Genesis 40:4 — Bible Verse (KJV)
“And the captain of the guard charged Joseph with them, and he served them: and they continued a season in ward.”
Genesis 40:4 — King James Version (KJV), 1611
Genesis 40:4 in 7 Bible Translations
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Genesis 40:4 WEB — World English Bible (2000)
“The captain of the guard assigned them to Joseph, and he took care of them. They stayed in prison many days.”
Genesis 40:4 — World English Bible
Genesis 40:4 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)
“And the captain of the guard charged Joseph with them, and he ministered unto them: and they continued a season in ward.”
Genesis 40:4 — American Standard Version
Genesis 40:4 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)
“and the chief of the executioners chargeth Joseph with them, and he serveth them; and they are days in charge.”
Genesis 40:4 — Young's Literal Translation
Genesis 40:4 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)
“And the captain of the life-guard appointed Joseph to them, that he should attend on them. And they were [several] days in custody.”
Genesis 40:4 — Darby Translation
Genesis 40:4 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)
“And the chiefe steward gaue Ioseph charge ouer them, and he serued them: and they continued a season in warde.”
Genesis 40:4 — Geneva Bible
Genesis 40:4 LS — The Living Sword (2024)
“And the chief of the guard assigned Joseph to attend them, and he served them, and they stayed in custody for some days.”
Genesis 40:4 — The Living Sword
Genesis 40:4 in Context — Genesis 40
2 Pharaon fut irrité contre ses deux officiers, le chef des échansons et le chef des panetiers.
3 Et il les fit mettre dans la maison du chef des gardes, dans la prison, dans le lieu où Joseph était enfermé.
4 Le chef des gardes les plaça sous la surveillance de Joseph, qui faisait le service auprès d’eux; et ils passèrent un certain temps en prison.
5 Pendant une même nuit, l’échanson et le panetier du roi d’Égypte, qui étaient enfermés dans la prison, eurent tous les deux un songe, chacun le sien, pouvant recevoir une explication distincte.
6 Joseph, étant venu le matin vers eux, les regarda; et voici, ils étaient tristes.
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What Does Genesis 40:4 Mean?
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