Genesis 40:4

And the captain of the guard charged Joseph to be with them, and he ministered unto them; and they continued a season in ward.

JPS TaNaKH 1917

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 in the house of the captain of the guard, into the prison, the place where Joseph was bound.

5And they dreamed a dream both of them, each man his dream, in one night, each man according to the interpretation of his dream, the butler and the baker of the king of Egypt, who were bound in the prison.

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Cross References

Genesis 37:36And the Midianites sold him into Egypt unto Potiphar, an officer of Pharaoh's, the captain of the guard.

Genesis 39:21But the LORD was with Joseph, and showed kindness unto him, and gave him favour in the sight of the keeper of the prison.

Psalms 37:5Commit thy way unto the LORD; trust also in Him, and He will bring it to pass.

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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