"And he put them in ward in the house of the captain of the guard, into the prison, the place where Joseph {was} bound." — Genesis 40:3

Genesis 40:3 · KJV

“And he put them in ward in the house of the captain of the guard, into the prison, the place where Joseph {was} bound.”

— Genesis 40:3

Verse 2

And Pharaoh was wroth against two {of} his officers, against the chief of the butlers, and against the chief of the bakers.

Verse 4

And the captain of the guard charged Joseph with them, and he served them: and they continued a season in ward.

Genesis 40 — Context

And 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.

And Pharaoh was wroth against two {of} his officers, against the chief of the butlers, and against the chief 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 the captain of the guard charged Joseph with them, and he served them: and they continued a season in ward.

And they dreamed a dream both of them, each man his dream in one night, each man according to the interpretation of his dream, the butler and the baker of the king of Egypt, which {were} bound in the prison.

Cross References

Genesis 39:20

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.

Genesis 39:23

The 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.