God’s Word Translation
Genesis 41:10
10Some time ago when Pharaoh was angry with his servants, he confined me and the chief baker to the captain of the guard’s prison.
Genesis 41:10 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)Pharaoh was wroth with his servants, and put me in ward in the captain of the guard’s house, both me and the chief baker:
- New International Version (NIV)Pharaoh was once angry with his servants, and he imprisoned me and the chief baker in the house of the captain of the guard.
- English Standard Version (ESV)When Pharaoh was angry with his servants and put me and the chief baker in custody in the house of the captain of the guard,
- New King James Version (NKJV)When Pharaoh was angry with his servants, and put me in custody in the house of the captain of the guard, both me and the chief baker,
Context of Genesis 41:10
8In the morning he was so upset that he sent for all the magicians and wise men of Egypt. Pharaoh told them his dreams, but no one could tell him what they meant. 9Then the chief cupbearer spoke to Pharaoh, “I remember a promise I failed to keep. Some time ago when Pharaoh was angry with his servants, he confined me and the chief baker to the captain of the guard’s prison. 11We both had dreams the same night. Each dream had its own meaning. 12A young Hebrew, a slave of the captain of the guard, was with us. We told him our dreams, and he told each of us what they meant.
Read all of Genesis 41Genesis 41:10 word by word
פַּרְעֹ֖ה קָצַ֣ף עַל־עֲבָדָ֑יו וַיִּתֵּ֨ן אֹתִ֜י בְּמִשְׁמַ֗ר בֵּ֚ית שַׂ֣ר הַטַּבָּחִ֔ים אֹתִ֕י וְאֵ֖ת שַׂ֥ר הָאֹפִֽים׃Read the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
- Pharaohפַּרְעֹהpar‛ôh · PharaohH6547
- was wrothקָצַףqâtsaph · be angryH7107
- with his servantsעֶ֫בֶד‛ebed · servant/slaveH5650
- and putנָתַןnâthan · to give: putH5414
- me in wardמִשְׁמָרmishmâr · custodyH4929
- in the captainשַׂרώar · rulerH8269
- of the guard’sטַבָּחţabbâch · guardH2876
- houseבַּ֫יִתbayith · house: homeH1004
- bakerאָפָה'âphâh · to bakeH644
Cross-references for Genesis 41:10
- Genesis 39:20So Joseph’s master arrested him and put him in the same prison where the king’s prisoners were kept. While Joseph was in prison,
- Genesis 40:2Pharaoh was angry with his chief cupbearer and his chief baker.
- Genesis 37:36Meanwhile, in Egypt the Midianites sold Joseph to Potiphar, one of Pharaoh’s officials and captain of the guard.
Commentaries on Genesis 41:10
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 1-57Verses 1-57 - Joseph Was Exalted 1. יאר ye'or “river, canal,” mostly applied to the Nile. Some suppose the word to be Coptic. 2. אחוּ 'āchû “sedge, reed-grass, marsh-grass.” This word is probably Coptic. 8. חרטמים charṭumı̂ym ̓̀ exēgētai ̔͂ hierogrammateis “sacred scribes, hieroglyphs.” חרט chereṭ “stylus,” a graving tool. 43. אברך 'abrēk “bend the knee.” In this sense it is put for הברך habrēk imperative hiphil of ברך bārak Those who take the…Read the comment
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 9-32Verses 9-32 God's time for the enlargement of his people is the fittest time. If the chief butler had got Joseph to be released from prison, it is probable he would have gone back to the land of the Hebrews. Then he had neither been so blessed himself, nor such a blessing to his family, as afterwards he proved. Joseph, when introduced to Pharaoh, gives honour to God. Pharaoh had dreamed that he stood upon the bank of the river Nile, and saw the kine, both…Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 9-13The chief cup-bearer finally remembered Joseph and testified that his interpretations were true.Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 9-139-13. then spake the chief butler unto Pharaoh, saying, I do remember my faults--This public acknowledgment of the merits of the young Hebrew would, tardy though it was, have reflected credit on the butler had it not been obviously made to ingratiate himself with his royal master. It is right to confess our faults against God, and against our fellow men when that confession is made in the spirit of godly sorrow and penitence. But this man was not much…Read the comment
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Commentaries on Genesis 41
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
- Tyndale Open Study Notes
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
- Rashi on Tanakh
- Calvin’s Commentaries
- Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
- John Wesley’s Notes
- Darby Translation Notes
- Geneva Bible Translation Notes
- Kingcomments
- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
- Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
- Original Douay–Rheims Annotations
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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