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Genesis 40:4
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KJ21
And the captain of the guard charged Joseph with them, and he served them; and they continued a season under guard.
ASV
And the captain of the guard charged Joseph with them, and he ministered unto them: and they continued a season in ward.
AMP
The captain of the guard put Joseph in charge of them, and he served them; and they continued to be in custody for some time.
AMPC
And the captain of the guard put them in Joseph’s charge, and he served them; and they continued in custody for some time.
BRG
And the captain of the guard charged Joseph with them, and he served them: and they continued a season in ward.
CSB
The captain of the guards assigned Joseph to them as their personal attendant, and they were in custody for some time.
CSBA
The captain of the guards assigned Joseph to them as their personal attendant, and they were in custody for some time.
CEB
The commander of the royal guard assigned Joseph to assist them. After they had been under arrest for some time,
CJB
The captain of the guard charged Yosef to be with them, and he became their attendant while they remained in prison.
CEV
They spent a long time in prison, and the official in charge of the palace guard, made Joseph their servant.
DARBY
And the captain of the life-guard appointed Joseph to them, that he should attend on them. And they were [several] days in custody.
DRA
But the keeper of the prison delivered them to Joseph, and he served them. Some little time passed, and they were kept in custody.
ERV
The commander put the two prisoners under Joseph’s care. The two men continued to stay in prison for some time.
EASY
They were in the prison for a long time. The captain of the guards made Joseph their servant, to help them.
EHV
The captain of the guard assigned them to Joseph, and he was responsible for them. They stayed in prison for some time.
ESV
The captain of the guard appointed Joseph to be with them, and he attended them. They continued for some time in custody.
ESVUK
The captain of the guard appointed Joseph to be with them, and he attended them. They continued for some time in custody.
EXB
The chief butcher [37:36] put the two prisoners in Joseph’s care, and they stayed in prison for some time.
GNV
And the chief steward gave Joseph charge over them, and he served them: and they continued a season in ward.
GW
The captain of the guard assigned them to Joseph, and he took care of them. After they had been confined for some time,
GNT
They spent a long time in prison, and the captain assigned Joseph as their servant.
HCSB
The captain of the guard assigned Joseph to them, and he became their personal attendant. And they were in custody for some time.
ICB
The captain of the guard put the two prisoners in Joseph’s care. They stayed in prison for some time.
ISV
The captain of the guard entrusted them to Joseph’s custody, who took care of them, since they were to remain there in custody for a number of days.
JUB
And the captain of the guard charged Joseph with them, and he served them; and they continued for days in prison.
KJV
And the captain of the guard charged Joseph with them, and he served them: and they continued a season in ward.
AKJV
And the captain of the guard charged Joseph with them, and he served them: and they continued a season in ward.
LSB
And the captain of the bodyguard appointed Joseph as overseer over them, and he attended to them; and they were in confinement for some time.
LEB
And the chief of the guard appointed Joseph to be with them, and he attended them. And they were in custody many days.
TLB
They remained under arrest there for quite some time, and Potiphar assigned Joseph to wait on them.
MSG
As time went on, it happened that the cupbearer and the baker of the king of Egypt crossed their master, the king of Egypt. Pharaoh was furious with his two officials, the head cupbearer and the head baker, and put them in custody under the captain of the guard; it was the same jail where Joseph was held. The captain of the guard assigned Joseph to see to their needs. After they had been in custody for a while, the king’s cupbearer and baker, while being held in the jail, both had a dream on the same night, each dream having its own meaning. When Joseph arrived in the morning, he noticed that they were feeling low. So he asked them, the two officials of Pharaoh who had been thrown into jail with him, “What’s wrong? Why the long faces?”
MEV
The captain of the guard charged Joseph with them, and he attended to them. They continued to be in confinement for some time.
NOG
The captain of the guard assigned them to Joseph, and he took care of them. After they had been confined for some time,
NABRE
The chief steward assigned Joseph to them, and he became their attendant. After they had been in custody for some time,
NASB
And the captain of the bodyguard put Joseph in charge of them, and he took care of them; and they were in confinement for some time.
NASB1995
The captain of the bodyguard put Joseph in charge of them, and he took care of them; and they were in confinement for some time.
NCB
The captain of the guard assigned Joseph to their service. They thus remained in prison for a while.
NCV
The captain of the guard put the two prisoners in Joseph’s care, and they stayed in prison for some time.
NET
The captain of the guard appointed Joseph to be their attendant, and he served them. They spent some time in custody.
NIRV
The captain put Joseph in charge of those men. So Joseph took care of them. Some time passed while they were in prison.
NIV
The captain of the guard assigned them to Joseph, and he attended them. After they had been in custody for some time,
NIVUK
The captain of the guard assigned them to Joseph, and he attended them. After they had been in custody for some time,
NKJV
And the captain of the guard charged Joseph with them, and he served them; so they were in custody for a while.
NLV
The head of the soldiers had Joseph watch over them. He took care of them, and they were in prison for a long time.
NLT
They remained in prison for quite some time, and the captain of the guard assigned them to Joseph, who looked after them.
NRSVA
The captain of the guard charged Joseph with them, and he waited on them; and they continued for some time in custody.
NRSVACE
The captain of the guard charged Joseph with them, and he waited on them; and they continued for some time in custody.
NRSVCE
The captain of the guard charged Joseph with them, and he waited on them; and they continued for some time in custody.
NRSVUE
The captain of the guard charged Joseph with them, and he waited on them, and they continued for some time in custody.
OJB
And the sar hatabachim charged Yosef with them, and he ministered to them; and they continued a season b’mishmar (in custody, under watch).
RGT
And the chief steward gave Joseph charge over them; and he served them. And they continued in ward for a season.
RSV
The captain of the guard charged Joseph with them, and he waited on them; and they continued for some time in custody.
RSVCE
The captain of the guard charged Joseph with them, and he waited on them; and they continued for some time in custody.
TLV
The commander of the bodyguards assigned Joseph to be with them and served them as their personal servant. They were in custody for some time.
VOICE
The captain of the guard put Joseph in charge of the men, and Joseph took care of them as he did the others. They remained there in custody for some time.
WEB
The captain of the guard assigned them to Joseph, and he took care of them. They stayed in prison many days.
WYC
And the keeper of the prison betook them to Joseph, which also served, or kept, them. Somewhat of time passed, and they were holden in keeping, (And the ruler of the prison delivered them unto Joseph, who served them. Some time passed, and they were still held in the prison,)
YLT
and the chief of the executioners chargeth Joseph with them, and he serveth them; and they are days in charge.
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