Genesis 40:3

3 And he put them in prison in the house of the captain of the guard, into the house of the prison where Joseph was bound.

Genesis 40:3 Meaning and Commentary

Genesis 40:3

And he put them in ward in the house of the captain of the
guard
Who is generally thought to be Potiphar, since this was the office he was in, ( Genesis 39:1 ) ; unless he was dead, and there was another put into his room, or there were more than one in the same office: into the prison, the place where Joseph [was] bound;
that is, where he had been bound, and where he was still a prisoner, though not fettered and in that close confinement he had been in.

Genesis 40:3 In-Context

1 And it came to pass after these things, that the butler of the king of Egypt and his baker had sinned against their lord, the king of Egypt.

2 And Pharaoh was angry against his two officers, against the chief of the butlers and against the chief of the bakers.

3 And he put them in prison in the house of the captain of the guard, into the house of the prison where Joseph was bound.

4 And the captain of the guard charged Joseph with them, and he served them; and they continued for days in prison.

5 And both of them dreamed a dream, each man his dream in the same night, each man according to the interpretation of his dream, the butler and the baker of the king of Egypt, who were bound in the prison.