Genesis 40:15 meaning and explanation

For I was kidnapped from the land of the Hebrews, and even here I have done nothing for which they should have put me in this dungeon.”

Genesis 40:15, Berean Standard Bible

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Joseph is speaking to the chief cupbearer in prison, pleading his case after interpreting the man's dream. He describes two wrongs: he was taken forcibly from the land of the Hebrews, and here in Egypt he has done nothing deserving imprisonment.

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