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Joseph’s Brothers Sent to Egypt

Genesis 42:17

In 11 translations

BSB
So Joseph imprisoned them for three days,
KJV
And he put them all together into ward three days.put: Heb. gathered
WEB
He put them all together into custody for three days.
ASV
And he put them all together into ward three days.
LSV
and he gathers them into confinement [for] three days.
YLT
and he removeth them unto charge three days.
DBY
And he put them in custody three days.
DRC
So he put them in prison three days.
GNV
So he put them in warde three dayes.
JPS
And he put them all together into ward three days.
LXXE
And he put them in prison three days.

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Original-language editions

WLC
וַיֶּאֱסֹ֥ף אֹתָ֛ם אֶל־מִשְׁמָ֖ר שְׁלֹ֥שֶׁת יָמִֽים׃
LXX-Br
Καὶ ἔθετο αὐτοὺς ἐν φυλακῇ ἡμέρας τρεῖς.

Who and where

◆ 7 years of famine◆ Joseph's brothers go to Egypt

People, places and events the Theographic dataset links to this verse.

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Cross-references most cited first

  • Genesis 40:4The captain of the guard assigned them to Joseph, and he became their personal attendant. After they had been in custody for some time,
  • Hebrews 12:10Our 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.
  • Genesis 40:7So he asked the officials of Pharaoh who were in custody with him in his master’s house, “Why are your faces so downcast today?”
  • Leviticus 24:12They placed him in custody until the will of the LORD should be made clear to them.
  • Acts 5:18and arrested the apostles and put them in the public jail.
  • Genesis 41:10Pharaoh was once angry with his servants, and he put me and the chief baker in the custody of the captain of the guard.
  • Isaiah 24:22They will be gathered together like prisoners in a pit. They will be confined to a dungeon and punished after many days.
  • Psalms 119:65You are good to Your servant, O LORD, according to Your word.
  • Acts 4:3They seized Peter and John, and because it was evening, they put them in custody until the next day.

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