Genesis 40:4

KJV1611 – Modern English

And the captain of the guard assigned Joseph to them, and he served them; and they remained in custody for a time.

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  • Gen 37:36 : 36 And the Midianites sold him into Egypt to Potiphar, an officer of Pharaoh's, and captain of the guard.
  • Gen 39:1 : 1 And Joseph was brought down to Egypt; and Potiphar, an officer of Pharaoh, captain of the guard, an Egyptian, bought him from the hands of the Ishmaelites, who had brought him down there.
  • Gen 39:21-23 : 21 But the LORD was with Joseph, and showed him mercy, and gave him favor in the sight of the keeper of the prison. 22 And the keeper of the prison committed to Joseph's care all the prisoners that were in the prison; and whatever they did there, he was the doer of it. 23 The keeper of the prison did not concern himself with anything that was under Joseph's care; because the LORD was with him, and that which he did, the LORD made it prosper.
  • Ps 37:5 : 5 Commit your way to the LORD; trust also in him, and he shall bring it to pass.

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  • Gen 40:1-3
    3 verses
    89%

    1And it happened after these events, that the butler of the king of Egypt and his baker had offended their lord, the king of Egypt.

    2And Pharaoh was angry with two of his officers, with the chief of the butlers, and with the chief of the bakers.

    3And he put them in custody in the house of the captain of the guard, in the prison, the place where Joseph was confined.

  • Gen 40:5-7
    3 verses
    81%

    5And both of them dreamed a dream, each man his own dream in one night, each man according to the interpretation of his dream, the butler and the baker of the king of Egypt, who were confined in the prison.

    6And Joseph came in to them in the morning, and saw them, and indeed, they were sad.

    7And he asked Pharaoh's officers who were with him in the custody of his lord's house, saying, Why do you look so sad today?

  • Gen 42:17
    79%

    17And he put them all together into custody for three days.

  • Gen 41:10-13
    4 verses
    79%

    10Pharaoh was angry with his servants, and put me in custody in the house of the captain of the guard, both me and the chief baker.

    11And we each had a dream in one night, he and I; each of us dreamed according to the interpretation of his own dream.

    12There with us was a young Hebrew man, a servant of the captain of the guard, and we told him our dreams, and he interpreted them for us, to each man according to his dream.

    13And it came to pass, just as he interpreted for us, so it was; he restored me to my office, and he hanged the other.

  • Gen 39:20-23
    4 verses
    77%

    20And Joseph's master took him and put him into the prison, a place where the king's prisoners were bound: and he was there in the prison.

    21But the LORD was with Joseph, and showed him mercy, and gave him favor in the sight of the keeper of the prison.

    22And the keeper of the prison committed to Joseph's care all the prisoners that were in the prison; and whatever they did there, he was the doer of it.

    23The keeper of the prison did not concern himself with anything that was under Joseph's care; because the LORD was with him, and that which he did, the LORD made it prosper.

  • Gen 40:21-23
    3 verses
    75%

    21And he restored the chief butler to his butlership again; and he gave the cup into Pharaoh's hand:

    22But he hanged the chief baker, as Joseph had interpreted to them.

    23Yet the chief butler did not remember Joseph, but forgot him.

  • Gen 40:15-16
    2 verses
    73%

    15For indeed I was kidnapped from the land of the Hebrews: and here also I have done nothing that they should put me into the dungeon.

    16When the chief baker saw that the interpretation was favorable, he said to Joseph, I also was in my dream, and behold, I had three white baskets on my head:

  • Gen 39:4
    73%

    4And Joseph found favor in his sight, and he served him: and he made him overseer over his house, and all that he had he put into his care.

  • Gen 43:17
    72%

    17And the man did as Joseph ordered; and the man brought the men into Joseph's house.

  • Gen 40:12-13
    2 verses
    71%

    12And Joseph said to him, This is the interpretation of it: The three branches are three days:

    13Within three days Pharaoh will lift up your head, and restore you to your place; and you shall deliver Pharaoh's cup into his hand, as you did when you were his butler.

  • Gen 37:36
    71%

    36And the Midianites sold him into Egypt to Potiphar, an officer of Pharaoh's, and captain of the guard.

  • Gen 39:1-2
    2 verses
    71%

    1And Joseph was brought down to Egypt; and Potiphar, an officer of Pharaoh, captain of the guard, an Egyptian, bought him from the hands of the Ishmaelites, who had brought him down there.

    2And the LORD was with Joseph, and he was a prosperous man; and he was in the house of his master the Egyptian.

  • Ps 105:17
    70%

    17He sent a man before them, Joseph, who was sold for a servant: