Genesis 40:4
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for Genesis 40:4 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
Genesis 40:4 is a verse from the book of Genesis in the Old Testament. The KJV reads: "And the captain of the guard charged Joseph with them, and he served them: and they continued a season in ward." Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
Genesis 40:4 — KJV
“And the captain of the guard charged Joseph with them, and he served them: and they continued a season in ward.”
— Genesis 40:4 (KJV)
Genesis 40:4 in Context — About the Book of Genesis
Genesis is the book of beginnings — creation, the fall, the flood, and the call of Abraham. It answers the oldest questions: where we came from, why the world is broken, and how God begins His rescue plan through one family. Every major theme in the Bible is planted here as a seed.
Cross-References for Genesis 40:4
“Now while he was not yet gone back, he said, Go back also to Gedaliah the son of Ahikam the son of Shaphan, whom the king of Babylon hath made governor over the cities of Judah, and dwell with him among the people: or go wheresoever it seemeth convenient unto thee to go. So the captain of the guard gave him victuals and a reward, and let him go.”
Shares key themes with Genesis 40:4: captain, guard, ward
“Now in the fifth month, in the tenth day of the month, which was the nineteenth year of Nebuchadrezzar king of Babylon, came Nebuzaradan, captain of the guard, which served the king of Babylon, into Jerusalem, captain...: or, chief marshal: Heb. chief of the executioners, or, slaughtermen served: Heb. stood before”
Shares key themes with Genesis 40:4: captain, guard, served
“And Joseph was brought down to Egypt; and Potiphar, an officer of Pharaoh, captain of the guard, an Egyptian, bought him of the hands of the Ishmeelites, which had brought him down thither.”
Shares key themes with Genesis 40:4: captain, guard, joseph
“Pharaoh was wroth with his servants, and put me in ward in the captain of the guard's house, both me and the chief baker:”
Shares key themes with Genesis 40:4: captain, guard, ward
“Of the children of Joseph, namely, of the children of Ephraim, by their generations, after their families, by the house of their fathers, according to the number of the names, from twenty years old and upward, all that were able to go forth to war;”
Shares key themes with Genesis 40:4: joseph, ward
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