Genesis 40:4

Bible in Basic English (1941)

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.

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  • Gen 37:36 : 36 And in Egypt the men of Midian gave him for a price to Potiphar, a captain of high position in Pharaoh's house.
  • Gen 39:1 : 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.
  • Gen 39:21-23 : 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.
  • Ps 37:5 : 5 Put your life in the hands of the Lord; have faith in him and he will do it.

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  • Gen 40:1-3
    3 verses
    89%

    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.

  • Gen 40:5-7
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    81%

    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.

    6 And in the morning when Joseph came to them he saw that they were looking sad.

    7 And he said to the servants of Pharaoh who were in prison with him, Why are you looking so sad?

  • Gen 42:17
    79%

    17 So he put them in prison for three days.

  • Gen 41:10-13
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    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.

  • Gen 39:20-23
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    77%

    20 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.

    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 40:21-23
    3 verses
    75%

    21 And he put the chief wine-servant back in his old place; and he gave the cup into Pharaoh's hand.

    22 But the chief bread-maker was put to death by hanging, as Joseph had said.

    23 But the wine-servant did not keep Joseph in mind or give a thought to him.

  • Gen 40:15-16
    2 verses
    73%

    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.

    16 Now when the chief bread-maker saw that the first dream had a good sense, he said to Joseph, I had a dream; and in my dream there were three baskets of white bread on my head;

  • Gen 39:4
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    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.

  • Gen 43:17
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    17 Now the men were full of fear because they had been taken into Joseph's house and they said, It is because of the money which was put back in our bags the first time; he is looking for something against us, so that he may come down on us and take us and our asses for his use.

  • Gen 40:12-13
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    12 Then Joseph said, This is the sense of your dream: the three branches are three days;

    13 After three days Pharaoh will give you honour, and put you back into your place, and you will give him his cup as you did before, when you were his wine-servant.

  • Gen 37:36
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    36 And in Egypt the men of Midian gave him for a price to Potiphar, a captain of high position in Pharaoh's house.

  • Gen 39:1-2
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    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.

  • Ps 105:17
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    17 He sent a man before them, even Joseph, who was given as a servant for a price: