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Genesis 37:36

NETBible	Now¹ in Egypt the Midianites² sold Joseph³ to Potiphar, one of Pharaoh’s officials, the captain of the guard.⁴
NIV © biblegateway Gen 37:36	Meanwhile, the Midianites sold Joseph in Egypt to Potiphar, one of Pharaoh’s officials, the captain of the guard.
NASB © biblegateway Gen 37:36	Meanwhile, the Midianites sold him in Egypt to Potiphar, Pharaoh’s officer, the captain of the bodyguard.
NLT © biblegateway Gen 37:36	Meanwhile, in Egypt, the traders sold Joseph to Potiphar, an officer of Pharaoh, the king of Egypt. Potiphar was captain of the palace guard.
MSG © biblegateway Gen 37:36	In Egypt the Midianites sold Joseph to Potiphar, one of Pharaoh's officials, manager of his household affairs.
BBE © SABDAweb Gen 37:36	And in Egypt the men of Midian gave him for a price to Potiphar, a captain of high position in Pharaoh’s house.
NRSV © bibleoremus Gen 37:36	Meanwhile the Midianites had sold him in Egypt to Potiphar, one of Pharaoh’s officials, the captain of the guard.
NKJV © biblegateway Gen 37:36	Now the Midianites had sold him in Egypt to Potiphar, an officer of Pharaoh and captain of the guard.
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KJV	And the Midianites <04092> sold <04376> (8804) him into Egypt <04714> unto Potiphar <06318>_, an officer <05631> of Pharaoh's <06547>_, [and] captain <08269> of the guard <02876>_. {officer: Heb. eunuch: but the word doth signify not only eunuchs, but also chamberlains, courtiers, and officers} {captain...: or, chief marshal: Heb. chief of the slaughter men, or executioners}
NASB © biblegateway Gen 37:36	Meanwhile, the Midianites <04084> sold <04376> him in Egypt <04714> to Potiphar <06318> , Pharaoh's <06547> officer <05631> , the captain <08269> of the bodyguard <02876> .
LXXM	oi <3588> T-NPM de <1161> PRT madihnaioi {N-NPM} apedonto <591> V-AMI-3P ton <3588> T-ASM iwshf <2501> N-PRI eiv <1519> PREP aigupton <125> N-ASF tw <3588> T-DSM petefrh {N-PRI} tw <3588> T-DSM spadonti {N-DSM} faraw <5328> N-PRI arcimageirw {N-DSM}
NET [draft] ITL	Now in Egypt <04714> the Midianites <04084> sold <04376> Joseph to <0413> Potiphar <06318> , one of Pharaoh’s <06547> officials <05631> , the captain <08269> of the guard <02876> .
HEBREW	P Myxbjh <02876> rv <08269> herp <06547> oyro <05631> rpyjwpl <06318> Myrum <04714> la <0413> wta <0853> wrkm <04376> Myndmhw (37:36) <04084>

NETBible

Now¹ in Egypt the Midianites² sold Joseph³ to Potiphar, one of Pharaoh’s officials, the captain of the guard.⁴

NET Notes

¹tn The disjunctive clause formally signals closure for this episode of Joseph’s story, which will be resumed in Gen 39.

²tc The MT spells the name of the merchants as מְדָנִים (mÿdanim, “Medanites”) rather than מִדְיָנִים (midyanim, “Midianites”) as in v. 28. It is likely that the MT is corrupt at this point, with the letter yod (י) being accidentally omitted. The LXX, Vulgate, Samaritan Pentateuch, and Syriac read “Midianites” here. Some prefer to read “Medanites” both here and in v. 28, but Judg 8:24, which identifies the Midianites and Ishmaelites, favors the reading “Midianites.”

³tn Heb “him”; the referent (Joseph) has been specified in the translation for clarity.

⁴sn The expression captain of the guard might indicate that Potiphar was the chief executioner.