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Genesis 39:20

NETBible	Joseph’s master took him and threw him into the prison,¹ the place where the king’s prisoners were confined. So he was there in the prison.²
NIV © biblegateway Gen 39:20	Joseph’s master took him and put him in prison, the place where the king’s prisoners were confined. But while Joseph was there in the prison,
NASB © biblegateway Gen 39:20	So Joseph’s master took him and put him into the jail, the place where the king’s prisoners were confined; and he was there in the jail.
NLT © biblegateway Gen 39:20	He took Joseph and threw him into the prison where the king’s prisoners were held.
MSG © biblegateway Gen 39:20	Joseph's master took him and threw him into the jail where the king's prisoners were locked up. But there in jail
BBE © SABDAweb Gen 39:20	And Joseph’s master took him and put him in prison, in the place where the king’s prisoners were kept in chains, and he was there in the prison-house.
NRSV © bibleoremus Gen 39:20	And Joseph’s master took him and put him into the prison, the place where the king’s prisoners were confined; he remained there in prison.
NKJV © biblegateway Gen 39:20	Then Joseph’s master took him and put him into the prison, a place where the king’s prisoners were confined. And he was there in the prison.
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KJV	And Joseph's <03130> master <0113> took <03947> (8799) him, and put him <05414> (8799) into the prison <01004> <05470>_, a place <04725> where the king's <04428> prisoners <0615> [were] bound <0631> (8803)_: and he was there in the prison <01004> <05470>_.
NASB © biblegateway Gen 39:20	So Joseph's <03130> master <0113> took <03947> him and put <05414> him into the jail <01004> <5470>, the place <04725> where <0834> the king's <04428> prisoners <0615> were confined <0631> ; and he was there <08033> in the jail <01004> <5470 >.
LXXM	kai <2532> CONJ labwn <2983> V-AAPNS o <3588> T-NSM kuriov <2962> N-NSM iwshf <2501> N-PRI enebalen <1685> V-AAI-3S auton <846> D-ASM eiv <1519> PREP to <3588> T-ASN ocurwma <3794> N-ASN eiv <1519> PREP ton <3588> T-ASM topon <5117> N-ASM en <1722> PREP w <3739> R-DSM oi <3588> T-NPM desmwtai <1202> N-NPM tou <3588> T-GSM basilewv <935> N-GSM katecontai <2722> V-PMI-3P ekei <1563> ADV en <1722> PREP tw <3588> T-DSN ocurwmati <3794> N-DSN
NET [draft] ITL	Joseph’s <03130> master <0113> took <03947> him and threw <05414> him into <0413> the prison <05470> , the place <04725> where <0834> the king’s <04428> prisoners <0631> were confined <0631> . So he was there <08033> in the prison <05470> .
HEBREW	rhoh <05470> tybb <01004> Ms <08033> yhyw <01961> Myrwoa <0631> Klmh <04428> *yryoa {yrwoa} <0631> rsa <0834> Mwqm <04725> rhoh <05470> tyb <01004> la <0413> whntyw <05414> wta <0853> Powy <03130> ynda <0113> xqyw (39:20) <03947>

NETBible

Joseph’s master took him and threw him into the prison,¹ the place where the king’s prisoners were confined. So he was there in the prison.²

NET Notes

¹tn Heb “the house of roundness,” suggesting that the prison might have been a fortress or citadel.

²sn The story of Joseph is filled with cycles and repetition: He has two dreams (chap. 37), he interprets two dreams in prison (chap. 40) and the two dreams of Pharaoh (chap. 41), his brothers make two trips to see him (chaps. 42-43), and here, for the second time (see 37:24), he is imprisoned for no good reason, with only his coat being used as evidence. For further discussion see H. Jacobsen, “A Legal Note on Potiphar’s Wife,” HTR 69 (1976): 177.