He put them in custody in the house of the captain of the guard, into the prison, the place where Joseph was bound.
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He put them in custody in the house of the captain of the guard, into the prison, the place where Joseph was bound.
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And he put them in ward in the house of the captain of the guard, into the prison, the place where Joseph was bound.
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And he put them in ward in the house of the captain of the guard, into the prison, the place where Joseph was bound.
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Passages linked to Genesis 40:3 in the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge, ordered by reader-vote popularity; verse text shown in World English Bible.
- Genesis 39:20 Joseph’s master took him, and put him into the prison, the place where the king’s prisoners were bound, and he was there in custody.
- Genesis 39:23 The keeper of the prison didn’t look after anything that was under his hand, because Yahweh was with him; and that which he did, Yahweh made it prosper.
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Geneva Bible translators 1599 · Public Domain God worketh many wonderful means to deliver his.
God worketh many wonderful means to deliver his.
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John Trapp 1656 · Public Domain Gen 40:3 And he put them in ward in…
Gen 40:3 And he put them in ward in the house of the captain of the guard, into the prison, the place where Joseph [was] bound.
Ver. 3. And he put them in ward, &c.] See the slippery estate of courtiers: today in favour, tomorrow in disgrace; as Haman; Sejanus, whom the same senators conducted to the prison, who had accompanied him to the senate. They which sacrificed unto him, as to their god, which kneeled down to adore him, now scoffed at him, seeing him dragged from the temple to the jail, from supreme honour to extreme ignominy. His greatest friends were most passionate against him, &c., they would not once look at him; as men look not after sundials, longer than the sun shines upon them. {a}
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The place where Joseph was bound.] Here was a "wheel within a wheel," {Eze 1:16} a sweet providence; that these obnoxious officers should be sent to Joseph’s prison.
{a} Tacit.
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Matthew Poole 1685 · Public Domain The captain of the guard, to wit, Potiphar, Gen…
The captain of the guard, to wit, Potiphar, Gen 37:36, who being informed by his underkeeper of Joseph’s great care and faithfulness, began to have a better opinion of him, though for his own quiet, and his wife’s reputation, he left him still in the prison.
Where Joseph was bound; was a prisoner, as that word is used, Isa 22:3; for Joseph being now made governor of the prisoners, was doubtless freed from his bonds: or had been bound, and that with irons in a cruel manner, Psa 105:18.
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John Gill 1763 · Public Domain And he put them in ward in the house…
And he put them in ward in the house of the captain of the guard,.... Who is generally thought to be Potiphar, since this was the office he was in, Gen 39:1; unless he was dead, and there was another put into his room, or there were more than one in the same office:
into the prison, the place where Joseph was bound; that is, where he had been bound, and where he was still a prisoner, though not fettered and in that close confinement he had been in.
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Adam Clarke 1810 · Public Domain Verse 3. Where Joseph was bound.] The place in…
Verse 3. Where Joseph was bound.] The place in which Joseph was now confined; this is what is implied in being bound; for, without doubt, he had his personal liberty. As the butler and. the baker were state criminals they were put in the same prison with Joseph, which we learn from the preceding chapter, Ge 39:20, was the king's prison. All the officers in the employment of the ancient kings of Egypt were, according to Diodorus Siculus, taken from the most illustrious families of the priesthood in the country; no slave or common person being ever permitted to serve in the presence of the king. As these persons, therefore, were of the most noble families, it is natural to expect they would be put, when accused, into the state prison.
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Haydock's Catholic Bible Commentary 1859 · Public Domain Commander. Putiphar. (Calmet) --- Prisoner, though his chains were…
Commander. Putiphar. (Calmet) --- Prisoner, though his chains were struck off. (Menochius)
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Robert Jamieson, A. R. Fausset & David Brown 1871 · Public Domain Pharaoh put them in ward, &c.--Whatever was their crime,…
Pharaoh put them in ward, &c.--Whatever was their crime, they were committed, until their case could be investigated, to the custody of the captain of the guard, that is, Potiphar, in an outer part of whose house the royal prison was situated.
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Daniel D. Whedon 1874 · Public Domain 3. Captain of the guard — Or, chief of…
3. Captain of the guard — Or, chief of the executioners, whose dwelling was within a part of the prison.
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The Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges 1878 · Public Domain 3. in ward] Cf. Gen_40:4; Gen_40:7. An old English…
3. in ward] Cf. Gen_40:4; Gen_40:7. An old English expression; cf. Shakespeare, 2 Hen. VI, v. i.:
“I know, ere they will have me go to ward,
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They’ll pawn their swords for my enfranchisement.”
He committed them for safe keeping, while the enquiry into the charges against them went on.
captain of the guard] See note on Gen_37:36.
the prison] = “the round house,” as in Gen_39:20. This clause seems to have been introduced, in order to harmonize the tradition of Joseph’s position in the house of the “captain of the guard” with the account of his imprisonment in Gen_39:20-23.
According to E, Pharaoh placed his two officials in confinement, but not in the prison, in the keeping of the “captain of the guard.”
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Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers 1878 · Public Domain (3, 4) In the house of the captain of…
(3, 4) In the house of the captain of the guard.—That is, of Potiphar. As he is said to have charged Joseph with the care of these two high officials, he must, ere this, have become aware of his innocence. But as the wife in ancient times in Egypt was endowed with all the husband’s property, and was a formidable person, as we learn from many of the records now being translated and published, Potiphar may not have wished to offend her.
He served them.—Used only of light service. (See Note on Gen_39:4.)
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The Pulpit Commentary 1880 · Public Domain And he put them in ward (or in custody)…
And he put them in ward (or in custody) in the house of the captain of the guard,i.e. Potiphar (vide Gen_37:36) into the prison, literally, house of enclosure (vide Gen_39:20) the place where Joseph was bound. The word rwsa; from rsa; to make fast by binding, seems to corroborate the Psalmist"s assertion (Psa_105:18) that Joseph had been laid in iron and his feet hurt with fetters; but this could only have been temporarily (vide vers. 4, 6).
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