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prison

Meaning of “prison”

Sense 1: A place of confinement. Sense 2: As a verb, to confine.

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First occurrence: Genesis 39:20

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Genesis 39:20
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.
2 word occurrences in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Genesis 39:20 · retained source text

And Iosephs master tooke him, and put him into the prison, a place, where y e kings prisoners were bound: and he was there in the prison.

Genesis 39:21
¶ But the Lord was with Joseph, and shewed him mercy, and gave him favour in the sight of the keeper of the prison.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading & marginal notes
1611 witness · Genesis 39:21 · retained source text

¶ But the LORD was with Ioseph, and shewed him mercie, and gaue him fauour in the sight of the keeper of the prison.

1611 marginal noteHeb. extended kindnes vnto him.

Genesis 39:22
And the keeper of the prison committed to Joseph’s hand all the prisoners that were in the prison; and whatsoever they did there, he was the doer of it.
2 word occurrences in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Genesis 39:22 · retained source text

And the keeper of the prison committed to Iosephs hand all the prisoners that were in the prison, and whatsoeuer they did there, he was the doer of it:

Genesis 39:23
The keeper of the prison looked not to any thing that was under his hand; because the Lord was with him, and that which he did, the Lord made it to prosper.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Genesis 39:23 · retained source text

The keeper of the prison looked not to any thing, that was vnder his hand, because the LORD was with him: & that which he did, the LORD made it to prosper.

Genesis 40:3
And he put them in ward in the house of the captain of the guard, into the prison, the place where Joseph was bound.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Genesis 40:3 · retained source text

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

Genesis 40:5
¶ 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, which were bound in the prison.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Genesis 40:5 · retained source text

¶ And they dreamed a dreame both of them, each man his dreame in one night, each man according to the interpretation of his dreame, the Butler and the Baker of the king of Egypt, which were bound in the prison.

Genesis 42:16
Send one of you, and let him fetch your brother, and ye shall be kept in prison, that your words may be proved, whether there be any truth in you: or else by the life of Pharaoh surely ye are spies.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading & marginal notes
1611 witness · Genesis 42:16 · retained source text

Send one of you, and let him fetch your brother, and ye shalbe kept in prison, that your wordes may be proued, whether there be any trueth in you: or els by the life of Pharaoh surely ye are spies.

1611 marginal noteHeb. bound

Genesis 42:19
If ye be true men, let one of your brethren be bound in the house of your prison: go ye, carry corn for the famine of your houses:
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Genesis 42:19 · retained source text

If ye be true men, let one of your brethren be bound in the house of your prison: goe ye, carry corne for the famine of your houses.

Judges 16:21
¶ But the Philistines took him, and put out his eyes, and brought him down to Gaza, and bound him with fetters of brass; and he did grind in the prison house.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading & marginal notes
1611 witness · Judges 16:21 · retained source text

¶ But the Philistines tooke him and put out his eyes, and brought him downe to Gaza, and bound him with fetters of brasse, and he did grind in the prison house.

1611 marginal noteHebr. boared out.

Judges 16:25
And it came to pass, when their hearts were merry, that they said, Call for Samson, that he may make us sport. And they called for Samson out of the prison house; and he made them sport: and they set him between the pillars.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading & marginal notes
1611 witness · Judges 16:25 · retained source text

And it came to passe when their hearts were merry, that they said, Call for Samson, that hee may make vs sport. And they called for Samson out of the prison house, and he made them sport, and they set him betweene the pillars.

1611 marginal noteHebr. before them.

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