Genesis 39:22

39:22 The warden put all the prisoners under Joseph’s care. He was in charge of whatever they were doing. ¹ 

Genesis 39:21

39:21 But the Lord was with Joseph and showed him kindness. ²  He granted him favor in the sight of the prison warden. ³ 

Genesis 39:23

39:23 The warden did not concern himself ⁴  with anything that was in Joseph’s ⁵  care because the Lord was with him and whatever he was doing the Lord was making successful.

Genesis 40:3

40:3 so he imprisoned them in the house of the captain of the guard in the same facility where Joseph was confined.

Genesis 40:5

40:5 Both of them, the cupbearer and the baker of the king of Egypt, who were confined in the prison, had a dream ⁶  the same night. ⁷  Each man’s dream had its own meaning. ⁸ 

[39:22]  ¹ tn Heb “all which they were doing there, he was doing.” This probably means that Joseph was in charge of everything that went on in the prison.

[39:21]  ² tn Heb “and he extended to him loyal love.”

[39:21]  ³ tn Or “the chief jailer” (also in the following verses).

[39:23]  ³ tn Heb “was not looking at anything.”

[39:23]  ⁴ tn Heb “his”; the referent (Joseph) has been specified in the translation for clarity.

[40:5]  ⁴ tn Heb “dreamed a dream.”

[40:5]  ⁵ tn Heb “a man his dream in one night.”

[40:5]  ⁶ tn Heb “a man according to the interpretation of his dream.”