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.

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Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes

AlbertBarnes

18th Century
Presbyterian
18th Century

According to our reckoning, Perez and Zerah were born when Judah was in his twenty-eighth year, and therefore, Joseph was in his twenty-fourth. Her…

John Gill

John Gill

JohnGill

17th Century
Reformed Baptist
17th Century

And the keeper of the prison committed to Joseph's hand all
the prisoners that [were] in the prisons

Matthew Henry

Matthew Henry

MatthewHenry

17th Century
Presbyterian
17th Century

Joseph's master believed the accusation. Potiphar, it is likely, chose that prison because it was the worst; but God designed to open the way to Jo…

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