Revised Literal Translation

Genesis 40

1And it came to pass afterאַחַר֙'a.CharH310these thingsהַדְּבָרִ֣יםha.de.va.RimH1697, thatthe butlerH8248of the kingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428of Egyptמִצְרַ֖יִםmitz.Ra.yimH4714and hisbakerוְהָאֹפֶ֑הve.ha.'o.PehH644had offendedחָֽטְא֛וּcha.te.'UH2398their lordלַאֲדֹנֵיהֶ֖םla.'a.do.nei.HemH113the kingלְמֶ֥לֶךְle.Me.lekhH4428of Egyptמִצְרָֽיִם׃mitz.Ra.yimH4714.

2And Pharaohפַּרְעֹ֔הpar.'OhH6547was wrothוַיִּקְצֹ֣ףvai.yik.TzofH7107againstH5921twoשְׁנֵ֣יshe.NeiH8147ofhis officersסָרִיסָ֑יוsa.ri.SavH5631,against the chiefשַׂ֣רsarH8269of the butlersH8248,and against the chiefשַׂ֥רsarH8269of the bakersהָאוֹפִֽים׃ha.'o.FimH644.

3And he putוַיִּתֵּ֨ןvai.yi.TenH5414them in wardבְּמִשְׁמַ֗רbe.mish.MarH4929in the houseבֵּ֛יתbeitH1004of the captainשַׂ֥רsarH8269of the guardהַטַבָּחִ֖יםha.ta.ba.ChimH2876,into the prisonבֵּ֣ית הַסֹּ֑הַרbeit ha.So.harH5470 H1004,the placeמְק֕וֹםme.KomH4725where Josephיוֹסֵ֖ףyo.SefH3130wasboundאָס֥וּר'a.SurH631.

4And the captainשַׂ֣רsarH8269of the guardהַטַּבָּחִ֧יםha.ta.ba.ChimH2876chargedוַ֠יִּפְקֹדVai.yif.kodH6485Josephיוֹסֵ֛ףyo.SefH3130with them, and he servedוַיְשָׁ֣רֶתvay.Sha.retH8334them: and they continued a seasonיָמִ֖יםya.MimH3117in wardבְּמִשְׁמָֽר׃be.mish.MarH4929.

5And they dreamedוַיַּֽחַלְמוּ֩vai.ya.chal.MuH2492a dreamחֲל֨וֹםcha.LomH2472both of themשְׁנֵיהֶ֜םshe.nei.HemH8147,each manאִ֤ישׁ'ishH376his dreamחֲלֹמוֹ֙cha.lo.MoH2472in oneאֶחָ֔ד'e.ChadH259nightבְּלַ֣יְלָהbe.Lay.lahH3915,each manאִ֖ישׁ'ishH376according to the interpretationכְּפִתְר֣וֹןke.fit.RonH6623of his dreamחֲלֹמ֑וֹcha.lo.MoH2472,the butlerH8248and the bakerוְהָאֹפֶ֗הve.ha.'o.PehH644of the kingלְמֶ֣לֶךְle.Me.lekhH4428of Egyptמִצְרַ֔יִםmitz.Ra.yimH4714, which wereboundאֲסוּרִ֖ים'a.su.RimH631in the prisonבְּבֵ֥ית הַסֹּֽהַר׃be.Veit ha.So.harH5470 H1004.

6And Josephיוֹסֵ֖ףyo.SefH3130came inוַיָּבֹ֧אvai.ya.Vo'H935unto them in the morningבַּבֹּ֑קֶרba.Bo.kerH1242,and lookedוַיַּ֣רְאvai.Yar'H7200upon them, and, behold, they weresadזֹעֲפִֽים׃zo.'a.FimH2196.

7And he askedוַיִּשְׁאַ֞לvai.yish.'AlH7592Pharaoh’sפַרְעֹ֗הfar.'OhH6547officersסְרִיסֵ֣יse.ri.SeiH5631that werewith him in the wardבְמִשְׁמַ֛רve.mish.MarH4929of his lord’sאֲדֹנָ֖יו'a.do.NavH113houseבֵּ֥יתbeitH1004,sayingלֵאמֹ֑רle.MorH559,Wherefore lookפְּנֵיכֶ֥םpe.nei.KhemH6440ye sosadlyרָעִ֖יםra.'ImH7451to dayהַיּֽוֹם׃hai.YomH3117?

8And they saidוַיֹּאמְר֣וּvai.yo.me.RuH559unto him, We have dreamedחָלַ֔מְנוּcha.Lam.nuH2492a dreamחֲל֣וֹםcha.LomH2472, and there isno interpreterוּפֹתֵ֖רu.fo.TerH6622of it. And Josephיוֹסֵ֗ףyo.SefH3130saidוַיֹּ֨אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559unto them, Donot interpretationsפִּתְרֹנִ֔יםpit.ro.NimH6623belongto Godלֵֽאלֹהִים֙le.lo.HimH430?tell meסַפְּרוּ־sa.pe.ru-H5608them, I pray you.

