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Genesis 40:4
And the captain of the guard charged Joseph with them, and he served them; and they continued a season in custody.
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Genesis 40:4 in other translations
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,
The captain of the guard assigned them to Joseph, and he took care of them. They stayed in prison many days.
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In context
1 And it came to pass after these things, [that] the butler of the king of Egypt and [his] baker had offended their lord the king of Egypt.
2 And Pharaoh was wroth with two [of] his officers, with the chief of the butlers, and with the chief of the bakers.
3 And he put them in custody in the house of the captain of the guard, into the prison, the place where Joseph [was] bound.
4 And the captain of the guard charged Joseph with them, and he served them; and they continued a season in custody.
5 And 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, who [were] bound in the prison.
6 And Joseph came to them in the morning, and looked upon them, and behold, they [were] sad.
7 And he asked Pharaoh's officers that [were] with him in the ward of his lord's house, saying, Why look ye [so] sad to-day?
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