Genesis 40:4
BSB · Public Domain (CC0)“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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“The captain of the guard assigned them to Joseph, and he became their personal attendant. After they had been in custody for some time,”
Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)“And the captain of the guard charged Joseph with them, and he served them: and they continued a season in ward.”
King James Version · Public Domain“And the captain of the guard charged Joseph with them, and he ministered unto them: and they continued a season in ward.”
American Standard Version · Public Domain“and the chief of the executioners chargeth Joseph with them, and he serveth them; and they are days in charge.”
Young's Literal Translation · Public DomainOther passages that echo Genesis 40:4 — 5 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.
- Genesis 37:36Meanwhile, the Midianites sold Joseph in Egypt to Potiphar, an officer of Pharaoh and captain of the guard.
- Genesis 39:1Meanwhile, 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.
- Genesis 39:21the LORD was with him and extended kindness to him, granting him favor in the eyes of the prison warden.
- Genesis 39:22And the warden put all the prisoners under Joseph’s care, so that he was responsible for all that was done in the prison.
- Psalms 37:5Commit your way to the LORD; trust in Him, and He will do it.
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