Genesis 40:2
in Genesis 40Pharaoh was angry with his two officers, the chief cupbearer and the chief baker,
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The same verse in ASV and KJV ▾
ASV
And Pharaoh was wroth against his two officers, against the chief of the butlers, and against the chief of the bakers.
KJV
And Pharaoh was wroth against two of his officers, against the chief of the butlers, and against the chief of the bakers.
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This verse in Genesis 40
Commentary
3 notes on this verseThis site's exposition
the king’s cupbearer and baker offended their master
on Genesis 40:1-3
They are the chief cupbearer and the chief baker, men who served the king at his own table. Henry's line on it is that high places are slippery places and nothing is less certain than the favour of princes. The prison sits inside the captain of the guard's house.
This site's exposition
Pharaoh was angry with his two officers
Officers is saris in Hebrew, a court title. Each man is the chief of a staff, one over the king's wine and one over his bread. Nehemiah later held the office of cupbearer to the king of Persia, according to Nehemiah 1:11.
The record, by era
The Puritans and the Awakening1 voice
And Pharaoh was wroth against two of his officers,....
How the passage was read
What the Jewish commentators add
On the verses either side of this one
They committed an offense ( chet ) in a matter of state. 1 According to Cherez.
This section is reception history: how the passage was read and kept in the Jewish tradition. Where a reading parts from an essential of the Christian faith, the section says so at that point.
Texts and citation data: Sefaria; each excerpt follows its version’s licence. 4 further sources are cited on this chapter that carry no English text this site may quote or only restate the verse.
The words behind it
11 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| וַיִּקְצֹ֣ף | vaiyiktzof | and he was angry | H7107 → | |
| פַּרְעֹ֔ה | paroh | Pharaoh | H6547 → | 274 times |
| עַ֖ל | ʾal | towards | H5921 → | 5755 times |
| שְׁנֵ֣י | shenei | two of | H8147 → | 768 times |
| סָרִיסָ֑יו | sarisav | officials his | H5631 → | 42 times |
| עַ֚ל | ʾal | towards | H5921 → | 5755 times |
| שַׂ֣ר | sar | [the] chief of | H8269 → | 421 times |
| הַמַּשְׁקִ֔ים | hamashkim | the cup bearers | H4945 → | 19 times |
| וְעַ֖ל | veal | and towards | H5921 → | 5755 times |
| שַׂ֥ר | sar | [the] chief of | H8269 → | 421 times |
| הָאוֹפִֽים׃ | haofim | the bakers | H644 → | 25 times |
וַיִּקְצֹ֣ףand he was angry
vaiyiktzofH7107 →
פַּרְעֹ֔הPharaoh
parohH6547 →274 times
עַ֖לtowards
ʾalH5921 →5755 times
שְׁנֵ֣יtwo of
sheneiH8147 →768 times
סָרִיסָ֑יוofficials his
sarisavH5631 →42 times
עַ֚לtowards
ʾalH5921 →5755 times
שַׂ֣ר[the] chief of
sarH8269 →421 times
הַמַּשְׁקִ֔יםthe cup bearers
hamashkimH4945 →19 times
וְעַ֖לand towards
vealH5921 →5755 times
שַׂ֥ר[the] chief of
sarH8269 →421 times
הָאוֹפִֽים׃the bakers
haofimH644 →25 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
Proverbs 16:14The wrath of a king is a messenger of death, but a wise man will pacify it.
it leads to
- Proverbs 20:2
The terror of a king is like the roar of a lion; whoever provokes him forfeits his own life.
Reached by 2 separate paths from here.
- Proverbs 20:2
Through
Proverbs 27:4Wrath is cruel and anger is like a flood, but who can withstand jealousy?
it leads to
- Proverbs 6:34
For jealousy enrages a husband, and he will show no mercy in the day of vengeance.
- Proverbs 14:30
A tranquil heart is life to the body, but envy rots the bones.
- James 3:14–16
But if you harbor bitter jealousy and selfish ambition in your hearts, do not boast in it or deny the truth.
- Proverbs 6:34
Through
Proverbs 19:12A king’s rage is like the roar of a lion, but his favor is like dew on the grass.
it leads to
- Hosea 14:5
I will be like the dew to Israel; he will blossom like the lily and take root like the cedars of Lebanon.
- Luke 12:4–5
I tell you, My friends, do not be afraid of those who kill the body and after that can do no more.
- Proverbs 16:14–15
The wrath of a king is a messenger of death, but a wise man will pacify it.
- Hosea 14:5
Through
Psalms 76:10Even the wrath of man shall praise You; with the survivors of wrath You will clothe Yourself.
it leads to
- Romans 9:17
For the Scripture says to Pharaoh: “I raised you up for this very purpose, that I might display My power in you, and that My name might be proclaimed in all the earth.”
- Romans 9:17
Where this verse is studied
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About Genesis
This page draws on Jamieson, Fausset & Brown, Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible; John Gill, Exposition of the Old Testament (1748-1763); Keil and Delitzsch, Biblical Commentary on the Old Testament and Matthew Henry, Commentary on the Whole Bible.