Genesis 40:4

Genesis 40:4 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And the captain of the guard charged Joseph with them, and he served them: and they continued a season in ward.
• New International Version (NIV)The captain of the guard assigned them to Joseph, and he attended them. After they had been in custody for some time,
• English Standard Version (ESV)The captain of the guard appointed Joseph to be with them, and he attended them. They continued for some time in custody.
• New King James Version (NKJV)And the captain of the guard charged Joseph with them, and he served them; so they were in custody for a while.

Context of Genesis 40:4

2Pharaoh was angry with his two officers, the chief cupbearer and the chief baker, 3and imprisoned them in the house of the captain of the guard, the same prison where Joseph was confined. The captain of the guard assigned them to Joseph, and he became their personal attendant. After they had been in custody for some time, 5both of these men—the Egyptian king’s cupbearer and baker, who were being held in the prison—had a dream on the same night, and each dream had its own meaning. 6When Joseph came to them in the morning, he saw that they were distraught.

Genesis 40:4 word by word

וַ֠יִּפְקֹד שַׂ֣ר הַטַּבָּחִ֧ים אֶת־יוֹסֵ֛ף אִתָּ֖ם וַיְשָׁ֣רֶת אֹתָ֑ם וַיִּהְי֥וּ יָמִ֖ים בְּמִשְׁמָֽר׃Read the interlinear

• The captainשַׂרώar · rulerH8269
• of the guardטַבָּחţabbâch · guardH2876
• ·אֵת'êth · [Obj.]H853
• assignedפָּקַדpâqad · to reckon: overseerH6485
• themאֵת'êth · withH854
• to Josephיוֹסֵףyôsêph · JosephH3130
• and he became their personal attendantשָׁרַתshârath · to ministerH8334
• After they had beenהָיָהhâyâh · to beH1961
• in custodyמִשְׁמָרmishmâr · custodyH4929
• for some timeיוֹםyôm · dayH3117

Cross-references for Genesis 40:4

• Genesis 37:36Meanwhile, the Midianites sold Joseph in Egypt to Potiphar, an officer of Pharaoh and captain of the guard.
• Genesis 39:1Meanwhile, Joseph had been taken down to Egypt, where an Egyptian named Potiphar, an officer of Pharaoh and captain of the guard, bought him from the Ishmaelites who had taken him there.
• Psalms 37:5Commit your way to the LORD; trust in Him, and He will do it.
• Genesis 4:3So in the course of time, Cain brought some of the fruit of the soil as an offering to the LORD,
• Genesis 24:55But her brother and mother said, “Let the girl remain with us ten days or so. After that, she may go.”
• Genesis 24:20And she quickly emptied her jar into the trough and ran back to the well to draw water, until she had drawn water for all his camels.

Commentaries on Genesis 40:4

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 4They continued a season - ימים yamim, literally days; how long we cannot tell. But many suppose the word signifies a complete year; and as Pharaoh called them to an account on his birthday, Genesis 40:20, Calmet supposes they had offended on the preceding birthday, and thus had been one whole year in prison.Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 1-23Verses 1-23 - Joseph in Prison An uncomplaining patience and an unhesitating hopefulness keep the breast of Joseph in calm tranquillity. There is a God above, and that God is with him. His soul swerves not from this feeling. Meanwhile, new and distinguished prisoners are introduced into his place of confinement. Genesis 40:1-4 The chief butler and chief baker, high officials in Pharaoh‘s court, come under the displeasure of their sovereign. “In the house…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 1-4Joseph was so faithful and reliable that the captain of the guard trusted him with the care of two of Pharaoh’s officers.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 44. The captain of the guard charged Joseph with them--not the keeper, though he was most favorably disposed; but Potiphar himself, who, it would seem, was by this time satisfied of the perfect innocence of the young Hebrew; though, probably, to prevent the exposure of his family, he deemed it prudent to detain him in confinement (see Psa 37:5). They continued a season in ward--literally, "days," how long, is uncertain; but as they were called to account…Read the comment

In the dictionaries

• Butler
• Charge
• Cupbearer
• Feast
• Lift
• Lord
• Press
• Restore
• Ward
• Archaeology; Archaeology and Criticism

Commentaries on Genesis 40

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Rashi on Tanakh
• Calvin’s Commentaries
• Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• Original Douay–Rheims Annotations
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings