Genesis 40:3

And put them in warde in his chiefe stewardes house, euen in the prison and place where Ioseph was bounde.

Bible (Bishops')

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 was angry agaynst his two officers, agaynst the chiefe butler and the chiefe baker.

4And the chiefe steward gaue Ioseph a charge with them, & he serued them: and they continued a season in warde.

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Cross References

Genesis 39:20And Iosephes maister toke hym, and put hym in pryson, euen into the place where the kynges prysoners laye bounde: and there continued he in prison.

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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