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Berean Standard Bible

“And the warden put all the prisoners under Joseph’s care, so that he was responsible for all that was done in the prison.”

Genesis 39:22

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Joseph, falsely accused by Potiphar's wife, is thrown into prison. Though a slave and now a prisoner, the narrator repeatedly says the Lord was with him.

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Berean Standard Bible (BSB)

And the warden put all the prisoners under Joseph’s care, so that he was responsible for all that was done in the prison.

World English Bible (WEB)

The keeper of the prison committed to Joseph’s hand all the prisoners who were in the prison. Whatever they did there, he was responsible for it.

King James Version (KJV)

And the keeper of the prison committed to Joseph’s hand all the prisoners that were in the prison; and whatsoever they did there, he was the doer of it.

American Standard Version (ASV)

And the keeper of the prison committed to Joseph`s hand all the prisoners that were in the prison; and whatsoever they did there, he was the doer of it.

Bible in Basic English (BBE)

And the keeper of the prison put all the prisoners under Joseph's control, and he was responsible for whatever was done there.

Young's Literal Translation (YLT)

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Reina-Valera 1909 (RVR 1909)

Y el principal de la casa de la cárcel entregó en mano de José todos los presos que había en aquella prisión; todo lo que hacían allí, él lo hacía.

Sagradas Escrituras 1569 (SE 1569)

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Nueva Biblia Viva (NBV)

El hecho es que el carcelero pronto le entregó el cuidado de los prisioneros y lo dejó a cargo de todo lo demás que se hacía en la cárcel.

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