Genesis 42:17
BSB · Public Domain (CC0)“So Joseph imprisoned them for three days,”
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BSBPD
“So Joseph imprisoned them for three days,”
Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)KJVPD
“And he put them all together into ward three days.”
King James Version · Public DomainASVPD
“And he put them all together into ward three days.”
American Standard Version · Public DomainYLTPD
“and he removeth them unto charge three days.”
Young's Literal Translation · Public DomainCross references
Other passages that echo Genesis 42:17 — 9 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.
- Genesis 40:4The captain of the guard assigned them to Joseph, and he became their personal attendant. After they had been in custody for some time,
- Genesis 40:7So he asked the officials of Pharaoh who were in custody with him in his master’s house, “Why are your faces so downcast today?”
- Genesis 41:10Pharaoh was once angry with his servants, and he put me and the chief baker in the custody of the captain of the guard.
- Leviticus 24:12They placed him in custody until the will of the LORD should be made clear to them.
- Psalms 119:65You are good to Your servant, O LORD, according to Your word.
- Isaiah 24:22They will be gathered together like prisoners in a pit. They will be confined to a dungeon and punished after many days.
- Acts 4:3They seized Peter and John, and because it was evening, they put them in custody until the next day.
- Acts 5:18and arrested the apostles and put them in the public jail.
- Hebrews 12:10Our fathers disciplined us for a short time as they thought best, but God disciplines us for our good, so that we may share in His holiness.
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