Verse (Click for Chapter) New International Version Joseph’s master took him and put him in prison, the place where the king’s prisoners were confined. But while Joseph was there in the prison, New Living Translation So he took Joseph and threw him into the prison where the king’s prisoners were held, and there he remained. English Standard Version And Joseph’s master took him and put him into the prison, the place where the king’s prisoners were confined, and he was there in prison. Berean Standard Bible So Joseph’s master took him and had him thrown into the prison where the king’s prisoners were confined. While Joseph was there in the prison, King James Bible And Joseph's master took him, and put him into the prison, a place where the king's prisoners were bound: and he was there in the prison. New King James Version Then Joseph’s master took him and put him into the prison, a place where the king’s prisoners were confined. And he was there in the prison. New American Standard Bible So Joseph’s master took him and put him into the prison, the place where the king’s prisoners were confined; and he was there in the prison. NASB 1995 So Joseph’s master took him and put him into the jail, the place where the king’s prisoners were confined; and he was there in the jail. NASB 1977 So Joseph’s master took him and put him into the jail, the place where the king’s prisoners were confined; and he was there in the jail. Legacy Standard Bible So Joseph’s master took him and put him into the jail, the place where the king’s prisoners were confined; and he was there in the jail. Amplified Bible So Joseph’s master took him and put him in the prison, a place where the king’s prisoners were confined; so he was there in the prison. Christian Standard Bible and had him thrown into prison, where the king’s prisoners were confined. So Joseph was there in prison. Holman Christian Standard Bible and had him thrown into prison, where the king’s prisoners were confined. So Joseph was there in prison. American Standard Version And Joseph's master took him, and put him into the prison, the place where the king's prisoners were bound: and he was there in the prison. Contemporary English Version and threw Joseph in the same prison where the king's prisoners were kept. While Joseph was in prison, English Revised Version And Joseph's master took him, and put him into the prison, the place where the king's prisoners were bound: and he was there in the prison. GOD'S WORD® Translation So Joseph's master arrested him and put him in the same prison where the king's prisoners were kept. While Joseph was in prison, Good News Translation and had Joseph arrested and put in the prison where the king's prisoners were kept, and there he stayed. International Standard Version arrested Joseph, and locked him up in the same prison where the king's prisoners were confined. So Joseph remained there in prison. Majority Standard Bible So Joseph’s master took him and had him thrown into the prison where the king’s prisoners were confined. While Joseph was there in the prison, NET Bible Joseph's master took him and threw him into the prison, the place where the king's prisoners were confined. So he was there in the prison. New Heart English Bible Then Joseph’s master took him and put him into the prison, the place where the king’s prisoners were bound, and he was there in prison. Webster's Bible Translation And Joseph's master took him, and put him into the prison, a place where the king's prisoners were bound: and he was there in the prison. World English Bible Joseph’s master took him, and put him into the prison, the place where the king’s prisoners were bound, and he was there in custody. Literal Translations Literal Standard Versionand Joseph’s lord takes him, and puts him to the round-house, a place where the king’s prisoners [are] bound; and he is there in the round-house. Young's Literal Translation and Joseph's lord taketh him, and putteth him unto the round-house, a place where the king's prisoners are bound; and he is there in the round-house. Smith's Literal Translation And Joseph's lord will take him and put him into the house of the fortress, the place where the king's prisoners were bound; and he shall be there in the house of the fortress. Catholic Translations Douay-Rheims BibleAnd cast Joseph into the prison, where the king's prisoners were kept, and he was there shut up. Catholic Public Domain Version And he delivered Joseph into prison, where the prisoners of the king were kept, and he was enclosed in that place. New American Bible Joseph’s master seized him and put him into the jail where the king’s prisoners were confined. And there he sat, in jail. New Revised Standard Version And Joseph’s master took him and put him into the prison, the place where the king’s prisoners were confined; he remained there in prison. Translations from Aramaic Lamsa BibleAnd Joseph's master took him, and