Genesis 40:3

Genesis 40:3 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And he put them in ward in the house of the captain of the guard, into the prison, the place where Joseph was bound.
• New International Version (NIV)and put them in custody in the house of the captain of the guard, in the same prison where Joseph was confined.
• English Standard Version (ESV)and he put them in custody in the house of the captain of the guard, in the prison where Joseph was confined.
• New King James Version (NKJV)So he put them in custody in the house of the captain of the guard, in the prison, the place where Joseph was confined.

Context of Genesis 40:3

1Then it came about after these things, the cupbearer and the baker for the king of Egypt offended their lord, the king of Egypt. 2Pharaoh was furious with his two officials, the chief cupbearer and the chief baker. So he put them in confinement in the house of the captain of the bodyguard, in the jail, the same place where Joseph was imprisoned. 4The captain of the bodyguard put Joseph in charge of them, and he took care of them; and they were in confinement for some time. 5Then the cupbearer and the baker for the king of Egypt, who were confined in jail, both had a dream the same night, each man with his own dream and each dream with its own interpretation.

Genesis 40:3 word by word

וַיִּתֵּ֨ן אֹתָ֜ם בְּמִשְׁמַ֗ר בֵּ֛ית שַׂ֥ר הַטַבָּחִ֖ים אֶל־בֵּ֣ית הַסֹּ֑הַר מְק֕וֹם אֲשֶׁ֥ר יוֹסֵ֖ף אָס֥וּר שָֽׁם׃Read the interlinear

• So he putנָתַןnâthan · to give: putH5414
• them in confinementמִשְׁמָרmishmâr · custodyH4929
• in the houseבַּ֫יִתbayith · house: homeH1004
• captainשַׂרώar · rulerH8269
• of the bodyguardטַבָּחţabbâch · guardH2876
• in the jailסֹ֫הַרsôhar · prisonH5470
• placeמָקוֹםmâqôm mâqôm meqômâh meqômâh · placeH4725
• whereאֲשֶׁר'ăsher · whichH834
• whereשָׁםshâm · thereH8033
• Josephיוֹסֵףyôsêph · JosephH3130
• was imprisonedאָסַר'âsar · to bindH631

Cross-references for Genesis 40:3

• Genesis 39:20So Joseph’s master took him and put him into the jail, the place where the king’s prisoners were confined; and he was there in the jail.
• Genesis 40:20Thus it came about on the third day, which was Pharaoh’s birthday, that he made a feast for all his servants; and he lifted up the head of the chief cupbearer and the head of the chief baker among his servants.

Commentaries on Genesis 40:3

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 3Where 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, Genesis 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…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. 33. 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.Read the comment

Topics related to Genesis 40:3

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• Press
• Restore
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• 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