Genesis 40:4

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And the captain of the guard charged Joseph with them, and he served them: and they continued a season in ward.The captain of the guard assigned them to Joseph, and he became their personal attendant. After they had been in custody for some time,

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וַיִּפְקֹדvaiyifkodand he appointedH6485שַׂרsar[the] commander ofH8269הַטַּבָּחִיםhatabachimthe bodyguardsH2876אֶת־'et-<obj.>H853יוֹסֵףyosefJosephH3130אִתָּם'itamwith themH854וַיְשָׁרֶתvaysharetand he servedH8334אֹתָם'otam<obj.> themH853וַיִּהְיוּvaiyihyuand they wereH1961יָמִיםyamimdaysH3117בְּמִשְׁמָר׃bemishmarin custodyH4929

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Related verses

Genesis 39:21-23
²¹ But the Lord was with Joseph, and shewed him mercy, and gave him favour in the sight of the keeper of the prison. ²² And the keeper of the prison committed to Joseph’s hand all the prisoners that were in the prison; and whatsoever they did there, he was the doer of it. ²³ The keeper of the prison looked not to any thing that was under his hand; because the Lord was with him, and that which he did, the Lord made it to prosper.²¹ the LORD was with him and extended kindness to him, granting him favor in the eyes of the prison warden. ²² And the warden put all the prisoners under Joseph’s care, so that he was responsible for all that was done in the prison. ²³ The warden did not concern himself with anything under Joseph’s care, because the LORD was with Joseph and gave him success in whatever he did.
Genesis 39:1
And Joseph was brought down to Egypt; and Potiphar, an officer of Pharaoh, captain of the guard, an Egyptian, bought him of the hands of the Ishmeelites, which had brought him down thither.Meanwhile, Joseph had been taken down to Egypt, where an Egyptian named Potiphar, an officer of Pharaoh and captain of the guard, bought him from the Ishmaelites who had taken him there.
Psalm 37:5
Commit thy way unto the LORD; trust also in him; and he shall bring it to pass.Commit your way to the LORD; trust in Him, and He will do it.
Genesis 37:36
And the Midianites sold him into Egypt unto Potiphar, an officer of Pharaoh’s, and captain of the guard.Meanwhile, the Midianites sold Joseph in Egypt to Potiphar, an officer of Pharaoh and captain of the guard.

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