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Genesischapter 40

23 verses · Moses, by tradition · 15th to 13th century BC · The Law

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The reading

Weekly portion 9 of 54

וַיֵּשֶׁב Vayeshev, Genesis 37:1 to 40:23

Read with it: Amos 2:6 to 3:8.

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How it is read

Rashi links the two chapters by the woman's slander: the officers fell so that Egypt would have something else to talk about than Joseph (Rashi on Genesis 40:1:1, the Pentateuch with Rashi's commentary by M. Rosenbaum and A. M. Silbermann, 1929 to 1934, public domain). For the offences of the butler and the baker he hands on the midrash's small and exact answer: "in the case of the one, a fly was found in the goblet of aromatic wine, in the case of the other, a pebble was found in the loaves he baked", on Genesis Rabbah 88:2 (Rashi on Genesis 40:1:2). The three branches and the three baskets he reads as counters rather than as periods, "They are a symbol to you of three days", and notes that the rabbis read them in several ways at Chullin 92a (Rashi on Genesis 40:12:1). The lifting of the head he explains from the idiom for counting: "When he musters his other servants to wait upon him during the meal he will count you also among them" (Rashi on Genesis 40:13:1). On the baker's baskets he describes what he knew himself, "In our country there are many such baskets and sellers of fancy rolls" put their wares in them (Rashi on Genesis 40:16:1), and on Pharaoh's birthday he gives the Hebrew form a reason, "because the infant is born only by the assistance of others", and names the day as the birthday festival on the authority of Avodah Zarah 10a (Rashi on Genesis 40:20:1). Radak reads the chapter as a study in how a prisoner treats other prisoners. He says the Torah names the two men as Pharaoh's officials although they were then no better placed than Joseph, and that "When Joseph saw their pitiful state of mind" he asked after them (Radak on Genesis 40:7:1, translated by Eliyahu Munk, HaChut Hameshulash, CC-BY), and he reads the baker's dream by the perishable goods in it (Radak on Genesis 40:18:1). Ibn Ezra comments here at six places and the corpus holds no English of him under a licence permitting quotation, so he stands as a citation: Ibn Ezra on Genesis 40:2:1, 40:3:1, 40:8:1, 40:15:1, 40:19:1 and 40:21:1.

What the rabbis say

The corpus records forty rabbinic locators on this chapter, thirty-four of them Midrash and six Talmud. Midrash Lekach Tov is the densest work here, cited at Genesis 40:4:1, 40:4:2, 40:6:1, 40:6:2, 40:7:1, 40:8:1, 40:21:1 and 40:23:1 and at Esther 2:21:3, which is the one place in this chapter where the rabbis read the two officers against the two doorkeepers of Esther. Bereshit Rabbah is cited at 19:2, 87:10, 88:1, 88:2, 88:4, 88:5, 88:7, 89:2 and 89:3, Bereshit Rabbati at Parashat Vayeshev 34, 35, 36, 51 and 52, Midrash Aggadah at Genesis 40:8:1, 40:9:1, 40:12:1, 40:17:1 and 40:17:2, and Bamidbar Rabbah at 1:11, 11:7, 14:5 and 15:12. The six Talmud locators fall where the chapter is about dreams and about the reading of them: Berakhot 55b and 55b:18 on dreaming and on the dream that is interpreted, Chullin 92a:5 and 92a:13 at the vine and the pressing of the cup, Jerusalem Talmud Pesachim 10:1:7 at the cup itself, and Jerusalem Talmud Avodah Zarah 1:2:9 at Pharaoh's birthday. Rashi hands on further sayings with their locators, among them Genesis Rabbah 88:2, Chullin 92a and Avodah Zarah 10a.

The text, verse by verse

Each word shows the Hebrew, the English under it, how it sounds and its Strong’s number. A rule between verses marks where the Hebrew manuscripts end a paragraph.

