And he put them in ward in the house of the captain of the guard, into the prison , the place where Joseph was bound.
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Gill's Exposition
And he put them in ward in the house of the captain of the guard,.... Who is generally thought to be Potiphar, since this was the office he was in, Gen 39:1; unless he was dead, and there was another…
- Joseph in Prison An uncomplaining patience and an unhesitating hopefulness keep the breast of Joseph in calm tranquillity. There is a God above, and that God is with him. His soul swerves not from…
Adam Clarke
Where Joseph was bound - The place in which Joseph was now confined; this is what is implied in being bound; for, without doubt, he had his personal liberty. As the butler and. the baker were state…
We should not have had this story of Pharaoh's butler and baker recorded in scripture if it had not been serviceable to Joseph's preferment. The world stands for the sake of the church, and is…
Cambridge Bible
in ward Cf. Gen 40:40; Gen 40:40. An old English expression; cf. Shakespeare, 2 Hen. VI, v. i.:
"I know, ere they will have me go to ward,
They'll pawn their swords for my enfranchisement."
He…