Genesis 42:17

Translations

Modern

So Joseph imprisoned them for three days,

Traditional

And he put them all together into ward three days.

Literal

And he put them all together in custody three days.

Latin

Tradidit ergo illos custodiæ tribus diebus.

Original

Hebrew

English

So Joseph imprisoned them for three days,

Notes

Genesis 42:15–17

Joseph put his brothers in prison for three days. He did this to see if they felt guilt for what they had done in the past (42:21–23). The brothers had similarly thrown Joseph into a cistern-prison while they decided what to do with him (37:24).

Genesis 42:1–44:34

Joseph did several unusual things to his brothers when they came looking for grain. The last time Joseph had been with them, they were filled with jealousy, hatred, and anger; they attempted to destroy their brother, and they deceived their father. Joseph put them through various tests, similar to the trying situations they had put him through, to see if they had changed.

Theme notes and profiles

Egypt Joseph Symbolic Numbers

Events

7 years of faminec. 1708 BC
Joseph's brothers go to Egyptc. 1707 BC

Related verses

Genesis 40:4
The captain of the guard assigned them to Joseph, and he became their personal attendant. After they had been in custody for some time,
Genesis 40:7
So he asked the officials of Pharaoh who were in custody with him in his master’s house, “Why are your faces so downcast today?”
Hebrews 12:10
Our fathers disciplined us for a short time as they thought best, but God disciplines us for our good, so that we may share in His holiness.
Psalm 119:65
You are good to Your servant, O LORD, according to Your word.
Genesis 41:10
Pharaoh was once angry with his servants, and he put me and the chief baker in the custody of the captain of the guard.
Isaiah 24:22
They will be gathered together like prisoners in a pit. They will be confined to a dungeon and punished after many days.
Leviticus 24:12
They placed him in custody until the will of the LORD should be made clear to them.
Acts 5:18
…and arrested the apostles and put them in the public jail.
Acts 4:3
They seized Peter and John, and because it was evening, they put them in custody until the next day.

Glossary

Benjamin (Person) Bible, Manuscripts and Text of the (New Testament) Famine Genesis, Book of Jacob Patriarchs, Period of the Wheat

Topics

Commerce: Carried on by Egyptians Commerce: Egyptians Dissembling: Joseph Prison: General Scriptures Concerning

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