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 40:4 in 7 translations
- KJVKing James Version
- And the captain of the guard charged Joseph with them, and he served them: and they continued a season in ward.
- DRADouay–Rheims
- But the keeper of the prison delivered them to Joseph, and he served them. Some little time passed, and they were kept in custody.
- ASVAmerican Standard Version
- And the captain of the guard charged Joseph with them, and he ministered unto them: and they continued a season in ward.
- DARBYDarby
- And the captain of the life-guard appointed Joseph to them, that he should attend on them. And they were several days in custody.
- WEBThe World English Bible
- The captain of the guard assigned them to Joseph, and he took care of them. They stayed in prison many days.
- YLTYoung's Literal Translation
- and the chief of the executioners chargeth Joseph with them, and he serveth them; and they are days in charge.
- BPVBiblePics Version
- The captain of the guard assigned Joseph to attend to them, and they spent some time in custody.
Context: Genesis 40
2And Pharaoh was wroth against two of his officers, against the chief of the butlers, and against the chief of the bakers.
3And he put them in ward in the house of the captain of the guard, into the prison, the place where Joseph was bound.
4And the captain of the guard charged Joseph with them, and he served them: and they continued a season in ward.
5And they dreamed a dream both of them, each man his dream in one night, each man according to the interpretation of his dream, the butler and the baker of the king of Egypt, which were bound in the prison.
6And Joseph came in unto them in the morning, and looked upon them, and, behold, they were sad.
About Genesis 40: Joseph Interprets Dreams in Prison
Joseph interprets the dreams of the Pharaoh's cupbearer and the baker and is later called upon to interpret the Pharaoh's dream. He correctly predicts seven years of plenty followed by seven years of famine.
Commentary
Genesis 40 is a chapter that focuses on two of Joseph's fellow prisoners, the cupbearer and the baker of Pharaoh. Both of these men have dreams that Joseph interprets for them. The cupbearer's dream is interpreted as a sign of his imminent release from prison, while the baker's dream is interpreted as a sign of his impending death.