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Genesis 40:4

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40:4The captain of the guard appointed Joseph to be their attendant, and he served them.5

They spent some time in custody.6

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Footnotes

  1. 5 He served them. This is the same Hebrew verb, meaning “to serve as a personal attendant,” that was translated “became [his] servant” in 39:4.
  2. 6 Heb “they were days in custody.”

In other versions

ESVEnglish Standard Version

The captain of the guard appointed Joseph to be with them, and he attended them. They continued for some time in custody.

NIVNew International Version (2011)

The captain of the guard assigned them to Joseph, and he attended them.

After they had been in custody for some time,

CSBChristian Standard Bible

The captain of the guards assigned Joseph to them as their personal attendant, and they were in custody for some time.

NLTNew Living Translation

They remained in prison for quite some time, and the captain of the guard assigned them to Joseph, who looked after them.

LEBThe Lexham English Bible

And the commander of the guard appointed Joseph to be with them, and he attended them. And they were in custody many days.

KJV 1900King James Version

And the captain of the guard charged Joseph with them, and he served them: and they continued a season in ward.