Genesis 37:36
Meanwhile, the Midianites sold Joseph in Egypt to Potiphar, an officer of Pharaoh and captain of the guard.
Note Hebrew the Medanites
And the Midianites sold him into Egypt unto Potiphar, an officer of Pharaoh’s, and captain of the guard.
Note officer: Heb. eunuch: but the word doth signify not only eunuchs, but also chamberlains, courtiers, and officers
Note captain…: or, chief marshal: Heb. chief of the slaughter men, or executioners
The Midianites sold him into Egypt to Potiphar, an officer of Pharaoh’s, the captain of the guard.
And the Midianites sold him into Egypt unto Potiphar, an officer of Pharaoh’s, the captain of the guard.
Related passages
From the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge, grouped by the word they explain.
- the Midianites
- Genesis 37:28; Genesis 25:1, 2; Genesis 39:1
- officer
- Heb. eunuch. But the word signifies not only eunuchs, but also chamberlains, courtiers, and officers.
- Esther 1:10; Isaiah 56:3
- captain
- Or, chief marshal. Heb. chief of the slaughtermen,or executioners.
- Genesis 39:1–23; Genesis 40:4; 2 Kings 25:8