KING JAMES VERSION (KJV)
TRANSLATION, MEANING, CONTEXT
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“The keeper of the prison looked not to any thing that was under his hand; because the Lord was with him, and that which he did, the Lord made it to prosper.”
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| KJV Verse | Original Hebrew | Meaning/ Definition This is a simplified translation of the original Hebrew word. Follow the buttons on the right to get more detail. | More Use the buttons below to get details on the Hebrew word and view related Bible verses that use the same root word. |
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| “The keeper” | שַׂ֣ר | A head person (of any rank or class) | keeper |
| “of the prison” | בֵּית | A house (in the greatest variation of applications, especially family, etc.) | prison |
| “looked” | רֹאֶ֤ה | To see, literally or figuratively (in numerous applications, direct and implied, transitive, intransitive and causative) | looked |
| “not” | אֵ֣ין׀ | A nonentity; generally used as a negative particle | not |
| “to” | אֶֽת | Properly, self (but generally used to point out more definitely the object of a verb or preposition, even or namely) | to |
| “any thing” | מְא֙וּמָה֙ | Properly, a speck or point, i.e., (by implication) something; with negative, nothing | any thing |
| “that was” | (No Hebrew definition. English implied.) | ||
| “under his hand;” | בְּיָד֔וֹ | A hand (the open one [indicating power, means, direction, etc.], in distinction from H3709, the closed one); used (as noun, adverb, etc.) in a great variety of applications, both literally and figuratively, both proximate and remote [as follows] | under hand |
| “because” | בַּֽאֲשֶׁ֥ר | Who, which, what, that; also (as an adverb and a conjunction) when, where, how, because, in order that, etc | because |
| “the Lord” | יְהוָ֖ה | (the) self-Existent or Eternal; Jeho-vah, Jewish national name of God | Lord |
| “was with” | אִתּ֑וֹ | Properly, nearness (used only as a preposition or an adverb), near; hence, generally, with, by, at, among, etc | was with |
| “him, and which” | וַֽאֲשֶׁר | Who, which, what, that; also (as an adverb and a conjunction) when, where, how, because, in order that, etc | him and which |
| “that” | (No Hebrew definition. English implied.) | ||
| “he” | ה֥וּא | He (she or it); only expressed when emphatic or without a verb; also (intensively) self, or (especially with the article) the same; sometimes (as demonstrative) this or that; occasionally (instead of copula) as or are | he |
| “did,” | עֹשֶׂ֖ה | To do or make, in the broadest sense and widest application | did |
| “the Lord” | יְהוָ֥ה | (the) self-Existent or Eternal; Jeho-vah, Jewish national name of God | Lord |
| “made to prosper.” | מַצְלִֽיחַ׃ | To push forward, in various senses (literal or figurative, transitive or intransitive) | made prosper |
| “it” | (No Hebrew definition. English implied.) |
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21 But the Lord was with Joseph, and shewed him mercy, and gave him favour in the sight of the keeper of the prison.
22 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.
23 The keeper of the prison looked not to any thing that was under his hand; because the Lord was with him, and that which he did, the Lord made it to prosper.
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