Genesis 40:4

In 11 translations

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.

LSV

and the chief of the executioners charges Joseph with them, and he serves them; and they are in confinement [for some] days.

YLT

and the chief of the executioners chargeth Joseph with them, and he serveth them; and they are days in charge.

DBY

And the captain of the life-guard appointed Joseph to them, that he should attend on them. And they were [several] days in custody.

DRC

But the keeper of the prison delivered them to Joseph, and he served them. Some little time passed, and they were kept in custody.

GNV

And the chiefe steward gaue Ioseph charge ouer them, and he serued them: and they continued a season in warde.

JPS

And the captain of the guard charged Joseph to be with them, and he ministered unto them; and they continued a season in ward.

LXXE

And the chief keeper of the prison committed them to Joseph, and he stood by them; and they were some days in the prison.

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WLC

וַ֠יִּפְקֹד שַׂ֣ר הַטַּבָּחִ֧ים אֶת־יוֹסֵ֛ף אִתָּ֖ם וַיְשָׁ֣רֶת אֹתָ֑ם וַיִּהְי֥וּ יָמִ֖ים בְּמִשְׁמָֽר׃

LXX-Br

Καὶ συνέστησεν ὁ ἀρχιδεσμώτης τῷ Ἰωσὴφ αὐτούς· καὶ παρέστη αὐτοῖς· ἦσαν δὲ ἡμέρας ἐν τῇ φυλακῇ.

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• Genesis 39:21–23the LORD was with him and extended kindness to him, granting him favor in the eyes of the prison warden. And the warden put all the prisoners under Joseph’s care, so that he was responsible for all that was done in the…
• Genesis 37:36Meanwhile, the Midianites sold Joseph in Egypt to Potiphar, an officer of Pharaoh and captain of the guard.
• Psalms 37:5Commit your way to the LORD; trust in Him, and He will do it.
• 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.

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