Genesis 37:36 “Meanwhile, the Midianites sold Joseph in Egypt to Potiphar, an officer…”

Genesis 37:36

Meanwhile, the Midianites sold Joseph in Egypt to Potiphar, an officer of Pharaoh and captain of the guard.

Berean Standard Bible

Other translations

King James Version

And the Midianites sold him into Egypt unto Potiphar, an officer of Pharaoh’s, and captain of the guard.

World English Bible

The Midianites sold him into Egypt to Potiphar, an officer of Pharaoh’s, the captain of the guard.

American Standard Version

And the Midianites sold him into Egypt unto Potiphar, an officer of Pharaoh’s, the captain of the guard.

Geneva Bible 1599

And the Midianites solde him into Egypt vnto Potiphar an Eunuche of Pharaohs, and his chiefe stewarde.

Darby Translation

And the Midianites sold him into Egypt, to Potiphar, a chamberlain of Pharaoh, the captain of the life-guard.

Young's Literal Translation

And the Medanites have sold him unto Egypt, to Potiphar, a eunuch of Pharaoh, head of the executioners.

Bible in Basic English

And in Egypt the men of Midian gave him for a price to Potiphar, a captain of high position in Pharaoh's house.

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Cross references

“the Midianites”

Genesis 37:28 Genesis 25:1 Genesis 25:2 Genesis 39:1

Genesis 37:28 · BSB

So when the Midianite traders passed by, his brothers pulled Joseph out of the pit and sold him for twenty shekels of silver to the Ishmaelites, who took him to Egypt.

Genesis 25:1 · BSB

Now Abraham had taken another wife, named Keturah,

Genesis 25:2 · BSB

and she bore him Zimran, Jokshan, Medan, Midian, Ishbak, and Shuah.

Genesis 39:1 · BSB

Meanwhile, Joseph had been taken down to Egypt, where an Egyptian named Potiphar, an officer of Pharaoh and captain of the guard, bought him from the Ishmaelites who had taken him there.

“officer”

Isaiah 56:3 Esther 1:10

Isaiah 56:3 · BSB

Let no foreigner who has joined himself to the LORD say, “The LORD will utterly exclude me from His people.” And let the eunuch not say, “I am but a dry tree.”

Esther 1:10 · BSB

On the seventh day, when the king’s heart was merry with wine, he ordered the seven eunuchs who served him—Mehuman, Biztha, Harbona, Bigtha, Abagtha, Zethar, and Carkas—

“captain”

Genesis 40:4 Genesis 39:1–23 2 Kings 25:8

Genesis 40:4 · BSB

The captain of the guard assigned them to Joseph, and he became their personal attendant. After they had been in custody for some time,

Genesis 39:1–23 · BSB

Meanwhile, Joseph had been taken down to Egypt, where an Egyptian named Potiphar, an officer of Pharaoh and captain of the guard, bought him from the Ishmaelites who had taken him there.

2 Kings 25:8 · BSB

On the seventh day of the fifth month, in the nineteenth year of Nebuchadnezzar’s reign over Babylon, Nebuzaradan captain of the guard, a servant of the king of Babylon, entered Jerusalem.

Cross references adapted from OpenBible.info (CC BY 4.0) and the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

In context

35All his sons and daughters tried to comfort him, but he refused to be comforted. “No,” he said. “I will go down to Sheol mourning for my son.” So his father wept for him.

Read Genesis 37