Two Troubled Dreams in Prison

40:1
וַיְהִ֗יand it wasvayhiH1961אַחַר֙afterʾacharH310הַדְּבָרִ֣יםthe thingshadevarimH1697הָאֵ֔לֶּה<the> thesehaelehH428חָֽטְא֛וּthey sinnedchateuH2398מַשְׁקֵ֥ה[the] cup bearer ofmashkehH4945מֶֽלֶךְ־[the] king ofmelekh-H4428מִצְרַ֖יִםEgyptmitzrayimH4714וְהָאֹפֶ֑הand the bakervehaopehH644לַאֲדֹנֵיהֶ֖םto master<s> theirlaadoneihemH113לְמֶ֥לֶךְto [the] king oflemelekhH4428מִצְרָֽיִם׃EgyptmitzrayimH4714

Ibn Ezra on Genesis 40:1

Ibn EzraSpain, 1089–1167· Commentary
They committed an offense ( chet ) in a matter of state. 1 According to Cherez.

Read it in full at Sefaria · Ibn Ezra's commentary on the Pentateuch, tran. and annot. by H. Norman Strickman and Arthur M. Silver. Menorah Pub., 1988-2004

40:2
וַיִּקְצֹ֣ףand he was angryvaiyiktzofH7107פַּרְעֹ֔הPharaohparohH6547עַ֖לtowardsʾalH5921שְׁנֵ֣יtwo ofsheneiH8147סָרִיסָ֑יוofficials hissarisavH5631עַ֚לtowardsʾalH5921שַׂ֣ר[the] chief ofsarH8269הַמַּשְׁקִ֔יםthe cup bearershamashkimH4945וְעַ֖לand towardsvealH5921שַׂ֥ר[the] chief ofsarH8269הָאוֹפִֽים׃the bakershaofimH644
40:3
וַיִּתֵּ֨ןand he putvaiyitenH5414אֹתָ֜ם<obj.> themʾotamH853בְּמִשְׁמַ֗רin [the] custody ofbemishmarH4929בֵּ֛ית[the] house ofbeitH1004שַׂ֥ר[the] commander ofsarH8269הַטַבָּחִ֖יםthe bodyguardshatabachimH2876אֶל־intoʾel-H413בֵּ֣ית[the] house ofbeitH1004הַסֹּ֑הַרthe prisonhasoharH5470מְק֕וֹם[the] placemekomH4725אֲשֶׁ֥ר<of> whereʾasherH834יוֹסֵ֖ףJosephyosefH3130אָס֥וּר[was] imprisonedʾasurH631שָֽׁם׃thereshamH8033
40:4
וַ֠יִּפְקֹדand he appointedvaiyifkodH6485שַׂ֣ר[the] commander ofsarH8269הַטַּבָּחִ֧יםthe bodyguardshatabachimH2876אֶת־<obj.>ʾet-H853יוֹסֵ֛ףJosephyosefH3130אִתָּ֖םwith themʾitamH854וַיְשָׁ֣רֶתand he servedvaysharetH8334אֹתָ֑ם<obj.> themʾotamH853וַיִּהְי֥וּand they werevaiyihyuH1961יָמִ֖יםdaysyamimH3117בְּמִשְׁמָֽר׃in custodybemishmarH4929
40:5
וַיַּֽחַלְמוּ֩and they dreamedvaiyachalmuH2492חֲל֨וֹםa dreamchalomH2472שְׁנֵיהֶ֜םboth of themsheneihemH8147אִ֤ישׁeachʾishH376חֲלֹמוֹ֙own dream hischalomoH2472בְּלַ֣יְלָהin a nightbelaylahH3915אֶחָ֔דoneʾechadH259אִ֖ישׁeachʾishH376כְּפִתְר֣וֹןaccording to [the] interpretation ofkefitronH6623חֲלֹמ֑וֹdream hischalomoH2472הַמַּשְׁקֶ֣הthe cup bearerhamashkehH4945וְהָאֹפֶ֗הand the bakervehaopehH644אֲשֶׁר֙whoʾasherH834לְמֶ֣לֶךְ[belonged] to [the] king oflemelekhH4428מִצְרַ֔יִםEgyptmitzrayimH4714אֲשֶׁ֥רwhoʾasherH834אֲסוּרִ֖ים[were] imprisonedʾasurimH631בְּבֵ֥יתin [the] house ofbeveitH1004הַסֹּֽהַר׃the prisonhasoharH5470
40:6
וַיָּבֹ֧אand he camevaiyavo'H935אֲלֵיהֶ֛םto themʾaleihemH413יוֹסֵ֖ףJosephyosefH3130בַּבֹּ֑קֶרin the morningbabokerH1242וַיַּ֣רְאand he sawvaiyar'H7200אֹתָ֔ם<obj.> themʾotamH853וְהִנָּ֖םand [were] theyvehinamH2005זֹעֲפִֽים׃looking dejectedzoafimH2196
40:7
וַיִּשְׁאַ֞לand he askedvaiyishalH7592אֶת־<obj.>ʾet-H853סְרִיסֵ֣י[the] officials ofseriseiH5631פַרְעֹ֗הPharaohfarohH6547אֲשֶׁ֨רwhoʾasherH834אִתּ֧וֹ[were] with himʾitoH854בְמִשְׁמַ֛רin [the] custody ofvemishmarH4929בֵּ֥ית[the] house ofbeitH1004אֲדֹנָ֖יוmaster<s> hisʾadonavH113לֵאמֹ֑ר<to> sayinglemorH559מַדּ֛וּעַwhy?madua'H4069פְּנֵיכֶ֥ם[are] faces yourpeneikhemH6440רָעִ֖יםsadraimH7451הַיּֽוֹם׃this dayhaiyomH3117
40:8
וַיֹּאמְר֣וּand they saidvaiyomeruH559אֵלָ֔יוto himʾelavH413חֲל֣וֹםa dreamchalomH2472חָלַ֔מְנוּwe dreamedchalamnuH2492וּפֹתֵ֖רand [is one who] interpretsufoterH6622אֵ֣יןthere notʾeinH369אֹת֑וֹ<obj.> itʾotoH853וַיֹּ֨אמֶרand he saidvaiyomerH559אֲלֵהֶ֜םto themʾalehemH413יוֹסֵ֗ףJosephyosefH3130הֲל֤וֹא¿ nothalo'H3808לֵֽאלֹהִים֙[belong] to GodlelohimH430פִּתְרֹנִ֔ים[do] interpretationspitronimH6623סַפְּרוּ־recount [it]saperu-H5608נָ֖אpleasena'H4994לִֽי׃to <the> meli

