Psalms 105:20

Bible in Basic English

The king sent men to take off his chains; even the ruler of the people, who let him go free.

Parallel Translations

Christian Standard Bible®
The king sent for him and released him;the ruler of peoples set him free.

Hebrew Names Version
The king sent and freed him; Even the ruler of peoples, and let him go free.

King James Version
The king sent and loosed him; even the ruler of the people, and let him go free.

English Standard Version
The king sent and released him; the ruler of the peoples set him free;

New Century Version
The king of Egypt sent for Joseph and freed him; the ruler of the people set him free.

New English Translation
The king authorized his release; the ruler of nations set him free.

Amplified Bible
The king sent and released him, The ruler of the peoples [of Egypt], and set him free.

New American Standard Bible
The king sent and released him, The ruler of peoples, and set him free.

World English Bible
The king sent and freed him; Even the ruler of peoples, and let him go free.

Geneva Bible (1587)
The King sent and loosed him: euen the Ruler of the people deliuered him.

Legacy Standard Bible
The king sent and released him,The ruler of peoples sent and set him free.

Berean Standard Bible
The king sent and released him; the ruler of peoples set him free.

Contemporary English Version
Then the king of Egypt set Joseph free

Complete Jewish Bible
The king sent and had him released, the ruler of peoples set him free;

Darby Translation
The king sent and loosed him—the ruler of peoples—and let him go free.

Easy-to-Read Version
So the king of Egypt set him free. That nation's leader let him out of jail.

George Lamsa Translation
The king sent and released him, and made him a ruler over his people.

Good News Translation
Then the king of Egypt had him released; the ruler of nations set him free.

Lexham English Bible
The king sent and he freed him; the ruler of the peoples sent and let him loose.

Literal Translation
the king, the ruler of peoples, sent and shook off his links and set him free;

Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
Then sent the kinge and caused him be delyuered, the prynce of the people bad let him go.

American Standard Version
The king sent and loosed him; Even the ruler of peoples, and let him go free.

JPS Old Testament (1917)
The king sent and loosed him; even the ruler of the peoples, and set him free.

King James Version (1611)
The king sent and loosed him: euen the ruler of the people, and let him goe free.

Bishop's Bible (1568)
The king sent and caused hym to be let go: yea the prince of the people opened a way foorth for hym.

Brenton's Septuagint (LXX)
The king sent and loosed him; even the prince of the people, and let him go free.

English Revised Version
The king sent and loosed him; even the ruler of peoples, and let him go free.

Wycliffe Bible (1395)
the king sente and vnbond hym; the prince of puplis sente and delyuerede him.

Update Bible Version
The king sent and loosed him; Even the ruler of peoples, and let him go free.

Webster's Bible Translation
The king sent and loosed him; [even] the ruler of the people, and let him go free.

New King James Version
The king sent and released him, The ruler of the people let him go free.

New Living Translation
Then Pharaoh sent for him and set him free; the ruler of the nation opened his prison door.

New Life Bible
The king sent and had him taken out of prison. The ruler of many people set him free.

New Revised Standard
The king sent and released him; the ruler of the peoples set him free.

J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
The king sent, and set him free, One having dominion over peoples, yet loosed he his bonds;

Douay-Rheims Bible
(104-20) The king sent, and he released him: the ruler of the people, and he set him at liberty.

Revised Standard Version
The king sent and released him, the ruler of the peoples set him free;

Young's Literal Translation
The king hath sent, and looseth him, The ruler of the peoples, and draweth him out.

New American Standard Bible (1995)
The king sent and released him, The ruler of peoples, and set him free.

Contextual Overview

⁸ He has kept his agreement in mind for ever, the word which he gave for a thousand generations; ⁹ The agreement which he made with Abraham, and his oath to Isaac; ¹⁰ And he gave it to Jacob for a law, and to Israel for an eternal agreement; ¹¹ Saying, To you will I give the land of Canaan, the measured line of your heritage: ¹² When they were still small in number, and strange in the land; ¹³ When they went about from one nation to another, and from one kingdom to another people. ¹⁴ He would not let anyone do them wrong; he even kept back kings because of them, ¹⁵ Saying, Put not your hand on those who have been marked with my holy oil, and do my prophets no wrong. ¹⁶ And he took away all food from the land, so that the people were without bread. ¹⁷ He sent a man before them, even Joseph, who was given as a servant for a price:

Bible Verse Review
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Genesis 41:14

Reciprocal: Genesis 41:55 - Go unto Psalms 107:14 - brake

Gill's Notes on the Bible

The king sent and loosed him,.... That is, Pharaoh king of Egypt sent messengers to the prison, and ordered Joseph to be loosed, as soon as ever he heard the account which the chief butler gave of him, and of his skill in interpreting dreams.

Even the ruler of the people; or "peoples": the subjects of Pharaoh's kingdom being very numerous.

And let him go free, ordered his fetters to be taken off, and him to be set at liberty, to go where he pleased; or, however, that he might come to court, whither he was brought, and which was the end of his releasement; see Genesis 41:14, in this he was a type of Christ in his resurrection from the dead; who for a while was under the dominion of death, was held with the pains and cords of it, and was under the power and in the prison of the grave; but it was not possible, considering the dignity of his person, and the performance of his work as a surety, that he should be held here. Wherefore the cords and pains of death were loosed, and he was brought out of prison; God his Father, the King of kings, sent an angel from heaven, to roll away the stone of the sepulchre, and let the prisoner free; so that he was legally and judicially discharged and acquitted; as it was proper he should, having satisfied both law and justice; he was justified in the Spirit when he rose from the dead, and all his people were justified in him, for he rose again for their justification.

Barnes' Notes on the Bible

The king sent and loosed him - Released him from prison. Genesis 41:14. The object was that he might interpret the dreams of Pharaoh.

The ruler of the people, and let him go free - Hebrew, “peoples,” in the plural - referring either to the fact that there were “many” people in the land, or that Pharaoh ruled over tributary nations as well as over the Egyptians.