Genesis 40:3

The captain of the guard assigned Joseph to them, and he waited on them;

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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

2so that Pharaoh was angry with these two officers and imprisoned them in the house of the captain of the guard, in the same prison where Joseph was confined.

4and they remained in confinement for some time.

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Cross References

Genesis 39:20and he took Joseph and put him into the prison, in the place where the king’s prisoners were confined. So he was left there 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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