Genesis 39:20

Bible in Basic English (1941)

And Joseph's master took him and put him in prison, in the place where the king's prisoners were kept in chains, and he was there in the prison-house.

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  • Gen 40:15 : 15 For truly I was taken by force from the land of the Hebrews; and I have done nothing for which I might be put in prison.
  • Gen 41:9-9 : 9 Then the chief wine-servant said to Pharaoh, The memory of my sin comes back to me now; 10 Pharaoh had been angry with his servants, and had put me in prison in the house of the captain of the army, together with the chief bread-maker; 11 And we had a dream on the same night, the two of us, and the dreams had a special sense. 12 And there was with us a young Hebrew, the captain's servant, and when we put our dreams before him, he gave us the sense of them. 13 And it came about as he said: I was put back in my place, and the bread-maker was put to death by hanging. 14 Then Pharaoh sent for Joseph, and they took him quickly out of prison; and when his hair had been cut and his dress changed, he came before Pharaoh.
  • Ps 76:10 : 10 The ... will give you praise; the rest of ...
  • Ps 105:18-19 : 18 His feet were fixed in chains; his neck was put in iron bands; 19 Till the time when his word came true; he was tested by the word of the Lord.
  • Isa 53:8 : 8 They took away from him help and right, and who gave a thought to his fate? for he was cut off from the land of the living: he came to his death for the sin of my people.
  • Dan 3:21-22 : 21 Then these men had cords put round them as they were, in their coats, their trousers, their hats, and their clothing, and were dropped into the burning and flaming fire. 22 And because the king's order was not to be put on one side, and the heat of the fire was so great, the men who took up Shadrach, Meshach, and Abed-nego were burned to death by the flame of the fire.
  • 2 Tim 2:9 : 9 In which I put up with the hardest conditions, even prison chains, like one who has done a crime; but the word of God is not in chains.
  • 1 Pet 2:19 : 19 For it is a sign of grace if a man, desiring to do right in the eyes of God, undergoes pain as punishment for something which he has not done.
  • Gen 40:1-3 : 1 Now after these things the chief servant who had the care of the wine, and the chief bread-maker in Pharaoh's house, did something against Pharaoh's orders; 2 And Pharaoh was angry with his two servants, with the chief wine-servant and the chief bread-maker; 3 And he put them in prison under the care of the captain of the army, in the same prison where Joseph himself was shut up.

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  • Gen 40:1-5
    5 verses
    88%

    1 Now after these things the chief servant who had the care of the wine, and the chief bread-maker in Pharaoh's house, did something against Pharaoh's orders;

    2 And Pharaoh was angry with his two servants, with the chief wine-servant and the chief bread-maker;

    3 And he put them in prison under the care of the captain of the army, in the same prison where Joseph himself was shut up.

    4 And the captain put them in Joseph's care, and he did what was needed for them; and they were kept in prison for some time.

    5 And these two had a dream on the same night; the chief wine-servant and the chief bread-maker of the king of Egypt, who were in prison, the two of them had dreams with a special sense.

  • Gen 39:21-23
    3 verses
    85%

    21 But the Lord was with Joseph, and was good to him, and made the keeper of the prison his friend.

    22 And the keeper of the prison put all the prisoners under Joseph's control, and he was responsible for whatever was done there.

    23 And the keeper of the prison gave no attention to anything which was under his care, because the Lord was with him; and the Lord made everything he did go well.

  • Gen 39:19
    83%

    19 And hearing his wife's account of what his servant had done, he became very angry.

  • Gen 39:1-8
    8 verses
    80%

    1 Now Joseph was taken down to Egypt; and Potiphar the Egyptian, a captain of high position in Pharaoh's house, got him for a price from the Ishmaelites who had taken him there.

    2 And the Lord was with Joseph, and he did well; and he was living in the house of his master the Egyptian.

    3 And his master saw that the Lord was with him, making everything he did go well.

    4 And having a high opinion of Joseph as his servant, he made him the overseer of his house and gave him control over all he had.

    5 And from the time when he made him overseer and gave him control of all his property, the blessing of the Lord was with the Egyptian, because of Joseph; the blessing of the Lord was on all he had, in the house and in the field.

    6 And he gave Joseph control of all his property, keeping no account of anything, but only the food which was put before him. Now Joseph was very beautiful in form and face.

    7 And after a time, his master's wife, looking on Joseph with desire, said to him, Be my lover.

    8 But he would not, and said to her, You see that my master keeps no account of what I do in his house, and has put all his property in my control;

  • Gen 40:15
    77%

    15 For truly I was taken by force from the land of the Hebrews; and I have done nothing for which I might be put in prison.

  • Gen 41:10
    76%

    10 Pharaoh had been angry with his servants, and had put me in prison in the house of the captain of the army, together with the chief bread-maker;

  • Gen 42:17
    74%

    17 So he put them in prison for three days.

  • Gen 39:11
    74%

    11 Now one day he went into the house to do his work; and not one of the men of the house was inside.

  • Jer 37:15
    74%

    15 And the rulers were angry with Jeremiah, and gave him blows and put him in prison in the house of Jonathan the scribe: for they had made that the prison.

  • Jer 39:15
    73%

    15 Now the word of the Lord came to Jeremiah while he was shut up in the place of the armed watchmen, saying,

  • Gen 37:36
    73%

    36 And in Egypt the men of Midian gave him for a price to Potiphar, a captain of high position in Pharaoh's house.

  • Ps 105:17-18
    2 verses
    72%

    17 He sent a man before them, even Joseph, who was given as a servant for a price:

    18 His feet were fixed in chains; his neck was put in iron bands;

  • Gen 41:13-14
    2 verses
    72%

    13 And it came about as he said: I was put back in my place, and the bread-maker was put to death by hanging.

    14 Then Pharaoh sent for Joseph, and they took him quickly out of prison; and when his hair had been cut and his dress changed, he came before Pharaoh.

  • Acts 7:10
    72%

    10 And made him free from all his troubles, and gave him wisdom and the approval of Pharaoh, king of Egypt, who made him ruler over Egypt and all his house.

  • Gen 41:41-42
    2 verses
    72%

    41 And Pharaoh said to Joseph, See, I have put you over all the land of Egypt.

    42 Then Pharaoh took off his ring from his hand and put it on Joseph's hand, and he had him clothed with the best linen, and put a chain of gold round his neck;

  • Gen 39:16
    72%

    16 And she kept his coat by her, till his master came back.