Genesis 42:17

Bible in Basic English (1941)

So he put them in prison for three days.

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  • Gen 40:4 : 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.
  • Gen 40:7 : 7 And he said to the servants of Pharaoh who were in prison with him, Why are you looking so sad?
  • Gen 41:10 : 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;
  • Lev 24:12 : 12 And they kept him shut up, till a decision might be given by the mouth of the Lord.
  • Ps 119:65 : 65 <TETH> You have done good to your servant, O Lord, in keeping with your word.
  • Isa 24:22 : 22 And they will be got together, like prisoners in the prison-house; and after a long time they will have their punishment.
  • Acts 4:3 : 3 And they took them and put them in prison till the morning, for it was now evening.
  • Acts 5:18 : 18 And they took the Apostles and put them in the common prison.
  • Heb 12:10 : 10 For they truly gave us punishment for a short time, as it seemed good to them; but he does it for our profit, so that we may become holy as he is.

Similar Verses (AI)

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  • Gen 42:18-20
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    83%

    18And on the third day Joseph said to them, Do this, if you would keep your lives: for I am a god-fearing man:

    19If you are true men, let one of you be kept in prison, while you go and take grain for the needs of your families;

    20And come back to me with your youngest brother, so that your words may be seen to be true, and you will not be put to death. This is what you are to do.

  • Gen 40:3-5
    3 verses
    83%

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

    4And 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.

    5And 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 42:13-16
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    82%

    13Then they said, We your servants are twelve brothers, sons of one man in the land of Canaan; the youngest of us is now with our father, and one is dead.

    14And Joseph said, It is as I said; you have come with some secret purpose;

    15But in this way will you be put to the test: by the life of Pharaoh, you will not go away from this place till your youngest brother comes here.

    16Send one of your number to get your brother, and the rest of you will be kept in prison, so that your words may be tested to see if you are true; if not, by the life of Pharaoh, your purpose is certainly secret.

  • Gen 40:18-19
    2 verses
    76%

    18Then Joseph said, This is the sense of your dream: the three baskets are three days;

    19After three days Pharaoh will take you out of prison, hanging you on a tree, so that your flesh will be food for birds.

  • Gen 40:12-13
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    76%

    12Then Joseph said, This is the sense of your dream: the three branches are three days;

    13After 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 39:20-22
    3 verses
    74%

    20And 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.

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

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

  • Gen 43:17
    73%

    17Now 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 41:10
    72%

    10Pharaoh 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 42:33-35
    3 verses
    72%

    33And the ruler of the land said, In this way I may be certain that you are true men; let one of you be kept here with me, while you go and take grain for the needs of your families;

    34And come back to me with your youngest brother: then I will be certain that you are true men, and I will give your brother back to you and let you do trade in the land.

    35And when they took the grain out of their bags, it was seen that every man's parcel of money was in his bag; and when they and their father saw the money, they were full of fear.

  • Gen 40:7
    71%

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

  • Gen 44:1-2
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    1Then he gave orders to the servant who was over his house, saying, Put as much food into the men's bags as will go into them, and put every man's money in the mouth of his bag;

    2And put my cup, my silver cup, in the youngest one's bag, with his money. So he did as Joseph said.

  • Gen 42:25
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    25Then Joseph gave orders for their bags to be made full of grain, and for every man's money to be put back into his bag, and for food to be given them for the journey: which was done.

  • Gen 40:15
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    15For 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.

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

  • Gen 42:23
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    23They were not conscious that the sense of their words was clear to Joseph, for he had been talking to them through one who had knowledge of their language.

  • Gen 43:19
    70%

    19And said, O my lord, we only came down the first time to get food;

  • Gen 41:13
    70%

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

  • Gen 42:3
    69%

    3So Joseph's ten brothers went down to get grain from Egypt.

  • Gen 40:21-22
    2 verses
    69%

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

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

  • Gen 45:17
    69%

    17And Pharaoh said to Joseph, Say to your brothers, Put your goods on your beasts and go back to the land of Canaan;

  • Num 15:34
    69%

    34And they had him shut up, because they had no directions about what was to be done with him.

  • Gen 42:9
    69%

    9Then the memory of his dreams about them came back to Joseph, and he said to them, You have come secretly to see how poor the land is.