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Genesis 40

Genesis 40:3

The Cupbearer and the Baker · Genesis 40:1–23
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Translations

Modern
…and imprisoned them in the house of the captain of the guard, the same prison where Joseph was confined.
Traditional
And he put them in ward in the house of the captain of the guard, into the prison, the place where Joseph was bound.
Literal
And he put them in custody in the house of the captain of the guards, in the prison house, the place where Joseph was confined.
Latin
…misit eos in carcerem principis militum, in quo erat vinctus et Joseph.

Original

Hebrew
English
…and imprisoned them in the house of the captain of the guard, the same prison where Joseph was confined.

Notes

Genesis 40:1–4

Joseph was so faithful and reliable that the captain of the guard trusted him with the care of two of Pharaoh’s officers.

Genesis 40:1–23

Joseph did not lose faith in God’s promises, as evidenced by his readiness to interpret the dreams of two prisoners. He was still convinced that God’s revelation in his own two dreams (37:5–11) was true, and he had not abandoned hope that they would be fulfilled. When the fellow prisoners’ dreams were fulfilled exactly as Joseph said, this confirmed that his previous dreams were from God.

Theme notes and profiles

Egypt Joseph Symbolic Numbers Visions

Events

People

Joseph: Son of Jacob, ruler in Egypt

Glossary

Baker Bible, Manuscripts and Text of the (New Testament) Butler Cup-Bearer Dreams Genesis, Book of Jacob Joseph Patriarchs, Period of the Prophecy

Topics

Prisoners: Confined in the House of the Captain of the Guard Prisons: Places Used as House of the Captain of the Guard