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Berean Standard Bible

“So Joseph’s master took him and had him thrown into the prison where the king’s prisoners were confined. While Joseph was there in the prison,”

Genesis 39:20

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Potiphar's wife has falsely accused Joseph after he refused her advances. Joseph, a foreign slave in Egypt, has no one to defend him, and Potiphar's anger falls on him.

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Berean Standard Bible (BSB)

So Joseph’s master took him and had him thrown into the prison where the king’s prisoners were confined. While Joseph was there in the prison,

World English Bible (WEB)

Joseph’s master took him, and put him into the prison, the place where the king’s prisoners were bound, and he was there in custody.

King James Version (KJV)

And Joseph’s master took him, and put him into the prison, a place where the king’s prisoners were bound: and he was there in the prison.

American Standard Version (ASV)

And Joseph`s master took him, and put him into the prison, the place where the king`s prisoners were bound: and he was there in the prison.

Bible in Basic English (BBE)

And Joseph's master took him and put him in prison, in the place where the king's prisoners were kept in chains, and he was there in the prison-house.

Young's Literal Translation (YLT)

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Reina-Valera 1909 (RVR 1909)

Y tomó su señor á José, y púsole en la casa de la cárcel, donde estaban los presos del rey, y estuvo allí en la casa de la cárcel.

Sagradas Escrituras 1569 (SE 1569)

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Nueva Biblia Viva (NBV)

Tomó preso a José y lo echó en la cárcel donde tenían encadenados a los prisioneros del rey.

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