9And the chiefשַֽׂר־sar-H8269butlerH8248toldוַיְסַפֵּ֧רvay.sa.PerH5608his dreamחֲלֹמ֖וֹcha.lo.MoH2472to Josephלְיוֹסֵ֑ףle.yo.SefH3130,and saidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to him, In my dreamבַּחֲלוֹמִ֕יba.cha.lo.MiH2472,behold, a vineגֶ֖פֶןGe.fenH1612wasbefore meלְפָנָֽי׃le.fa.NaiH6440;

10And in the vineוּבַגֶּ֖פֶןu.va.Ge.fenH1612werethreeשְׁלֹשָׁ֣הshe.lo.ShahH7969branchesשָׂרִיגִ֑םsa.ri.GimH8299: and it wasas though it buddedכְפֹרַ֙חַת֙khe.fo.Ra.chatH6524, andher blossomsנִצָּ֔הּni.TzahH5322shot forthעָלְתָ֣ה'al.TahH5927;and the clustersאַשְׁכְּלֹתֶ֖יהָ'ash.ke.lo.Tei.haH811thereof brought forth ripeהִבְשִׁ֥ילוּhiv.Shi.luH1310grapesעֲנָבִֽים׃'a.na.VimH6025:

11And Pharaoh’sפַּרְעֹ֖הpar.'OhH6547cupוְכ֥וֹסve.KhosH3563wasin my handבְּיָדִ֑יbe.ya.DiH3027:and I tookוָאֶקַּ֣חva.'e.KachH3947the grapesהָֽעֲנָבִ֗יםha.'a.na.VimH6025,and pressedוָֽאֶשְׂחַ֤טva.'es.ChatH7818them into Pharaoh’sפַּרְעֹ֔הpar.'OhH6547cupכּ֣וֹסKosH3563,and I gaveוָאֶתֵּ֥ןva.'e.TenH5414the cupהַכּ֖וֹסha.KosH3563into Pharaoh’sפַּרְעֹֽה׃par.'OhH6547handכַּ֥ףkafH3709.

12And Josephיוֹסֵ֔ףyo.SefH3130saidוַיֹּ֤אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559unto him, This isthe interpretationפִּתְרֹנ֑וֹpit.ro.NoH6623of it: The threeשְׁלֹ֙שֶׁת֙she.Lo.shetH7969branchesהַשָּׂ֣רִגִ֔יםha.Sa.ri.GimH8299arethreeשְׁלֹ֥שֶׁתshe.Lo.shetH7969daysיָמִ֖יםya.MimH3117:

13Yetבְּע֣וֹד׀be.'odH5750within threeשְׁלֹ֣שֶׁתshe.Lo.shetH7969daysיָמִ֗יםya.MimH3117shall Pharaohפַרְעֹה֙far.'OhH6547lift upיִשָּׂ֤אyi.Sa'H5375thine headרֹאשֶׁ֔ךָro.She.khaH7218,and restoreוַהֲשִֽׁיבְךָ֖va.ha.shi.ve.KhaH7725thee unto thy placeכַּנֶּ֑ךָka.Ne.khaH3653:and thou shalt deliverוְנָתַתָּ֤ve.na.ta.TaH5414Pharaoh’sפַּרְעֹה֙par.'OhH6547cupכוֹס־khos-H3563into his handבְּיָד֔וֹbe.ya.DoH3027,after the formerהָֽרִאשׁ֔וֹןha.ri.ShonH7223mannerכַּמִּשְׁפָּט֙ka.mish.PatH4941when thou wast his butlerH8248.

14But thinkזְכַרְתַּ֣נִיze.khar.Ta.niH2142on me when it shall be wellיִ֣יטַבYi.tavH3190with thee, and shewוְעָשִֽׂיתָ־ve.'a.si.ta-H6213kindnessחָ֑סֶדCha.sedH2617,I pray thee, unto me, and make mentionוְהִזְכַּרְתַּ֙נִי֙ve.hiz.kar.Ta.niH2142of me unto Pharaohפַּרְעֹ֔הpar.'OhH6547,and bring meוְהוֹצֵאתַ֖נִיve.ho.tze.Ta.niH3318out of this houseהַבַּ֥יִתha.Ba.yitH1004:

15For indeed I was stolen awayH1589out of the landמֵאֶ֖רֶץme.'E.retzH776of the Hebrewsהָעִבְרִ֑יםha.'iv.RimH5680:and here also have I doneעָשִׂ֣יתִֽי'a.Si.tiH6213nothingמְא֔וּמָהme.'U.mahH3972that they should putשָׂמ֥וּsa.MuH7760me into the dungeonבַּבּֽוֹר׃ba.BorH953.

