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Genesis 37:36

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36And hthe Midianites sold him into Egypt unto Potiphar, an †officer of Pharaoh’s, and †||captain of the guard.

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Footnotes

  1. hch. 25:2. Compare ver. 28.
  2. †Heb. eunuch: But the word doth signify not only eunuchs, but also cham berlains, courtiers, and officers. Esth. 1:10. So ch. 39:1. & 40:2, 7.
  3. †Heb. chief of the slaughtermen, or, executioners.
  4. ||Or, chief marshal. So ch. 39:1. & 40:3, 4. & 41:10, 12.

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ESVEnglish Standard Version

Meanwhile the Midianites had sold him in Egypt to Potiphar, an officer of Pharaoh, the captain of the guard.

NIVNew International Version (2011)

Meanwhile, the Midianites sold Joseph in Egypt to Potiphar, one of Pharaoh’s officials, the captain of the guard.

CSBChristian Standard Bible

Meanwhile, the Midianites sold Joseph in Egypt to Potiphar, an officer of Pharaoh and the captain of the guards.

NLTNew Living Translation

Meanwhile, the Midianite traders arrived in Egypt, where they sold Joseph to Potiphar, an officer of Pharaoh, the king of Egypt. Potiphar was captain of the palace guard.

LEBThe Lexham English Bible

And the Midianites sold him in Egypt to Potiphar, a court official of Pharaoh, a commander of the guard.