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Genesis 40:3

Listen to Genesis 40:3
3 He put them in the prison of the captain of the guard, the same place where Joseph was a prisoner.

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.

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Genesis 40:3 In-Context

1 Later the king's cupbearer and his baker offended their master, the king of Egypt.
2 Pharaoh was angry with his chief cupbearer and his chief baker.
3 He put them in the prison of the captain of the guard, the same place where Joseph was a prisoner.
4 The captain of the guard assigned them to Joseph, and he took care of them. After they had been confined for some time,
5 both prisoners--the cupbearer and the baker for the king of Egypt--had dreams one night. Each man had a dream with its own special meaning.
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