Kejadian 39:8

39:8 But he refused, saying ¹  to his master’s wife, “Look, my master does not give any thought ²  to his household with me here, ³  and everything that he owns he has put into my care. ⁴ 

Kejadian 39:22

39:22 The warden put all the prisoners under Joseph’s care. He was in charge of whatever they were doing. ⁵ 

Kejadian 40:4

40:4 The captain of the guard appointed Joseph to be their attendant, and he served them. ⁶ 

They spent some time in custody. ⁷ 

Kejadian 42:37

42:37 Then Reuben said to his father, “You may ⁸  put my two sons to death if I do not bring him back to you. Put him in my care ⁹  and I will bring him back to you.”

[39:8]  ¹ tn Heb “and he said.”

[39:8]  ² tn Heb “know.”

[39:8]  ³ tn The word “here” has been supplied in the translation for stylistic reasons.

[39:8]  ⁴ tn Heb “hand.” This is a metonymy for being under the control or care of Joseph.

[39:22]  ⁵ tn Heb “all which they were doing there, he was doing.” This probably means that Joseph was in charge of everything that went on in the prison.

[40:4]  ⁶ sn 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.

[40:4]  ⁷ tn Heb “they were days in custody.”

[42:37]  ⁸ tn The nuance of the imperfect verbal form is permissive here.

[42:37]  ⁹ tn Heb “my hand.”