16When the chiefשַׂר־sar-H8269bakerהָאֹפִ֖יםha.'o.FimH644sawוַיַּ֥רְאvai.Yar'H7200that the interpretationפָּתָ֑רpa.TarH6622was goodט֣וֹבTovH2896,he saidוַיֹּ֙אמֶר֙vai.Yo.merH559unto Josephיוֹסֵ֔ףyo.SefH3130,I alsoאַף־'af-H637wasin my dreamבַּחֲלוֹמִ֔יba.cha.lo.MiH2472, and, behold, I hadthreeשְׁלֹשָׁ֛הshe.lo.ShahH7969whiteחֹרִ֖יcho.RiH2751basketsסַלֵּ֥יsa.LeiH5536on my headרֹאשִֽׁי׃ro.ShiH7218:

17And in the uppermostהָֽעֶלְי֔וֹןha.'el.yOnH5945basketוּבַסַּ֣לu.va.SalH5536there wasof all mannerמַאֲכַ֥לma.'a.KhalH3978of bakemeatsמַעֲשֵׂ֣ה אֹפֶ֑הma.'a.Seh 'o.PehH644 H4639for Pharaohפַּרְעֹ֖הpar.'OhH6547;and the birdsוְהָע֗וֹףve.ha.'ofH5775did eatאֹכֵ֥ל'o.KhelH398them out of the basketהַסַּ֖לha.SalH5536uponמֵעַ֥לme.'AlH5921my headרֹאשִֽׁי׃ro.ShiH7218.

18And Josephיוֹסֵף֙yo.SefH3130answeredוַיַּ֤עַןvai.Ya.'anH6030and saidוַיֹּ֔אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, This isthe interpretationפִּתְרֹנ֑וֹpit.ro.NoH6623thereof: The threeשְׁלֹ֙שֶׁת֙she.Lo.shetH7969basketsהַסַּלִּ֔יםha.sa.LimH5536arethreeשְׁלֹ֥שֶׁתshe.Lo.shetH7969daysיָמִ֖יםya.MimH3117:

19Yet within threeשְׁלֹ֣שֶׁתshe.Lo.shetH7969daysיָמִ֗יםya.MimH3117shall Pharaohפַרְעֹ֤הfar.'OhH6547lift upיִשָּׂ֨אyi.Sa'H5375thy headרֹֽאשְׁךָ֙ro.she.KhaH7218from off thee, and shall hangוְתָלָ֥הve.ta.LahH8518thee on a treeעֵ֑ץ'EtzH6086;and the birdsהָע֛וֹףha.'ofH5775shall eatוְאָכַ֥לve.'a.KhalH398thy fleshבְּשָׂרְךָ֖be.sa.re.KhaH1320from off thee.

20And it came to pass the thirdהַשְּׁלִישִׁ֗יha.she.li.ShiH7992dayבַּיּ֣וֹםbai.YomH3117, which wasPharaoh’sפַּרְעֹ֔הpar.'OhH6547birthdayי֚וֹם הֻלֶּ֣דֶתYom hu.Le.detH3205 H3117,that he madeוַיַּ֥עַשׂvai.Ya.'asH6213a feastמִשְׁתֶּ֖הmish.TehH4960unto all his servantsעֲבָדָ֑יו'a.va.DavH5650:and he lifted upוַיִּשָּׂ֞אvai.yi.Sa'H5375the headH7218of the chiefשַׂ֣רsarH8269butlerH8248and of the chiefשַׂ֥רsarH8269bakerהָאֹפִ֖יםha.'o.FimH644amongבְּת֥וֹךְbe.TokhH8432his servantsעֲבָדָֽיו׃'a.va.DavH5650.

21And he restoredH7725the chiefשַׂ֥רsarH8269butlerH8248unto his butlershipH4945againH7725;and he gaveוַיִּתֵּ֥ןvai.yi.TenH5414the cupהַכּ֖וֹסha.KosH3563into Pharaoh’sפַּרְעֹֽה׃par.'OhH6547handכַּ֥ףkafH3709:

22But he hangedתָּלָ֑הta.LahH8518the chiefשַׂ֥רsarH8269bakerהָאֹפִ֖יםha.'o.FimH644:as Josephיוֹסֵֽף׃yo.SefH3130had interpretedפָּתַ֛רpa.TarH6622to them.

23Yet did not the chiefשַֽׂר־sar-H8269butlerH8248rememberזָכַ֧רza.KharH2142Josephיוֹסֵ֖ףyo.SefH3130,but forgatוַיִּשְׁכָּחֵֽהוּ׃ פvai.yish.ka.Che.huH7911him.

Commentaries on Genesis 40