The Cup and the Basket Explained

40:9
וַיְסַפֵּ֧רand he recountedvaysaperH5608שַֽׂר־[the] chief ofsar-H8269הַמַּשְׁקִ֛יםthe cup bearershamashkimH4945אֶת־<obj.>ʾet-H853חֲלֹמ֖וֹdream hischalomoH2472לְיוֹסֵ֑ףto JosephleyosefH3130וַיֹּ֣אמֶרand he saidvaiyomerH559ל֔וֹto <the> himloבַּחֲלוֹמִ֕יin dream mybachalomiH2472וְהִנֵּה־and there!vehineh-H2009גֶ֖פֶןa vinegefenH1612לְפָנָֽי׃[was] <to> before melefanaiH6440
40:10
וּבַגֶּ֖פֶןand [were] on the vineuvagefenH1612שְׁלֹשָׁ֣הthreesheloshahH7969שָׂרִיגִ֑םbranchessarigimH8299וְהִ֤יאand itvehi'H1931כְפֹרַ֙חַת֙when [it was] buddingkheforachatH6524עָלְתָ֣הit went upʾaltahH5927נִצָּ֔הּblossom itsnitzahH5322הִבְשִׁ֥ילוּthey ripenedhivshiluH1310אַשְׁכְּלֹתֶ֖יהָclusters itsʾashkeloteihaH811עֲנָבִֽים׃grapesʾanavimH6025

Ramban on Genesis 40:10

RambanSpain, 1194–1270· Commentary
“It seemed as though it budded. And it was as though it budded, i.e., it seemed to me in my dream as though it budded, and after the bud its blossom shot up, and after that it brought forth the clusters and then the ripe grapes.

