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Genesis 40:4 KJV
Genesis · chapter 40 · verse 4
And the captain of the guard charged Joseph with them, and he served them: and they continued a season in ward.Genesis 40:4 · King James Version
Genesis 40:4 in context
2And Pharaoh was wroth against two of his officers, against the chief of the butlers, and against the chief of the bakers.
3And he put them in ward in the house of the captain of the guard, into the prison, the place where Joseph was bound.
4And the captain of the guard charged Joseph with them, and he served them: and they continued a season in ward.
5And they dreamed a dream both of them, each man his dream in one night, each man according to the interpretation of his dream, the butler and the baker of the king of Egypt, which were bound in the prison.
6And Joseph came in unto them in the morning, and looked upon them, and, behold, they were sad.
Commentary
Key words (Strong's)
- captainsara head personH8269 →
- chargedpâqadto visitH6485 →
- JosephYôwçêphJoseph, the name of seven IsraelitesH3130 →
- servedshârathto attend as a menial or worshipperH8334 →
- seasonyôwma day , whether literal , or figurativeH3117 →
- guardṭabbâchproperly, a butcherH2876 →
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We should not have had this story of Pharaoh's butler and baker recorded in scripture if it had not been serviceable to Joseph's preferment. The world stands for the sake of the church, and is governed for its good. Observe, 1.
— Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on verses 1-4