And the captain of the guard charged Joseph with them, and he served them; so they were in custody for a while.

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(A)Commit[a] your way to the Lord,
Trust also in Him,
And He shall bring it to pass.

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  1. Psalm 37:5 Lit. Roll off onto

21 But the Lord was with Joseph and showed him mercy, and He (A)gave[a] him favor in the sight of the keeper of the prison. 22 And the keeper of the prison (B)committed to Joseph’s hand all the prisoners who were in the prison; whatever they did there, it was his doing. 23 The keeper of the prison did not look into anything that was under [b]Joseph’s authority, because (C)the Lord was with him; and whatever he did, the Lord made it prosper.

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  1. Genesis 39:21 Caused him to be viewed with favor by
  2. Genesis 39:23 Lit. his hand

Joseph a Slave in Egypt

39 Now Joseph had been taken (A)down to Egypt. And (B)Potiphar, an officer of Pharaoh, captain of the guard, an Egyptian, (C)bought him from the Ishmaelites who had taken him down there.

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36 Now (A)the [a]Midianites had sold him in Egypt to Potiphar, an officer of Pharaoh and captain of the guard.

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  1. Genesis 37:36 MT Medanites

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