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Genesis 39:20
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KJ21
And 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.
ASV
And Joseph’s master took him, and put him into the prison, the place where the king’s prisoners were bound: and he was there in the prison.
AMP
So Joseph’s master took him and put him in the prison, a place where the king’s prisoners were confined; so he was there in the prison.
AMPC
And Joseph’s master took him and put him in the prison, a place where the state prisoners were confined; so he was there in the prison.
BRG
And 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.
CSB
and had him thrown into prison, where the king’s prisoners were confined. So Joseph was there in prison.
CSBA
and had him thrown into prison, where the king’s prisoners were confined. So Joseph was there in prison.
CEB
Joseph’s master took him and threw him in jail, the place where the king’s prisoners were held. While he was in jail,
CJB
Yosef’s master took him and put him in prison, in the place where the king’s prisoners were kept; and there he was in the prison.
CEV
and threw Joseph in the same prison where the king's prisoners were kept. While Joseph was in prison,
DARBY
And Joseph's lord took him and put him into the tower-house, [the] place where the king's prisoners were confined; and he was there in the tower-house.
DRA
And cast Joseph into the prison, where the king's prisoners were kept, and he was there shut up.
ERV
So Potiphar put Joseph into the prison where the king’s enemies were held, and that is where Joseph remained.
EASY
He took hold of Joseph, and he put him in prison. It was the place where the king put his own prisoners.
EHV
Joseph’s master took him and put him into the prison where the king’s prisoners were confined, so Joseph was kept in prison there.
ESV
And Joseph's master took him and put him into the prison, the place where the king's prisoners were confined, and he was there in prison.
ESVUK
And Joseph's master took him and put him into the prison, the place where the king's prisoners were confined, and he was there in prison.
EXB
So Potiphar arrested Joseph and put him into the ·prison [L round house] where the king’s prisoners were ·put [L confined]. And Joseph stayed there in the ·prison [L round house].
GNV
And Joseph’s master took him and put him in prison, in the place, where the king’s prisoners lay bound: and there he was in prison.
GW
So Joseph’s master arrested him and put him in the same prison where the king’s prisoners were kept. While Joseph was in prison,
GNT
and had Joseph arrested and put in the prison where the king's prisoners were kept, and there he stayed.
HCSB
and had him thrown into prison, where the king’s prisoners were confined. So Joseph was there in prison.
ICB
So Potiphar arrested Joseph and put him into prison. This prison was where the king’s prisoners were put. And Joseph stayed there in the prison.
ISV
arrested Joseph, and locked him up in the same prison where the king’s prisoners were confined. So Joseph remained there in prison.
JUB
And 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.
KJV
And 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.
AKJV
And 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.
LSB
So Joseph’s master took him and put him into the jail, the place where the king’s prisoners were confined; and he was there in the jail.
LEB
And Joseph’s master took him and put him into prison, the place that the king’s prisoners were confined. And he was there in prison.
TLB
He threw Joseph into prison, where the king’s prisoners were kept in chains.
MSG
When his master heard his wife’s story, telling him, “These are the things your slave did to me,” he was furious. Joseph’s master took him and threw him into the jail where the king’s prisoners were locked up. But there in jail God was still with Joseph: He reached out in kindness to him; he put him on good terms with the head jailer. The head jailer put Joseph in charge of all the prisoners—he ended up managing the whole operation. The head jailer gave Joseph free rein, never even checked on him, because God was with him; whatever he did God made sure it worked out for the best. * * *
MEV
Joseph’s master took him and put him into the prison, a place where the king’s prisoners were confined. So he was there in the prison.
NOG
So Joseph’s master arrested him and put him in the same prison where the king’s prisoners were kept. While Joseph was in prison,
NABRE
Joseph’s master seized him and put him into the jail where the king’s prisoners were confined. And there he sat, in jail.
NASB
So Joseph’s master took him and put him into the prison, the place where the king’s prisoners were confined; and he was there in the prison.
NASB1995
So Joseph’s master took him and put him into the jail, the place where the king’s prisoners were confined; and he was there in the jail.
NCB
He seized Joseph and put him into the prison where they held royal prisoners.
NCV
So Potiphar arrested Joseph and put him into the prison where the king’s prisoners were put. And Joseph stayed there in the prison.
NET
Joseph’s master took him and threw him into the prison, the place where the king’s prisoners were confined. So he was there in the prison.
NIRV
So he put Joseph in prison. It was the place where the king’s prisoners were kept. While Joseph was there in the prison,
NIV
Joseph’s master took him and put him in prison, the place where the king’s prisoners were confined. But while Joseph was there in the prison,
NIVUK
Joseph’s master took him and put him in prison, the place where the king’s prisoners were confined. But while Joseph was there in the prison,
NKJV
Then Joseph’s master took him and put him into the prison, a place where the king’s prisoners were confined. And he was there in the prison.
NLV
So Joseph’s boss took him and put him in prison, the place where the men who did wrong against the king were put in chains. So there he was in prison.
NLT
So he took Joseph and threw him into the prison where the king’s prisoners were held, and there he remained.
NRSVA
And Joseph’s master took him and put him into the prison, the place where the king’s prisoners were confined; he remained there in prison.
NRSVACE
And Joseph’s master took him and put him into the prison, the place where the king’s prisoners were confined; he remained there in prison.
NRSVCE
And Joseph’s master took him and put him into the prison, the place where the king’s prisoners were confined; he remained there in prison.
NRSVUE
And Joseph’s master took him and put him into the prison, the place where the king’s prisoners were confined; he remained there in prison.
OJB
And adonei Yosef took him, and put him into the bais hasohar, a place where the asirei HaMelech were prisoners; and he was there in the bais hasohar.
RGT
And Joseph’s master took him and put him in prison, in the place where the king’s prisoners lay bound. And there he was in prison.
RSV
And Joseph’s master took him and put him into the prison, the place where the king’s prisoners were confined, and he was there in prison.
RSVCE
And Joseph’s master took him and put him into the prison, the place where the king’s prisoners were confined, and he was there in prison.
TLV
Then Joseph’s master took him and put him in prison, the place where the king’s prisoners were confined. So there he was, in the prison.
VOICE
So Potiphar, Joseph’s master, put him into prison and locked him up in the place where the king’s prisoners were confined. Joseph remained there for a time.
WEB
Joseph’s master took him, and put him into the prison, the place where the king’s prisoners were bound, and he was there in custody.
WYC
and he betook Joseph into prison, where the bound men of the king were kept, and he was closed there. (and he took Joseph, and put him in the prison, where the king’s prisoners were kept, and so he was enclosed there.)
YLT
and Joseph's lord taketh him, and putteth him unto the round-house, a place where the king's prisoners [are] bound; and he is there in the round-house.
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