Genesis 42:17
NASB Lexicon
NASB ©HebrewStrong'sOrigin
So he put them all togetherוַיֶּאֱסֹ֥ף
(vai·ye·'e·sof)
622: to gather, removea prim. root
in prisonמִשְׁמָ֖ר
(mish·mar)
4929: place of confinement, jail, prison, guard, watch, observancefrom shamar
for threeשְׁלֹ֥שֶׁת
(she·lo·shet)
7969: a three, triadof uncertain derivation
days.יָמִֽים׃
(ya·mim.)
3117: daya prim. root


















KJV Lexicon
And he put them all together
'acaph  (aw-saf')
to gather for any purpose; hence, to receive, take away, i.e. remove
into ward
mishmar  (mish-mawr')
a guard (the man, the post or the prison); a deposit (fig.); also (as observed) a usage (abstr.), or an example (concr.) -- diligence, guard, office, prison, ward, watch.
three
shalowsh  (shaw-loshe')
masculine shlowshah {shel-o-shaw'}; or shloshah {shel-o-shaw'}; a primitive number; three; occasionally (ordinal) third, or (multipl.) thrice
days
yowm  (yome)
a day (as the warm hours),
Parallel Verses
New American Standard Bible
So he put them all together in prison for three days.

King James Bible
And he put them all together into ward three days.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
So Joseph imprisoned them together for three days.

International Standard Version
Then Joseph locked them all together in prison for three days.

NET Bible
He imprisoned them all for three days.

GOD'S WORD® Translation
Then he put them in jail for three days.

King James 2000 Bible
And he put them all together into custody three days.
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