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Genesis 37:36

Meanwhile, the Midianites sold Joseph in Egypt to Potiphar, an officer of Pharaoh and captain of the guard.

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ASV

And the Midianites sold him into Egypt unto Potiphar, an officer of Pharaoh’s, the captain of the guard.

KJV

And the Midianites sold him into Egypt unto Potiphar, an officer of Pharaoh’s, and captain of the guard.

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10 tagged words
OriginalTransliterationMeaningWord study
וְהַ֨מְּדָנִ֔יםve.Ha.me.da.Nimand the MedanitesH4092 →
מָכְר֥וּma.khe.Ruthey soldH4376 →
אֹת֖וֹ'o.To<obj.> himH853 →
אֶל־'el-intoH413 →
מִצְרָ֑יִםmitz.Ra.yimEgyptH4714 →
לְפֽוֹטִיפַר֙le.fo.ti.Farto PotipharH6318 →
סְרִ֣יסse.Risan official ofH5631 →
פַּרְעֹ֔הpar.'OhPharaohH6547 →
שַׂ֖רsar[the] commander ofH8269 →
הַטַּבָּחִֽים׃ פha.ta.ba.Chimthe bodyguardsH2876 →

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Psalms 105:17He sent a man before them— Joseph, sold as a slave.2 Kings 8:6When the king asked the woman, she confirmed it. So the king appointed for her an officer, saying, “Restore all that was hers, along with all the proceeds of the field from the day that she left the country until now.”Genesis 39:1Meanwhile, Joseph had been taken down to Egypt, where an Egyptian named Potiphar, an officer of Pharaoh and captain of the guard, bought him from the Ishmaelites who had taken him there.Genesis 40:4The captain of the guard assigned them to Joseph, and he became their personal attendant. After they had been in custody for some time,Genesis 37:28So when the Midianite traders passed by, his brothers pulled Joseph out of the pit and sold him for twenty shekels of silver to the Ishmaelites, who took him to Egypt.Jeremiah 39:9Then Nebuzaradan captain of the guard carried away to Babylon the remnant of the people who had remained in the city, along with the deserters who had defected to him.Genesis 25:2and she bore him Zimran, Jokshan, Medan, Midian, Ishbak, and Shuah.Genesis 41:12Now a young Hebrew was there with us, a servant of the captain of the guard. We told him our dreams and he interpreted them for us individually.Genesis 37:25And as they sat down to eat a meal, they looked up and saw a caravan of Ishmaelites coming from Gilead. Their camels were carrying spices, balm, and myrrh on their way down to Egypt.Genesis 17:13Whether they are born in your household or purchased, they must be circumcised. My covenant in your flesh will be an everlasting covenant.Genesis 25:1–2Now Abraham had taken another wife, named Keturah,2 Kings 25:8On the seventh day of the fifth month, in the nineteenth year of Nebuchadnezzar’s reign over Babylon, Nebuzaradan captain of the guard, a servant of the king of Babylon, entered Jerusalem.Isaiah 56:3Let no foreigner who has joined himself to the LORD say, “The LORD will utterly exclude me from His people.” And let the eunuch not say, “I am but a dry tree.”Genesis 39:1–23Meanwhile, Joseph had been taken down to Egypt, where an Egyptian named Potiphar, an officer of Pharaoh and captain of the guard, bought him from the Ishmaelites who had taken him there.Romans 7:14We know that the law is spiritual; but I am unspiritual, sold as a slave to sin.Acts 28:16When we arrived in Rome, Paul was permitted to stay by himself, with a soldier to guard him.Daniel 2:14When Arioch, the commander of the king’s guard, had gone out to execute the wise men of Babylon, Daniel replied with discretion and tact.Deuteronomy 33:16with the choice gifts of the land and everything in it, and with the favor of Him who dwelt in the burning bush. May these rest on the head of Joseph and crown the brow of the prince of his brothers.

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Joseph Is Sold by His Brothers — Gustave Doré, Doré's English Bible (1866), public domain
Joseph Is Sold by His Brothers — Gustave Doré, Doré's English Bible (1866), public domain
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