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Genesis 39:22 KJV
Genesis · chapter 39 · verse 22
And the keeper of the prison committed to Joseph’s hand all the prisoners that were in the prison; and whatsoever they did there, he was the doer of it.Genesis 39:22 · King James Version
Genesis 39:22 in context
20And Joseph’s master took him, and put him into the prison, a place where the king’s prisoners were bound: and he was there in the prison.
21But the LORD was with Joseph, and shewed him mercy, and gave him favour in the sight of the keeper of the prison.
22And the keeper of the prison committed to Joseph’s hand all the prisoners that were in the prison; and whatsoever they did there, he was the doer of it.
23The keeper of the prison looked not to any thing that was under his hand; because the LORD was with him, and that which he did, the LORD made it to prosper.
Commentary
Key words (Strong's)
- committednâthanto give, used with greatest latitude of applicationH5414 →
- prisonersʼâçîyrboundH615 →
- Joseph'sYôwçêphJoseph, the name of seven IsraelitesH3130 →
- keepersara head personH8269 →
- prisonbayitha houseH1004 →
- prisonçôhara dungeonH5470 →
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— Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on verses 19-23