Genesis 40:2–3
And Pharaoh was wroth against two of his officers, against the chief of the butlers, and against the chief of the bakers.
And Pharaoh was wroth against two of his officers, against the chiefe of the Butlers, and against the chiefe of the Bakers.
And he put them in ward in the house of the captain of the guard, into the prison, the place where Joseph was bound.
And he put them in ward in the house of the captaine of the guard, into the prison, the place where Ioseph was bound.
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20¶ And Herod was highly displeased with them of Tyre and Sidon: but they came with one accord to him, and, having made Blastus the king’s chamberlain their friend, desired peace; because their country was nourished by the king’s country.
20¶ And Herode ‖was highly displeased with them of Tyre and Sidon: but they came with one accord to him, and hauing made Blastus †the kings chamberlaine their friend, desired peace, because their countrey was nourished by the kings countrey.
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23The 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.
23The 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.
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Genesis 40:2
The royal title used for the king of Egypt, applied to successive Egyptian rulers in the biblical record.
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Angry; moved with anger or displeasure.
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Opposed to, contrary to, facing, toward, or in contact with; in some settings, exposed to or ready for a stated time.
Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Skeat 1893
Persons entrusted with an office, charge, authority, or oversight.
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1. First, principal, highest, leading, greatest, most excellent, most important, or most responsible in rank, order, degree, value, or guilt. 2. A leader, head, principal ruler, officer, or principal member of a group.
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Officers or servants who attended a ruler's cup and drink.
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Genesis 40:3
To place, set, lay, appoint, bring into a condition, or cause to be.
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1. A preposition marking position, presence, state, circumstance, manner, means, sphere, reference, relation, association, or participation. 2. As an adverb, inward, inside, or into the place or position referred to.
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1. Guard, watch, duty, an assigned division, or the place or body keeping watch. 2. Joined to a direction or object, toward or in relation to it. 3. Custody or confinement.
Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Skeat 1893
Sense 1: A building or dwelling. Sense 2: The people of a household or family. Sense 3: A lineage or family line. Sense 4: As a verb, to shelter, lodge, or provide a dwelling for.
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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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Sense 1: To watch, protect, keep, or defend. Sense 2: A person or body assigned to such protection.
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Sense 1: A place of confinement. Sense 2: As a verb, to confine.
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Sense 1: A physical location or room. Sense 2: A position or office. Sense 3: An occasion, circumstance, or passage. Sense 4: To set, fix, locate, or establish.
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1. Tied, fastened, wrapped, bandaged, joined, confined, or restrained, literally or figuratively. 2. Placed under a vow, law, duty, obligation, or determined course. 3. Directed or travelling toward a stated place. 4. A limit or boundary.
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1AND 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.
1¶ And it came to passe after these things, that the Butler of the King of Egypt, and his Baker, had offended their LORD the King of Egypt.
2And Pharaoh was wroth against two of his officers, against the chief of the butlers, and against the chief of the bakers.
2And Pharaoh was wroth against two of his officers, against the chiefe of the Butlers, and against the chiefe of the Bakers.
Selected passage3And he put them in ward in the house of the captain of the guard, into the prison, the place where Joseph was bound.
3And he put them in ward in the house of the captaine of the guard, into the prison, the place where Ioseph was bound.
Selected passage4And the captain of the guard charged Joseph with them, and he served them: and they continued a season in ward.
4And the captaine of the guard charged Ioseph with them, and he serued them, and they continued a season in warde.