Genesis 39:20
NASB Lexicon
NASB ©HebrewStrong'sOrigin
So Joseph'sיֹוסֵ֜ף
(yo·v·sef)
3130: "he increases," a son of Jacob, also the name of several Isr.from yasaph
masterאֲדֹנֵ֨י
(a·do·nei)
113: lordfrom an unused word
tookוַיִּקַּח֩
(vai·yik·kach)
3947: to takea prim. root
him and putוַֽיִּתְּנֵ֙הוּ֙
(vai·yit·te·ne·hu)
5414: to give, put, seta prim. root
him into the jail,בֵּ֣ית
(beit)
1004: a housea prim. root
the placeמְקֹ֕ום
(me·ko·vm)
4725: a standing place, placefrom qum
whereאֲשֶׁר־
(a·sher-)
834: who, which, thata prim. pronoun
the king'sהַמֶּ֖לֶךְ
(ham·me·lech)
4428: kingfrom an unused word
prisoners 
 
615: a bondman, prisonerfrom asar
were confined;(אֲסִירֵ֥י
(a·si·rei)
631: to tie, bind, imprisona prim. root
and he was thereשָׁ֖ם
(sham)
8033: there, thithera prim. adverb
in the jail.בְּבֵ֥ית
(be·veit)
1004: a housea prim. root


















KJV Lexicon
And Joseph's
Yowceph  (yo-safe')
let him add (or perhaps simply active participle adding); Joseph, the name of seven Israelites -- Joseph.
master
'adown  (aw-done')
from an unused root (meaning to rule); sovereign, i.e. controller (human or divine) -- lord, master, owner. Compare also names beginning with Adoni-.
took
laqach  (law-kakh')
to take (in the widest variety of applications)
him and put him
nathan  (naw-than')
to give, used with greatest latitude of application (put, make, etc.)
into the prison
bayith  (bah'-yith)
a house (in the greatest variation of applications, especially family, etc.)
cohar  (so'-har)
a dungeon (as surrounded by walls) -- prison.
a place
maqowm  (maw-kome')
a standing, i.e. a spot; but used widely of a locality (general or specific); also (figuratively) of a condition (of body or mind)
where the king's
melek  (meh'-lek)
a king -- king, royal.
prisoners
'aciyr  (aw-sere')
bound, i.e. a captive -- (those which are) bound, prisoner.
were bound
'acar  (aw-sar')
to yoke or hitch; by analogy, to fasten in any sense, to join battle
and he was there in the prison
bayith  (bah'-yith)
a house (in the greatest variation of applications, especially family, etc.)
cohar  (so'-har)
a dungeon (as surrounded by walls) -- prison.
Parallel Verses
New American Standard Bible
So Joseph's master took him and put him into the jail, the place where the king's prisoners were confined; and he was there in the jail.

King James Bible
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.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
and had him thrown into prison, where the king's prisoners were confined. So Joseph was there in prison.

International Standard Version
arrested Joseph, and locked him up in the same prison where the king's prisoners were confined. So Joseph remained there in prison.

NET Bible
Joseph's master took him and threw him into the prison, the place where the king's prisoners were confined. So he was there in the prison.

GOD'S WORD® Translation
So Joseph's master arrested him and put him in the same prison where the king's prisoners were kept. While Joseph was in prison,

King James 2000 Bible
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.
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