Strong's Hebrew English Morphology 6485 [e] וַ֠יִּפְקֹד way-yip̄-qōḏ and charged Conj-w | V-Qal-ConsecImperf-3ms 8269 [e] שַׂ֣ר śar the captain N-msc 2876 [e] הַטַּבָּחִ֧ים haṭ-ṭab-bā-ḥîm of the guard Art | N-mp 853 [e] אֶת־ ’eṯ- - DirObjM 3130 [e] יוֹסֵ֛ף yō-w-sêp̄ Joseph N-proper-ms 854 [e] אִתָּ֖ם ’it-tām with them Prep | 3mp 8334 [e] וַיְשָׁ֣רֶת way-šā-reṯ and he served Conj-w | V-Piel-ConsecImperf-3ms 853 [e] אֹתָ֑ם ’ō-ṯām; them DirObjM | 3mp 1961 [e] וַיִּהְי֥וּ way-yih-yū So they were Conj-w | V-Qal-ConsecImperf-3mp 3117 [e] יָמִ֖ים yā-mîm a while N-mp 4929 [e] בְּמִשְׁמָֽר׃ bə-miš-mār. in custody Prep-b | N-ms

New American Standard Bible
The captain of the bodyguard put Joseph in charge of them, and he took care of them; and they were in confinement for some time.

King James Bible
And the captain of the guard charged Joseph with them, and he served them: and they continued a season in ward.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
The captain of the guard assigned Joseph to them, and he became their personal attendant. And they were in custody for some time.

the captain.

Genesis 37:36 And the Midianites sold him into Egypt to Potiphar, an officer of …

Genesis 39:1,21-23 And Joseph was brought down to Egypt; and Potiphar, an officer of …

Psalm 37:5 Commit your way to the LORD; trust also in him; and he shall bring it to pass.

a season. {Yamim,} literally days; how long is uncertain, though the word may signify, as many suppose, a complete year (see

Genesis 4:3 And in process of time it came to pass, that Cain brought of the …

Genesis 24:55 And her brother and her mother said, Let the damsel abide with us …

Genesis 24:20 And she hurried, and emptied her pitcher into the trough, and ran …

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