Read it in full at Sefaria · Commentary on the Torah by Ramban (Nachmanides). Translated and annotated by Charles B. Chavel. New York, Shilo Pub. House, 1971-1976

40:11
וְכ֥וֹסand [the] cup ofvekhosH3563פַּרְעֹ֖הPharaohparohH6547בְּיָדִ֑י[was] in hand mybeyadiH3027וָאֶקַּ֣חand I tookvaekachH3947אֶת־<obj.>ʾet-H853הָֽעֲנָבִ֗יםthe grapeshaanavimH6025וָֽאֶשְׂחַ֤טand I squeezedvaeschatH7818אֹתָם֙<obj.> themʾotamH853אֶל־intoʾel-H413כּ֣וֹס[the] cup ofkosH3563פַּרְעֹ֔הPharaohparohH6547וָאֶתֵּ֥ןand I putvaetenH5414אֶת־<obj.>ʾet-H853הַכּ֖וֹסthe cuphakosH3563עַל־onʾal-H5921כַּ֥ף[the] palm ofkafH3709פַּרְעֹֽה׃PharaohparohH6547
40:12
וַיֹּ֤אמֶרand he saidvaiyomerH559לוֹ֙to <the> himloיוֹסֵ֔ףJosephyosefH3130זֶ֖הthiszehH2088פִּתְרֹנ֑וֹ[is] interpretation itspitronoH6623שְׁלֹ֙שֶׁת֙[the] threesheloshetH7969הַשָּׂ֣רִגִ֔יםthe brancheshasarigimH8299שְׁלֹ֥שֶׁת[are] threesheloshetH7969יָמִ֖יםdaysyamimH3117הֵֽם׃theyhemH1992

Radak on Genesis 40:12

RadakProvence, 1160–1235· Commentary
שלשת ימים, when reflecting on the meaning of the dream Joseph realised that whatever it presaged would occur very soon. He surmised this from the speed with which the blossom on the vine in the dream had turned into fully ripened grapes and wine.

Read it in full at Sefaria · Eliyahu Munk, HaChut Hameshulash

40:13
בְּע֣וֹד׀in againbeodH5750שְׁלֹ֣שֶׁתthreesheloshetH7969יָמִ֗יםdaysyamimH3117יִשָּׂ֤אhe will lift upyisa'H5375פַרְעֹה֙PharaohfarohH6547אֶת־<obj.>ʾet-H853רֹאשֶׁ֔ךָhead yourroshekhaH7218וַהֲשִֽׁיבְךָ֖and he will restore youvahashivekhaH7725עַל־toʾal-H5921כַּנֶּ֑ךָoffice yourkanekhaH3653וְנָתַתָּ֤and you will putvenatataH5414כוֹס־[the] cup ofkhos-H3563פַּרְעֹה֙PharaohparohH6547בְּיָד֔וֹin hand hisbeyadoH3027כַּמִּשְׁפָּט֙according to the customkamishpatH4941הָֽרִאשׁ֔וֹן<the> formerharishonH7223אֲשֶׁ֥רwhenʾasherH834הָיִ֖יתָyou werehayitaH1961מַשְׁקֵֽהוּ׃cup bearer hismashkehuH4945
40:14
כִּ֧יthatkiH3588אִם־exceptʾim-H518זְכַרְתַּ֣נִיyou have remembered mezekhartaniH2142אִתְּךָ֗with youʾitekhaH854כַּאֲשֶׁר֙<just> whenkaasherH834יִ֣יטַבit will go wellyitavH3190לָ֔ךְfor <the> youlakhוְעָשִֽׂיתָ־and you will doveasita-H6213נָּ֥אpleasena'H4994עִמָּדִ֖יwith meʾimadiH5978חָ֑סֶדloyaltychasedH2617וְהִזְכַּרְתַּ֙נִי֙and you will bring to remembrance mevehizkartaniH2142אֶל־toʾel-H413פַּרְעֹ֔הPharaohparohH6547וְהוֹצֵאתַ֖נִיand you will bring out mevehotzetaniH3318מִן־frommin-H4480הַבַּ֥יִתthe househabayitH1004הַזֶּֽה׃<the> thishazehH2088

Ramban on Genesis 40:14

RambanSpain, 1194–1270· Commentary
“If you will remember me when it will be well with you, I now pray for the kindness and truth you will do to me by making mention of me to Pharaoh.” And if the word na. V’asitha ‘na’ imadi chesed.

