Gen 40:4 | NETfull | STEP | The captain of the guard appointed Joseph to be their attendant, and he served them. They spent some time in custody.

Genesis 40:4

4 The captain of the guard appointed Joseph to be their attendant, and he served them. ^{▼▼ He served them. This is the same Hebrew verb, meaning “to serve as a personal attendant,” that was translated “became [his] servant” in 39:4.}

They spent some time in custody. ^{▼▼ Heb “they were days in custody.”}