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Joseph Tells the Meaning of the Prisoners' Dreams

40 1-3 While Joseph was in prison, both the king's[a] personal servant[b] and his chief cook made the king angry. So he had them thrown into the same prison with Joseph. They spent a long time in prison, and the official in charge of the palace guard,[c] made Joseph their servant.

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Footnotes

  1. 40.1-3 the king's: See the note at 12.15.
  2. 40.1-3 personal servant: The Hebrew text has “cup bearer,” an important and trusted official in the royal court, who personally served wine to the king.
  3. 40.4 the palace guard: Possibly Potiphar (see 39.1).

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