Genesis 40:3

and he put them in custody into the house of the captain of the life-guard, into the tower-house, into the place where Joseph was imprisoned.

Darby Translation

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 was wroth with his two chamberlains with the chief of the cup-bearers and with the chief of the bakers;

4And the captain of the life-guard appointed Joseph to them, that he should attend on them. And they were [several] days in custody.

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Cross References

Genesis 39:20And Joseph's lord took him and put him into the tower-house, [the] place where the king's prisoners were confined; and he was there in the tower-house.

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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