Read it in full at Sefaria · Commentary on the Torah by Ramban (Nachmanides). Translated and annotated by Charles B. Chavel. New York, Shilo Pub. House, 1971-1976

40:15
כִּֽי־forki-H3588גֻנֹּ֣בcertainly <to be stolen>gunoH1589גֻּנַּ֔בְתִּיI was stolengunavtiH1589מֵאֶ֖רֶץfrom [the] land ofmeeretzH776הָעִבְרִ֑יםthe HebrewshaivrimH5680וְגַם־and alsovegam-H1571פֹּה֙herepohH6311לֹא־notlo'-H3808עָשִׂ֣יתִֽיI have doneʾasitiH6213מְא֔וּמָהanythingmeumahH3972כִּֽי־thatki-H3588שָׂמ֥וּthey have putsamuH7760אֹתִ֖י<obj.> meʾotiH853בַּבּֽוֹר׃in the pitbaborH953
40:16
וַיַּ֥רְאand he sawvaiyar'H7200שַׂר־[the] chief ofsar-H8269הָאֹפִ֖יםthe bakershaofimH644כִּ֣יthatkiH3588ט֣וֹבgoodtovH2896פָּתָ֑רhe had interpretedpatarH6622וַיֹּ֙אמֶר֙and he saidvaiyomerH559אֶל־toʾel-H413יוֹסֵ֔ףJosephyosefH3130אַף־alsoʾaf-H637אֲנִי֙IʾaniH589בַּחֲלוֹמִ֔יin dream mybachalomiH2472וְהִנֵּ֗הand there!vehinehH2009שְׁלֹשָׁ֛הthreesheloshahH7969סַלֵּ֥יbaskets ofsaleiH5536חֹרִ֖יwhite breadchoriH2751עַל־[were] onʾal-H5921רֹאשִֽׁי׃head myroshiH7218
40:17
וּבַסַּ֣לand [was] in the basketuvasalH5536הָֽעֶלְי֔וֹן<the> upperhaelyonH5945מִכֹּ֛לsome of allmikolH3605מַאֲכַ֥ל[the] food ofmaakhalH3978פַּרְעֹ֖הPharaohparohH6547מַעֲשֵׂ֣ה[the] work ofmaasehH4639אֹפֶ֑הa bakerʾopehH644וְהָע֗וֹףand the bird[s]vehaofH5775אֹכֵ֥ל[was] eatingʾokhelH398אֹתָ֛ם<obj.> themʾotamH853מִן־frommin-H4480הַסַּ֖לthe baskethasalH5536מֵעַ֥לfrom onmealH5921רֹאשִֽׁי׃head myroshiH7218
40:18
וַיַּ֤עַןand he answeredvaiyaanH6030יוֹסֵף֙JosephyosefH3130וַיֹּ֔אמֶרand he saidvaiyomerH559זֶ֖הthiszehH2088פִּתְרֹנ֑וֹ[is] interpretation itspitronoH6623שְׁלֹ֙שֶׁת֙[the] threesheloshetH7969הַסַּלִּ֔יםthe basketshasalimH5536שְׁלֹ֥שֶׁת[are] threesheloshetH7969יָמִ֖יםdaysyamimH3117הֵֽם׃theyhemH1992
40:19
בְּע֣וֹד׀in againbeodH5750שְׁלֹ֣שֶׁתthreesheloshetH7969יָמִ֗יםdaysyamimH3117יִשָּׂ֨אhe will lift upyisa'H5375פַרְעֹ֤הPharaohfarohH6547אֶת־<obj.>ʾet-H853רֹֽאשְׁךָ֙head yourroshekhaH7218מֵֽעָלֶ֔יךָfrom on <the> youmealeikhaH5921וְתָלָ֥הand he will hangvetalahH8518אוֹתְךָ֖<obj.> youʾotkhaH853עַל־onʾal-H5921עֵ֑ץa treeʾetzH6086וְאָכַ֥לand it will eatveakhalH398הָע֛וֹףthe bird[s]haofH5775אֶת־<obj.>ʾet-H853בְּשָׂרְךָ֖flesh yourbesarekhaH1320מֵעָלֶֽיךָ׃from on <the> youmealeikhaH5921

