Genesis 37:36

And the Madianites sold Joseph into Egypt; to Petephres, the eunuch of Pharao, captain of the guard.

Brenton Septuagint

In The King James Version

And the Midianites sold him into Egypt unto Potiphar, an officer of Pharaoh’s, and captain of the guard.

In Context

35And all his sons and his daughters gathered themselves together, and came to comfort him; but he would not be comforted, saying, I will go down to my son mourning to Hades; and his father wept for him.

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Cross References

Genesis 25:1And Abraam again took a wife, whose name was Chettura.

Genesis 39:1And Joseph was brought down to Egypt; and Petephres the eunuch of Pharao, the + 39:1 Gr. chief cook. The same Hebrew word טבח signifies a cook, who was also a butcher; and a guardsman, who was also an executioner.captain of the guard, an Egyptian, bought him of the hands of the Ismaelites, who brought him down thither.

2 Kings 25:8And in the fifth month, on the seventh day of the month (this is the nineteenth year of Nabuchodonosor king of Babylon), came Nabuzardan, + 25:8 Gr. chief cook.captain of the guard, who stood before the king of Babylon, to Jerusalem.

Isaiah 56:3Let not the stranger who attaches himself to the Lord, say, Surely the Lord will separate me from his people: and let not the eunuch say, I am a dry tree.

Matthew Henry on Genesis 37:32-36

31 And they took Joseph's coat, and killed a kid of the goats, and dipped the coat in the blood; 32 And they sent the coat of many colours, and they brought it to their father; and said, This have we found: know now whether it be thy son's coat or no. 33 And he knew it, and said, It is my son's coat; an evil beast hath devoured him; Joseph is without doubt rent in pieces. 34 And Jacob rent his clothes, and put sackcloth upon his loins, and mourned for his son many days. 35 And all his sons and all his daughters… Read the whole commentary →

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