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Genesis 39:1

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AND Joseph was brought down to Egypt; and Potiphar, an officer of Pharaoh, captain of the guard, an Egyptian, bought him of the hands of the Ishmeelites, which had brought him down thither.
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  1. Genesis 37:28Rank 1 from verse 1
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    28Then there passed by Midianites merchantmen; and they drew and lifted up Joseph out of the pit, and sold Joseph to the Ishmeelites for twenty pieces of silver: and they brought Joseph into Egypt.

  2. Psalms 105:17Rank 2 from verse 1
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    17He sent a man before them, even Joseph, who was sold for a servant:

  3. Genesis 37:25Rank 3 from verse 1
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    25And they sat down to eat bread: and they lifted up their eyes and looked, and, behold, a company of Ishmeelites came from Gilead with their camels bearing spicery and balm and myrrh, going to carry it down to Egypt.

  4. Genesis 37:36Rank 4 from verse 1
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    36And the Midianites sold him into Egypt unto Potiphar, an officer of Pharaoh’s, and captain of the guard.

  5. Acts 7:9Rank 5 from verse 1
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    9And the patriarchs, moved with envy, sold Joseph into Egypt: but God was with him,

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Genesis 39:1

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officer

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A person appointed, commissioned, or authorized to perform a public, royal, military, administrative, or judicial duty.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Webster 1828

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Pharaoh

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The royal title used for the king of Egypt, applied to successive Egyptian rulers in the biblical record.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

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captain

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1. A commander, chief, or officer set over an army, guard, band, company, people, or body. 2. A leader who goes before or conducts others in a work, course, or deliverance.

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guard

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Sense 1: To watch, protect, keep, or defend. Sense 2: A person or body assigned to such protection.

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hands

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Sense 1: The end parts of the arms used for holding and working. Sense 2: Figures of power, possession, agency, or aid.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

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which

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1. An interrogative or relative pronoun identifying one or more persons or things from a stated or implied set. 2. That which; what.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

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1AND Joseph was brought down to Egypt; and Potiphar, an officer of Pharaoh, captain of the guard, an Egyptian, bought him of the hands of the Ishmeelites, which had brought him down thither.

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2And the Lord was with Joseph, and he was a prosperous man; and he was in the house of his master the Egyptian.

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