The Butler Forgets Joseph

40:20
וַיְהִ֣י׀and it wasvayhiH1961בַּיּ֣וֹםon the daybaiyomH3117הַשְּׁלִישִׁ֗י<the> thirdhashelishiH7992י֚וֹם[the] day ofyomH3117הֻלֶּ֣דֶתbeing bornhuledetH3205אֶת־<obj.>ʾet-H853פַּרְעֹ֔הPharaohparohH6547וַיַּ֥עַשׂand he madevaiyaasH6213מִשְׁתֶּ֖הa feastmishtehH4960לְכָל־for alllekholH3605עֲבָדָ֑יוservants hisʾavadavH5650וַיִּשָּׂ֞אand he lifted upvaiyisa'H5375אֶת־<obj.>ʾet-H853רֹ֣אשׁ׀[the] head ofroshH7218שַׂ֣ר[the] chief ofsarH8269הַמַּשְׁקִ֗יםthe cup bearershamashkimH4945וְאֶת־and <obj.>veetH853רֹ֛אשׁ[the] head ofroshH7218שַׂ֥ר[the] chief ofsarH8269הָאֹפִ֖יםthe bakershaofimH644בְּת֥וֹךְin amongbetokhH8432עֲבָדָֽיו׃servants hisʾavadavH5650
40:21
וַיָּ֛שֶׁבand he restoredvaiyashevH7725אֶת־<obj.>ʾet-H853שַׂ֥ר[the] chief ofsarH8269הַמַּשְׁקִ֖יםthe cup bearershamashkimH4945עַל־toʾal-H5921מַשְׁקֵ֑הוּcup bearing hismashkehuH4945וַיִּתֵּ֥ןand he putvaiyitenH5414הַכּ֖וֹסthe cuphakosH3563עַל־onʾal-H5921כַּ֥ף[the] palm ofkafH3709פַּרְעֹֽה׃PharaohparohH6547
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וְאֵ֛תand <obj.>veetH853שַׂ֥ר[the] chief ofsarH8269הָאֹפִ֖יםthe bakershaofimH644תָּלָ֑הhe hangedtalahH8518כַּאֲשֶׁ֥רjust askaasherH834פָּתַ֛רhe had interpretedpatarH6622לָהֶ֖םfor <the> themlahemיוֹסֵֽף׃JosephyosefH3130
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וְלֹֽא־and notvelo'-H3808זָכַ֧רhe rememberedzakharH2142שַֽׂר־[the] chief ofsar-H8269הַמַּשְׁקִ֛יםthe cup bearershamashkimH4945אֶת־<obj.>ʾet-H853יוֹסֵ֖ףJosephyosefH3130וַיִּשְׁכָּחֵֽהוּ׃and he forgot himvaiyishkachehuH7911

Hebrew words in this chapter

The 40 most used Hebrew words of the chapter, counted by lemma. The article, the object marker, the negatives and the common prepositions are left out.

