem alle sammen i fengsel i tre dager.

Study notes (Tyndale)

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Cross references

  • Genesis 40:4

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

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  • Hebrews 12:10

    Our fathers disciplined us for a short time as they thought best, but God disciplines us for our good, so that we may share in His holiness.

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  • Genesis 40:7

    So he asked the officials of Pharaoh who were in custody with him in his master’s house, “Why are your faces so downcast today?”

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  • Genesis 41:10

    Pharaoh was once angry with his servants, and he put me and the chief baker in the custody of the captain of the guard.

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  • Isaiah 24:22

    They will be gathered together like prisoners in a pit. They will be confined to a dungeon and punished after many days.

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  • Acts 4:3

    They seized Peter and John, and because it was evening, they put them in custody until the next day.

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  • Acts 5:18

    and arrested the apostles and put them in the public jail.

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  • Leviticus 24:12

    They placed him in custody until the will of the LORD should be made clear to them.

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