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Genesis 37:36 KJV
Genesis · chapter 37 · verse 36
And the Midianites sold him into Egypt unto Potiphar, an officer of Pharaoh’s, and captain of the guard.Genesis 37:36 · King James Version
Genesis 37:36 in context
34And Jacob rent his clothes, and put sackcloth upon his loins, and mourned for his son many days.
35And all his sons and all his daughters rose up to comfort him; but he refused to be comforted; and he said, For I will go down into the grave unto my son mourning. Thus his father wept for him.
36And the Midianites sold him into Egypt unto Potiphar, an officer of Pharaoh’s, and captain of the guard.
Commentary
Key words (Strong's)
- MidianitesMᵉdânîy{a Midjanite or descendant of Midjan}H4092 →
- Pharaoh'sParʻôhParoh, a general title of Egyptian kingsH6547 →
- PotipharPôwṭîypharPotiphar, an EgyptianH6318 →
- officerçârîyça eunuchH5631 →
- captainsara head personH8269 →
- EgyptMitsrayimMitsrajimH4714 →
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I. Joseph would soon be missed, great enquiry would be made for him, and therefore his brethren have a further design, to make the world believe that Joseph was torn in pieces by a wild beast; and this they did, 1. To clear themselves, that they might not be suspected to have done him any mischief.
— Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on verses 31-36