WordSense hereUsesStrong’s
פַּרְעֹהParʻôhPharaoh12H6547
שַׂרsarchief of11H8269
יוֹסֵףYôwçêphJoseph10H3130
מַשְׁקֶהmashqehcup bearer of9H4945
יוֹםyôwmday8H3117
שָׁלוֹשׁshâlôwshthree8H7969
אָפָהʼâphâhand the baker7H644
חֲלוֹםchălôwmdream7H2472
אָמַרʼâmarto say7H559
רֹאשׁrôʼshhead6H7218
בַּיִתbayithhouse of5H1004
כּוֹסkôwçcup5H3563
נָתַןnâthanand he put4H5414
פִּתְרוֹןpithrôwninterpretation4H6623
סַלçalbasket4H5536
מֶלֶךְmelekking of3H4428
מִצְרַיִםMitsrayimEgypt3H4714
מִשְׁמָרmishmârcustody3H4929
פָּתַרpâtharto interpret3H6622
נָשָׂאnâsâʼto lift3H5375
WordSense hereUsesStrong’s
זָכַרzâkarto remember3H2142
עָשָׂהʻâsâhand you will do3H6213
אָדוֹןʼâdôwnto master their2H113
שְׁנַיִםshᵉnayimtwo2H8147
סָרִיסçârîyçofficials his2H5631
טַבָּחṭabbâchthe bodyguards2H2876
סֹהַרçôharprison2H5470
אָסַרʼâçarimprisoned2H631
חָלַםchâlamand they dreamed2H2492
אִישׁʼîysheach2H376
רָאָהrâʼâhand he saw2H7200
סָפַרçâpharto recount2H5608
נָאnâʼplease2H4994
הִנֵּהhinnêhand there2H2009
גֶּפֶןgephenvine2H1612
שָׂרִיגsârîygbranches2H8299
עֵנָבʻênâbgrapes2H6025
יָדyâdhand2H3027
כַּףkaphpalm2H3709
עוֹדʻôwdin again2H5750

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Sources for this chapter

The Hebrew text

STEP Bible, the tagged Hebrew text and its English glosses and James Strong, Strong's Exhaustive Concordance.

In Jewish life

Rashi, Rashi on Genesis 40:1:1, 40:1:2, 40:4:1, 40:5:1, 40:6:1, 40:10:1, 40:11:1, 40:12:1, 40:13:1, 40:14:1, 40:16:1, 40:20:1 and 40:23:1, the Pentateuch with Rashi's commentary by M. Rosenbaum and A. M. Silbermann, 1929 to 1934, public domain; Radak, Radak on Genesis 40:2:1, 40:7:1, 40:9:1, 40:17:1 and 40:18:1, translated by Eliyahu Munk, HaChut Hameshulash, CC-BY; Ibn Ezra, Ibn Ezra on Genesis 40:2:1, 40:3:1, 40:8:1, 40:15:1, 40:19:1 and 40:21:1, cited only, no English version in the corpus under a licence permitting quotation; Midrash, Midrash Lekach Tov, Genesis 40:4:1, 40:4:2, 40:6:1, 40:6:2, 40:7:1, 40:8:1, 40:21:1 and 40:23:1 and Midrash Lekach Tov on Esther 2:21:3; Bereshit Rabbah 19:2, 87:10, 88:1, 88:2, 88:4, 88:5, 88:7, 89:2 and 89:3; Bereshit Rabbati, Parashat Vayeshev 34, 35, 36, 51 and 52; Midrash Aggadah, Genesis 40:8:1, 40:9:1, 40:12:1, 40:17:1 and 40:17:2; Bamidbar Rabbah 1:11, 11:7, 14:5 and 15:12; Devarim Rabbah 2:8; Midrash Sekhel Tov, Bereshit 40:12:1; Ein Yaakov (Glick Edition), Shabbat 23:6; Babylonian Talmud, Berakhot 55b and 55b:18, Chullin 92a:5 and 92a:13; Chullin 92a and Avodah Zarah 10a as Rashi cites them and Jerusalem Talmud, Jerusalem Talmud Pesachim 10:1:7, Jerusalem Talmud Avodah Zarah 1:2:9.

The rabbinic texts

Ramban, Commentary on the Torah by Ramban (Nachmanides). Translated and annotated by Charles B. Chavel. New York, Shilo Pub. House, 1971-1976; Ibn Ezra, Ibn Ezra's commentary on the Pentateuch, tran. and annot. by H. Norman Strickman and Arthur M. Silver. Menorah Pub., 1988-2004; Radak, Eliyahu Munk, HaChut Hameshulash and Sefaria, texts and citation data.

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