Genesis 40
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New American Standard Bible 1995

Genesis 40:14-23

14Only 1keep me in mind when it goes well with you, and please 2do me a kindness 3by mentioning me to Pharaoh and get me out of this house. 15For 4I was in fact kidnapped from the land of the Hebrews, and even here I have done nothing that they should have put me into the 5dungeon.”

16When the chief baker saw that he had interpreted favorably, he said to Joseph, “I also saw in my dream, and behold, there were three baskets of white bread on my head; 17and in the top basket there were some of all 6sorts of baked food for Pharaoh, and the birds were eating them out of the basket on my head.” 18Then Joseph answered and said, “This is its interpretation: the three baskets are three days; 19within three more days Pharaoh will lift up your head from you and will hang you on a tree, and the birds will eat your flesh off you.”

20Thus it came about on the third day, which was 7Pharaoh’s birthday, that he made a feast for all his servants; 8and he lifted up the head of the chief cupbearer and the head of the chief baker among his servants. 21He restored the chief cupbearer to his 9office, and 10he put the cup into Pharaoh’s 11hand; 22but 12he hanged the chief baker, just as Joseph had interpreted to them. 23Yet the chief cupbearer did not remember Joseph, but 13forgot him.

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Notes

  1. 1. Genesis 40:14 Lit remember me with yourself ↩
  2. 2. Genesis 40:14 Josh 2:12; 1 Sam 20:14; 1 Kin 2:7 ↩
  3. 3. Genesis 40:14 Lit and mention ↩
  4. 4. Genesis 40:15 Gen 37:26-28 ↩
  5. 5. Genesis 40:15 Or pit ↩
  6. 6. Genesis 40:17 Lit food for Pharaoh made by a baker ↩
  7. 7. Genesis 40:20 Matt 14:6 ↩
  8. 8. Genesis 40:20 2 Kin 25:27; Jer 52:31 ↩
  9. 9. Genesis 40:21 Lit wine-pouring ↩
  10. 10. Genesis 40:21 Gen 40:13 ↩
  11. 11. Genesis 40:21 Lit palm ↩
  12. 12. Genesis 40:22 Gen 40:19; Esth 7:10 ↩
  13. 13. Genesis 40:23 Job 19:14; Ps 31:12; Eccl 9:15 ↩

Commentaries on Genesis 40

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