Genesis 40:3

so he delivered them up into the ward of the house of the chief of the royal executioners, into the prison,—the place where Joseph was imprisoned.

The Emphasised Bible by J. B. Rotherham

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

2Then fell the wroth of Pharaoh upon his two courtiers, upon the chief of the butlers, and upon the chief of the bakers;

4And the chief of the royal executioners charged Joseph with them and he waited upon them, and they were some days in ward.

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Cross References

Genesis 39:20So Joseph’s lord took him and delivered him up to the prison,: the place where, the prisoners of the king, were imprisoned,—so he was there, in the 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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