Genesis 40:23

Genesis 40:23 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)Yet did not the chief butler remember Joseph, but forgat him.
• New International Version (NIV)The chief cupbearer, however, did not remember Joseph; he forgot him.
• English Standard Version (ESV)Yet the chief cupbearer did not remember Joseph, but forgot him.
• New King James Version (NKJV)Yet the chief butler did not remember Joseph, but forgot him.

Context of Genesis 40:23

21He then restored the chief cup-bearer to his former position, so he could again hand Pharaoh his cup. 22But Pharaoh impaled the chief baker, just as Joseph had predicted when he interpreted his dream. Pharaoh’s chief cup-bearer, however, forgot all about Joseph, never giving him another thought.

Genesis 40:23 word by word

וְלֹֽא־זָכַ֧ר שַֽׂר־הַמַּשְׁקִ֛ים אֶת־יוֹסֵ֖ף וַיִּשְׁכָּחֵֽהוּ׃ פRead the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• Yet did not the chiefשַׂרώar · rulerH8269
• butlerשָׁקָהshâqâh · to water: wateringH8248
• rememberזָכַרzâkar · to rememberH2142
• Josephיוֹסֵףyôsêph · JosephH3130
• but forgatשָׁכַחshâkach shâkêach · to forgetH7911

Cross-references for Genesis 40:23

• Job 19:14My family is gone, and my close friends have forgotten me.
• Psalms 31:12I am ignored as if I were dead, as if I were a broken pot.
• Psalms 105:19Until the time came to fulfill his dreams, the Lord tested Joseph’s character.
• Ecclesiastes 9:15A poor, wise man knew how to save the town, and so it was rescued. But afterward no one thought to thank him.
• Amos 6:6You drink wine by the bowlful and perfume yourselves with fragrant lotions. You care nothing about the ruin of your nation.

Commentaries on Genesis 40:23

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 23Yet did not the chief butler remember Joseph - Had he mentioned the circumstance to Pharaoh, there is no doubt that Joseph's case would have been examined into, and he would in consequence have been restored to his liberty; but, owing to the ingratitude of the chief butler, he was left two years longer in prison. Many commentators have seen in every circumstance in the history of Joseph a parallel between him and our blessed Lord. So, "Joseph in prison…Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 1-23Verses 1-23 - Joseph in Prison An uncomplaining patience and an unhesitating hopefulness keep the breast of Joseph in calm tranquillity. There is a God above, and that God is with him. His soul swerves not from this feeling. Meanwhile, new and distinguished prisoners are introduced into his place of confinement. Genesis 40:1-4 The chief butler and chief baker, high officials in Pharaoh‘s court, come under the displeasure of their sovereign. “In the house…Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 20-23Verses 20-23 Joseph's interpretation of the dreams came to pass on the very day fixed. On Pharaoh's birth-day, all his servants attended him, and then the cases of these two came to be looked into. We may all profitably take notice of our birth-days, with thankfulness for the mercies of our birth, sorrow for the sinfulness of our lives, and expectation of the day of our death, as better than the day of our birth. But it seems strange that worldly people…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 23The chief cupbearer … did not remember Joseph: But God remembered him. Joseph's faith was about to be rewarded (chapter 41).Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 2323. yet did not the chief butler remember Joseph--This was human nature. How prone are men to forget and neglect in prosperity, those who have been their companions in adversity (Am 6:6)! But although reflecting no credit on the butler, it was wisely ordered in the providence of God that he should forget him. The divine purposes required that Joseph should obtain his deliverance in another way, and by other means.Read the comment

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Commentaries on Genesis 40

• 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
• Original Douay–Rheims Annotations
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings