Genesis 40:22
in Genesis 40But Pharaoh hanged the chief baker, just as Joseph had described to them in his interpretation.
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ASV
but he hanged the chief baker: as Joseph had interpreted to them.
KJV
But he hanged the chief baker: as Joseph had interpreted to them.
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This verse in Genesis 40
Commentary
3 notes on this verseBut he hanged the chief baker,.... The is, he ordered him to be hanged; because, as the same Targum says, he consulted to kill him (Pharaoh): as Joseph had interpreted to them; the events as to both answered to the interpretation Joseph had given of their several dreams.
This site's exposition
which was Pharaoh's birthday
on Genesis 40:20-22
Both readings come true on the third day, and Pharaoh's birthday feast lifts up the heads of both men, one to his office and the other to a tree. Clarke notes that this is the first birthday feast recorded in Scripture, and the one other the Bible reports is Herod's, which also ends with a head. Whatever Joseph says happens exactly.
The record, by era
The Nineteenth Century1 voice
A commentator
Jamieson, Fausset & Brown1802–1910
Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible (1871)
proposed
it came to pass the third day, which was Pharaoh's birthday--This was a holiday season, celebrated at court with great magnificence and honored by a free pardon to prisoners.
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The words behind it
8 Hebrew wordsEvery Hebrew word of this verse in the order it stands, with what it means and the door to its own study. The last column counts the times a word stands in the whole Bible: the rarer the word, the more the places it appears belong together.
| Hebrew | Sound | Meaning | Word study | In the Bible |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| וְאֵ֛ת | veet | and <obj.> | H853 → | 10935 times |
| שַׂ֥ר | sar | [the] chief of | H8269 → | 421 times |
| הָאֹפִ֖ים | haofim | the bakers | H644 → | 25 times |
| תָּלָ֑ה | talah | he hanged | H8518 → | 27 times |
| כַּאֲשֶׁ֥ר | kaasher | just as | H834 → | 5497 times |
| פָּתַ֛ר | patar | he had interpreted | H6622 → | 9 times |
| לָהֶ֖ם | lahem | for <the> them | ||
| יוֹסֵֽף׃ | yosef | Joseph | H3130 → | 213 times |
וְאֵ֛תand <obj.>
veetH853 →10935 times
שַׂ֥ר[the] chief of
sarH8269 →421 times
הָאֹפִ֖יםthe bakers
haofimH644 →25 times
תָּלָ֑הhe hanged
talahH8518 →27 times
כַּאֲשֶׁ֥רjust as
kaasherH834 →5497 times
פָּתַ֛רhe had interpreted
patarH6622 →9 times
לָהֶ֖םfor <the> them
lahem
יוֹסֵֽף׃Joseph
yosefH3130 →213 times
A shaded row is a word that stands 400 times or fewer in the Bible.
The walk
8 stopsEach card is a verse this one points to, and under it the verses that one points to in turn. Where several paths arrive at the same place, that place is listed first: the text keeps returning to it.
Through
Genesis 40:8“We both had dreams,” they replied, “but there is no one to interpret them.” Then Joseph said to them, “Don’t interpretations belong to God? Tell me your dreams.”
it leads to
- Daniel 2:47
The king said to Daniel, “Your God is truly the God of gods and Lord of kings, the Revealer of Mysteries, since you were able to reveal this mystery.”
- Genesis 41:15–16
Pharaoh said to Joseph, “I had a dream, and no one can interpret it. But I have heard it said of you that when you hear a dream you can interpret it.”
- Daniel 2:28
But there is a God in heaven who reveals mysteries, and He has made known to King Nebuchadnezzar what will happen in the latter days. Your dream and the visions that came into your…
- Daniel 2:47
Through
Daniel 5:12did this because Daniel, the one he named Belteshazzar, was found to have an extraordinary spirit, as well as knowledge, understanding, and the ability to interpret dreams, explain riddles, and solve difficult problems. Summon…
it leads to
- Daniel 6:3
Soon, by his extraordinary spirit, Daniel distinguished himself among the administrators and satraps. So the king planned to set him over the whole kingdom.
- Daniel 5:14
I have heard that the spirit of the gods is in you, and that you have insight, intelligence, and extraordinary wisdom.
- Daniel 1:7
The chief official gave them new names: To Daniel he gave the name Belteshazzar; to Hananiah, Shadrach; to Mishael, Meshach; and to Azariah, Abednego.
- Daniel 5:16
But I have heard about you, that you are able to give interpretations and solve difficult problems. Therefore, if you can read this inscription and give me its interpretation, you will be clothed in…
- Proverbs 12:26
A righteous man is cautious in friendship, but the ways of the wicked lead them astray.
- Daniel 6:3
About Genesis
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This page draws on Adam Clarke, Commentary on the Bible; Jamieson, Fausset & Brown, Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible; John Gill, Exposition of the Old Testament (1748-1763) and John Gill, Exposition of the Old Testament.