Genesis 40:3

He sent them to the prison of the commander of the soldiers, in which Joseph also was prisoner,

Douay-Rheims 1899

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 Pharao being angry with them (now the one was chief butler, the other chief baker)

4But the keeper of the prison delivered them to Joseph, and he served them. Some little time passed, and they were kept in custody.

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Cross References

Genesis 39:20And when he heard me cry, he left the garment which I held, and fled out.

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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