Genesis 40:3
NASB Lexicon
NASB ©HebrewStrong'sOrigin
So he putוַיִּתֵּ֨ן
(vai·yit·ten)
5414: to give, put, seta prim. root
them in confinementבְּמִשְׁמַ֗ר
(be·mish·mar)
4929: place of confinement, jail, prison, guard, watch, observancefrom shamar
in the houseבֵּ֛ית
(beit)
1004: a housea prim. root
of the captainשַׂ֥ר
(sar)
8269: chieftain, chief, ruler, official, captain, princefrom an unused word
of the bodyguard,הַטַבָּחִ֖ים
(ha·tab·ba·chim)
2876: cook, guardsmanfrom tabach
in the jail,בֵּ֣ית
(beit)
1004: a housea prim. root
the [same] placeמְקֹ֕ום
(me·ko·vm)
4725: a standing place, placefrom qum
whereאֲשֶׁ֥ר
(a·sher)
834: who, which, thata prim. pronoun
Josephיֹוסֵ֖ף
(yo·v·sef)
3130: "he increases," a son of Jacob, also the name of several Isr.from yasaph
was imprisoned.אָס֥וּר
(a·sur)
631: to tie, bind, imprisona prim. root


















KJV Lexicon
And he put
nathan  (naw-than')
to give, used with greatest latitude of application (put, make, etc.)
them in ward
mishmar  (mish-mawr')
a guard (the man, the post or the prison); a deposit (fig.); also (as observed) a usage (abstr.), or an example (concr.) -- diligence, guard, office, prison, ward, watch.
in the house
bayith  (bah'-yith)
a house (in the greatest variation of applications, especially family, etc.)
of the captain
sar  (sar)
a head person (of any rank or class) -- captain (that had rule), chief (captain), general, governor, keeper, lord, (-task-)master, prince(-ipal), ruler, steward.
of the guard
tabbach  (tab-bawkh')
a butcher; hence, a lifeguardsman (because he was acting as an executioner); also a cook (usually slaughtering the animal for food) -- cook, guard.
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.
the 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 Joseph
Yowceph  (yo-safe')
let him add (or perhaps simply active participle adding); Joseph, the name of seven Israelites -- Joseph.
was bound
'acar  (aw-sar')
to yoke or hitch; by analogy, to fasten in any sense, to join battle
Parallel Verses
New American Standard Bible
So he put them in confinement in the house of the captain of the bodyguard, in the jail, the same place where Joseph was imprisoned.

King James Bible
And he put them in ward in the house of the captain of the guard, into the prison, the place where Joseph was bound.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
and put them in custody in the house of the captain of the guard in the prison where Joseph was confined.

International Standard Version
that he locked them up in the prison dungeon operated by the captain of the guard, the very place where Joseph was imprisoned.

NET Bible
so he imprisoned them in the house of the captain of the guard in the same facility where Joseph was confined.

GOD'S WORD® Translation
He put them in the prison of the captain of the guard, the same place where Joseph was a prisoner.

King James 2000 Bible
And he put them in custody in the house of the captain of the guard, into the prison, the place where Joseph was bound.
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