Genesis 40:3

sent them to the prison of the leader of the military, in which Joseph also was a prisoner.

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In The 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.

In Context

2And Pharaoh, being angry with them, (now the one was in charge of the cupbearers, the other of the millers of grain)

4But the keeper of the prison delivered them to Joseph, who ministered to them also. Some little time passed by, while they were held in custody.

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Cross References

Genesis 39:20And he delivered Joseph into prison, where the prisoners of the king were kept, and he was enclosed in that place.

Matthew Henry on Genesis 40:2-5

The History of Joseph. ( b. c. 1717.) 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… Read the whole commentary →

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