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And the Medanites sold him into Egypt vnto Potiphar, an officer of Pharaohs, and captaine of the guard.

1611 marginal noteHebr. Eunuch. But the word doeth signifie not only Eunuches, but also Chamberlaines, Courtiers, and Officers.

1611 marginal noteHeb. chiefe of the slaughter men, or executioners.

1611 marginal noteOr, chiefe Marshall.

¶ And Ioseph was brought downe to Egypt, and Potiphar an Officer of Pharaoh, captaine of y e guard, an Egyptian, bought him of the hand of the Ishmeelites, which had brought him downe thither.

And he put them in ward in the house of the captaine of the guard, into the prison, the place where Ioseph was bound.

And the captaine of the guard charged Ioseph with them, and he serued them, and they continued a season in warde.

And there was there with vs a yong man an Hebrew, seruant to the captaine of the guard: and wee told him, and he interpreted to vs our dreames, to each man according to his dreame, he did interpret.

1611 marginal noteChap. 40.12. &c.