He put them all together into custody for three days.
Parallel translations
- KJV And he put them all together into ward three days.
- BSB So Joseph imprisoned them for three days,
- ESV And he put them all together in custody for three days.
- NKJV So he put them all together in prison three days.
- NASB So he put them all together in prison for three days.
- NLT So Joseph put them all in prison for three days.
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Cross-references · 9
- Gen 40:4The captain of the guard assigned them to Joseph, and he took care of them. They stayed in prison many days.
- Heb 12:10For they indeed, for a few days, punished us as seemed good to them; but he for our profit, that we may be partakers of his holiness.
- Gen 40:7He asked Pharaoh’s officers who were with him in custody in his master’s house, saying, “Why do you look so sad today?”
- Acts 5:18and laid hands on the apostles, and put them in public custody.
- Gen 41:10Pharaoh was angry with his servants, and put me in custody in the house of the captain of the guard, me and the chief baker.
- Lev 24:12They put him in custody, until Yahweh’s will should be declared to them.
- Ps 119:65Do good to your servant, according to your word, Yahweh.
- Isa 24:22They shall be gathered together, as prisoners are gathered in the pit, and shall be shut up in the prison; and after many days shall they be visited.
- Acts 4:3They laid hands on them, and put them in custody until the next day, for it was now evening.
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