Genesis 40:4

The captain of the guard assigned Joseph to them, and he served them. They remained in custody for some time.

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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

3He put them in custody in the house of the captain of the guard, in the same prison where Joseph was confined.

5Both of them dreamed a dream—the cupbearer and the baker of the king of Egypt who were confined in the prison—each man had his own dream in the same night, and each dream had its own interpretation.

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Cross References

Genesis 37:36The Midianites sold him in Egypt to Potiphar, an officer of Pharaoh, the captain of the bodyguard.

Genesis 39:21But Yahweh was with Joseph and showed covenant faithfulness to him. He gave him favor in the sight of the prison warden.

Psalms 37:5Give your ways to Yahweh; 1 trust in him, and he will act on your behalf. 1

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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