put him into the prison, a place where the king's prisoners were confined; and he remained there in the prison. Peshitta Holy Bible Translated And his lord took him and threw him into prison where the prisoners of the King were bound, and he was there in the prison. OT Translations JPS Tanakh 1917And Joseph's master took him, and put him into the prison, the place where the king's prisoners were bound; and he was there in the prison. Brenton Septuagint Translation And his master took Joseph, and cast him into the prison, into the place where the king's prisoners are kept, there in the prison. Additional Translations ... Audio Bible Context Joseph Falsely Imprisoned…19When his master heard the story his wife told him, saying, “This is what your slave did to me,” he burned with anger. 20So Joseph’s master took him and had him thrown into the prison where the king’s prisoners were confined. While Joseph was there in the prison, 21the LORD was with him and extended kindness to him, granting him favor in the eyes of the prison warden.… Cross References Acts 7:9 Because the patriarchs were jealous of Joseph, they sold him as a slave into Egypt. But God was with him Psalm 105:17-19 He sent a man before them—Joseph, sold as a slave. / They bruised his feet with shackles and placed his neck in irons, / until his prediction came true and the word of the LORD proved him right. 1 Peter 2:19-20 For if anyone endures the pain of unjust suffering because he is conscious of God, this is to be commended. / How is it to your credit if you are beaten for doing wrong and you endure it? But if you suffer for doing good and you endure it, this is commendable before God. 1 Samuel 18:11-12 and he hurled it, thinking, “I will pin David to the wall.” But David eluded him twice. / So Saul was afraid of David, because the LORD was with David but had departed from Saul. 2 Timothy 3:11 my persecutions, and the sufferings that came upon me in Antioch, Iconium, and Lystra. What persecutions I endured! Yet the Lord rescued me from all of them. Hebrews 11:36-39 Still others endured mocking and flogging, and even chains and imprisonment. / They were stoned, they were sawed in two, they were put to death by the sword. They went around in sheepskins and goatskins, destitute, oppressed, and mistreated. / The world was not worthy of them. They wandered in deserts and mountains, and hid in caves and holes in the ground. ... Matthew 5:10-12 Blessed are those who are persecuted because of righteousness, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven. / Blessed are you when people insult you, persecute you, and falsely say all kinds of evil against you because of Me. / Rejoice and be glad, because great is your reward in heaven, for in the same way they persecuted the prophets before you. 1 Peter 4:12-16 Beloved, do not be surprised at the fiery trial that has come upon you, as though something strange were happening to you. / But rejoice that you share in the sufferings of Christ, so that you may be overjoyed at the revelation of His glory. / If you are insulted for the name of Christ, you are blessed, because the Spirit of glory and of God rests on you. ... Romans 8:28 And we know that God works all things together for the good of those who love Him, who are called according to His purpose. Philippians 1:12-14 Now I want you to know, brothers, that my circumstances have actually served to advance the gospel. / As a result, it has become clear throughout the whole palace guard and to everyone else that I am in chains for Christ. / And most of the brothers, confident in the Lord by my chains, now dare more greatly to speak the word without fear. 2 Corinthians 11:23-27 Are they servants of Christ? (I am speaking as if I were out of my mind.) I am so much more: in harder labor, in more imprisonments, in worse beatings, in frequent danger of death. / Five times I received from the Jews the forty lashes minus one. / Three times I was beaten with rods, once I was stoned, three times I was shipwrecked. I spent a night and a day in the open sea. ... Daniel 6:16-23 So the king gave the order, and they brought Daniel and threw him into the den of lions. The king said to Daniel, “May your God, whom you serve continually, deliver you!” / A stone was brought and placed over the mouth of the den, and the king sealed it with his own signet ring and with the rings of his nobles, so that nothing concerning Daniel could be changed. / Then the king went to his palace and spent the night fasting. No entertainment was brought before him, and sleep fled from him. ... Jeremiah 38:6-13 So they took Jeremiah and dropped him into the cistern of Malchiah, the king’s son, which was in the courtyard of the guard. They lowered Jeremiah with ropes into the cistern, which had no water but only mud, and Jeremiah sank down into the mud. / Now Ebed-melech the Cushite, a court official in the royal palace, heard that Jeremiah had been put into the cistern. While the king was sitting at the Gate of Benjamin, / Ebed-melech went out from the king’s palace and said to the king, ... Acts 16:23-26 And after striking them with many blows, they threw them into prison and ordered the jailer to guard them securely. / On receiving this order, he placed them in the inner cell and fastened their feet in the stocks. / About midnight Paul and Silas were praying and singing hymns to God, and the other prisoners were listening to them. ... 