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Genesis 42:17
Genesis 42:17 is verse 17 of Genesis chapter 42, shown here in the Berean Standard Bible.
Berean Standard Bible
So Joseph imprisoned them for three days,
King James Version
And he put them all together into ward three days.
World English Bible
He put them all together into custody for three days.
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Genesis 42:15–19 · Berean Standard Bible
15 And this is how you will be tested: As surely as Pharaoh lives, you shall not leave this place unless your youngest brother comes here.
16 Send one of your number to get your brother; the rest of you will be confined so that the truth of your words may be tested. If they are untrue, then as surely as Pharaoh lives, you are spies!”
17 So Joseph imprisoned them for three days,
18 and on the third day he said to them, “I fear God. So do this and you will live:
19 If you are honest, leave one of your brothers in custody while the rest of you go and take back grain to relieve the hunger of your households.
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Cross-references
The Treasury of Scripture Knowledge lists these related verses. Scripture text comes from the Berean Standard Bible.
Isaiah 24:22They will be gathered together like prisoners in a pit. They will be confined to a dungeon and punished after many days.
Acts 5:18and arrested the apostles and put them in the public jail.
Genesis 40:4The captain of the guard assigned them to Joseph, and he became their personal attendant. After they had been in custody for some time,
Genesis 40:7So he asked the officials of Pharaoh who were in custody with him in his master’s house, “Why are your faces so downcast today?”
Genesis 41:10Pharaoh was once angry with his servants, and he put me and the chief baker in the custody of the captain of the guard.
Leviticus 24:12They placed him in custody until the will of the LORD should be made clear to them.
Psalms 119:65You are good to Your servant, O LORD, according to Your word.
Acts 4:3They seized Peter and John, and because it was evening, they put them in custody until the next day.
Hebrews 12:10Our fathers disciplined us for a short time as they thought best, but God disciplines us for our good, so that we may share in His holiness.