Genesis 40:4

And the chief keeper of the prison committed them to Joseph, and he stood by them; and they were some days in the prison.

Brenton Septuagint

In The King James Version

And the captain of the guard charged Joseph with them, and he served them: and they continued a season in ward.

In Context

3And he put them in ward, into the prison, into the place whereinto Joseph had been led.

5And they both + 40:5 Gr. saw.had a dream in one night; and the vision of the dream of the chief cupbearer and chief baker, who belonged to the king of Egypt, who were in the prison, was this.

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Cross References

Genesis 37:36And the Madianites sold Joseph into Egypt; to Petephres, the eunuch of Pharao, captain of the guard.

Genesis 39:21And the Lord was with Joseph, and poured down mercy upon him; and he gave him favour in the sight of the chief keeper of the prison.

Psalms 37:5For my transgressions have gone over mine head: they have pressed heavily upon me like a weighty burden.

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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