KJV King James Version
And he put them in ward in the house of the captain of the guard, into the prison, the place where Joseph [was] bound.
VERSE STUDY • KJV
Genesis 40:3
And he put them in ward in the house of the captain of the guard, into the prison, the place where Joseph [was] bound.
Read it in 5 translations
BSB Berean Standard Bible
and imprisoned them in the house of the captain of the guard, the same prison where Joseph was confined.
WEB World English Bible
He put them in custody in the house of the captain of the guard, into the prison, the place where Joseph was bound.
ASV American Standard Version
And he put them in ward in the house of the captain of the guard, into the prison, the place where Joseph was bound.
YLT Young’s Literal Translation
and giveth them in charge in the house of the chief of the executioners, unto the round-house, the place where Joseph is a prisoner,
Surrounding context — Genesis 40
1 And it came to pass after these things, [that] the butler of the king of Egypt and [his] baker had offended their lord the king of Egypt.
2 And Pharaoh was wroth against two [of] his officers, against the chief of the butlers, and against the chief of the bakers.
3 And he put them in ward in the house of the captain of the guard, into the prison, the place where Joseph [was] bound.
4 And the captain of the guard charged Joseph with them, and he served them: and they continued a season in ward.
5 And they dreamed a dream both of them, each man his dream in one night, each man according to the interpretation of his dream, the butler and the baker of the king of Egypt, which [were] bound in the prison.
6 And Joseph came in unto them in the morning, and looked upon them, and, behold, they [were] sad.
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וַיִּתֵּ֨ןH5414 · na.tanto give: giveאֹתָ֜םH853 · et[Obj.]בְּמִשְׁמַ֗רH4929 · mish.marcustodyבֵּ֛יתH1004 · betplaceשַׂ֥רH8269 · sarrulerהַטַבָּחִ֖יםH2876 · tab.bachguardאֶל־H413 · elto(wards)בֵּ֣יתH1004 · betplaceהַסֹּ֑הַרH5470 · so.harprisonמְק֕וֹםH4725 · ma.qomplaceאֲשֶׁ֥רH834 · a.sherwhichיוֹסֵ֖ףH3130 · yo.sephJosephאָס֥וּרH631 · a.sarto bindשָֽׁם׃H8033 · shamthere
Cross-references
Genesis 39:20And Joseph’s master took him, and put him into the prison, a place where the king’s prisoners [were] bound: and he was there in the prison.Genesis 39:23The keeper of the prison looked not to any thing [that was] under his hand; because the LORD was with him, and [that] which he did, the LORD made [it] to prosper.
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