Genesis 42:17
Strong's Lexicon
So Joseph imprisoned them
וַיֶּאֱסֹ֥ף (way·ye·’ĕ·sōp̄)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 622: 1) to gather, receive, remove, gather in 1a) (Qal) 1a1) to gather, collect 1a2) to gather (an individual into company of others) 1a3) to bring up the rear 1a4) to gather and take away, remove, withdraw 1b) (Niphal) 1b1) to assemble, be gathered 1b2) (pass of Qal 1a2) 1b2a) to be gathered to one's fathers 1b2b) to be brought in or into (association with others) 1b3) (pass of Qal 1a4) 1b3a) to be taken away, removed, perish 1c) (Piel) 1c1) to gather (harvest) 1c2) to take in, receive into 1c3) rearguard, rearward (subst) 1d) (Pual) to be gathered 1e) (Hithpael) to gather oneself or themselves

אֹתָ֛ם (’ō·ṯām)
Direct object marker | third person masculine plural
Strong's Hebrew 853: 1) sign of the definite direct object, not translated in English but generally preceding and indicating the accusative

אֶל־ (’el-)
Preposition
Strong's Hebrew 413: 1) to, toward, unto (of motion) 2) into (limit is actually entered) 2a) in among 3) toward (of direction, not necessarily physical motion) 4) against (motion or direction of a hostile character) 5) in addition to, to 6) concerning, in regard to, in reference to, on account of 7) according to (rule or standard) 8) at, by, against (of one's presence) 9) in between, in within, to within, unto (idea of motion to)

מִשְׁמָ֖ר (miš·mār)
Noun - masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 4929: 1) place of confinement, prison, guard, jail, guard post, watch, observance 1a) jail, prison, guard-house 1b) guard, guard post, act of guarding 1c) observances

for three
שְׁלֹ֥שֶׁת (šə·lō·šeṯ)
Number - masculine singular construct
Strong's Hebrew 7969: 1) three, triad 1a) 3, 300, third

days,
יָמִֽים׃ (yā·mîm)
Noun - masculine plural
Strong's Hebrew 3117: 1) day, time, year 1a) day (as opposed to night) 1b) day (24 hour period) 1b1) as defined by evening and morning in Genesis 1 1b2) as a division of time 1b2a) a working day, a day's journey 1c) days, lifetime (pl.) 1d) time, period (general) 1e) year 1f) temporal references 1f1) today 1f2) yesterday 1f3) tomorrow

Parallel Strong's
Berean Study Bible
So Joseph imprisoned them for three days,

Young's Literal Translation
and he removeth them unto charge three days.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
So Joseph imprisoned them together for three days.

New American Standard Bible
So he put them all together in prison for three days.

King James Bible
And he put them all together into ward three days.
Parallel Verses
New International Version
And he put them all in custody for three days.

New Living Translation
So Joseph put them all in prison for three days.

English Standard Version
And he put them all together in custody for three days.

New American Standard Bible
So he put them all together in prison for three days.

King James Bible
And he put them all together into ward three days.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
So Joseph imprisoned them together for three days.

International Standard Version
Then Joseph locked them all together in prison for three days.

NET Bible
He imprisoned them all for three days.

American Standard Version
And he put them all together into ward three days.

English Revised Version
And he put them all together into ward three days.

Young's Literal Translation
and he removeth them unto charge three days.
















Cross References
Genesis 40:4
And the captain of the guard charged Joseph with them, and he served them: and they continued a season in ward.

Genesis 40:7
And he asked Pharaoh's officers that were with him in the ward of his lord's house, saying, Wherefore look ye so sadly to day?

Genesis 1:1
In the beginning God created the heaven and the earth.

Genesis 42:16
Send one of you, and let him fetch your brother, and ye shall be kept in prison, that your words may be proved, whether there be any truth in you: or else by the life of Pharaoh surely ye are spies.

Genesis 42:15
Hereby ye shall be proved: By the life of Pharaoh ye shall not go forth hence, except your youngest brother come hither.

Genesis 42:14
And Joseph said unto them, That is it that I spake unto you, saying, Ye are spies:

Genesis 42:18
And Joseph said unto them the third day, This do, and live; for I fear God:

Genesis 42:19
If ye be true men, let one of your brethren be bound in the house of your prison: go ye, carry corn for the famine of your houses:

Genesis 42:20
But bring your youngest brother unto me; so shall your words be verified, and ye shall not die. And they did so.
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