Genesis 40:4 — Bible Verse (KJV)
“And the captain of the guard charged Joseph with them, and he served them: and they continued a season in ward.”
Genesis 40:4 — King James Version (KJV), 1611
Genesis 40:4 in 6 Bible Translations
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Genesis 40:4 WEB — World English Bible (2000)
“The captain of the guard assigned them to Joseph, and he took care of them. They stayed in prison many days.”
Genesis 40:4 — World English Bible
Genesis 40:4 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)
“And the captain of the guard charged Joseph with them, and he ministered unto them: and they continued a season in ward. ”
Genesis 40:4 — American Standard Version
Genesis 40:4 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)
“and the chief of the executioners chargeth Joseph with them, and he serveth them; and they are days in charge.”
Genesis 40:4 — Young's Literal Translation
Genesis 40:4 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)
“And the captain of the life-guard appointed Joseph to them, that he should attend on them. And they were [several] days in custody. ”
Genesis 40:4 — Darby Translation
Genesis 40:4 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)
“And the chiefe steward gaue Ioseph charge ouer them, and he serued them: and they continued a season in warde.”
Genesis 40:4 — Geneva Bible
Genesis 40:4 in Context — Genesis 40
2 And Pharaoh was wroth against two of his officers, against the chief of the butlers, and against the chief of the bakers.
3 And he put them in ward in the house of the captain of the guard, into the prison, the place where Joseph was bound.
4 And the captain of the guard charged Joseph with them, and he served them: and they continued a season in ward.
5 And they dreamed a dream both of them, each man his dream in one night, each man according to the interpretation of his dream, the butler and the baker of the king of Egypt, which were bound in the prison.
6 And Joseph came in unto them in the morning, and looked upon them, and, behold, they were sad.
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What Does Genesis 40:4 Mean?
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