2 Kings 25:27-30 On the twenty-seventh day of the twelfth month of the thirty-seventh year of the exile of Judah’s King Jehoiachin, in the year Evil-merodach became king of Babylon, he released King Jehoiachin of Judah from prison. / And he spoke kindly to Jehoiachin and set his throne above the thrones of the other kings who were with him in Babylon. / So Jehoiachin changed out of his prison clothes, and he dined regularly at the king’s table for the rest of his life. ... Treasury of Scripture And Joseph's master took him, and put him into the prison, a place where the king's prisoners were bound: and he was there in the prison. into the prison. Genesis 40:15 For indeed I was stolen away out of the land of the Hebrews: and here also have I done nothing that they should put me into the dungeon. Genesis 41:14 Then Pharaoh sent and called Joseph, and they brought him hastily out of the dungeon: and he shaved himself, and changed his raiment, and came in unto Pharaoh. Psalm 105:18,19 Whose feet they hurt with fetters: he was laid in iron: … the king's. Genesis 40:1-3,15 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… Genesis 41:9-14 Then spake the chief butler unto Pharaoh, saying, I do remember my faults this day: … Psalm 76:10 Surely the wrath of man shall praise thee: the remainder of wrath shalt thou restrain. Jump to Previous Bound Chains Confined Custody Jail Joseph Joseph's Kept King's Master Prison Prisoners Prison-House Putteth Round-House Tower-HouseJump to Next Bound Chains Confined Custody Jail Joseph Joseph's Kept King's Master Prison Prisoners Prison-House Putteth Round-House Tower-HouseGenesis 39 1. Joseph is bought by Potiphar, and preferred in the family.7. He resists temptation by Potiphar's Wife. 13. He is falsely accused by her. 20. He is cast into prison. 21. God is with him there, and he is advanced by the keeper of prison. Joseph’s master This phrase refers to Potiphar, an Egyptian officer of Pharaoh and captain of the guard. The Hebrew word for "master" is "אָדוֹן" (adon), which signifies lord or ruler. Potiphar, as Joseph's master, held significant authority and power, reflecting the hierarchical structure of ancient Egyptian society. This context highlights the gravity of Joseph's situation, as he was at the mercy of a powerful figure. took him had him thrown into the prison where the king’s prisoners were confined So Joseph was there in the prison Parallel Commentaries ... Hebrew So Joseph’sיוֹסֵ֜ף (yō·w·sêp̄) Noun - proper - masculine singular Strong's 3130: Joseph -- 'he increases', a son of Jacob, also the name of several Israelites master אֲדֹנֵ֨י (’ă·ḏō·nê) Noun - masculine plural construct Strong's 113: Sovereign, controller took וַיִּקַּח֩ (way·yiq·qaḥ) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular Strong's 3947: To take him אֹת֗וֹ (’ō·ṯōw) Direct object marker | third person masculine singular Strong's 853: Untranslatable mark of the accusative case and had him thrown וַֽיִּתְּנֵ֙הוּ֙ (way·yit·tə·nê·hū) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular | third person masculine singular Strong's 5414: To give, put, set into אֶל־ (’el-) Preposition Strong's 413: Near, with, among, to the prison בֵּ֣ית (bêṯ) Noun - masculine singular construct Strong's 1004: A house where מְק֕וֹם (mə·qō·wm) Noun - masculine singular construct Strong's 4725: A standing, a spot, a condition the king’s הַמֶּ֖לֶךְ (ham·me·leḵ) Article | Noun - masculine singular Strong's 4428: A king prisoners אֲסוּרִ֑ים (’ă·sū·rîm) Verb - Qal - QalPassParticiple - masculine plural Strong's 631: To yoke, hitch, to fasten, to join battle were confined. אֲסִירֵ֥י (’ă·sî·rê) Noun - masculine plural construct Strong's 631: To yoke, hitch, to fasten, to join battle While [Joseph] was וַֽיְהִי־ (way·hî-) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular Strong's 1961: To fall out, come to pass, become, be there שָׁ֖ם (šām) Adverb Strong's 8033: There, then, thither in the prison, בְּבֵ֥ית (bə·ḇêṯ) Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singular construct Strong's 1004: A house Links Genesis 39:20 NIVGenesis 39:20 NLT Genesis 39:20 ESV Genesis 39:20 NASB Genesis 39:20 KJV Genesis 39:20 BibleApps.com Genesis 39:20 Biblia Paralela Genesis 39:20 Chinese Bible Genesis 39:20 French Bible Genesis 39:20 Catholic Bible OT Law: Genesis 39:20 Joseph's master took him and put him (Gen. 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