Revised Version 1895

Genesis 40

1And itcameH1961topassH1961afterאַחַר֙'a.CharH310theseהָאֵ֔לֶּהha.'E.lehH428things, that the butler of thekingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428ofEgyptמִצְרַ֖יִםmitz.Ra.yimH4714and hisbakerוְהָאֹפֶ֑הve.ha.'o.PehH644offendedחָֽטְא֛וּcha.te.'UH2398theirlordלַאֲדֹנֵיהֶ֖םla.'a.do.nei.HemH113thekingלְמֶ֥לֶךְle.Me.lekhH4428ofEgyptמִצְרָֽיִם׃mitz.Ra.yimH4714.

2AndPharaohפַּרְעֹ֔הpar.'OhH6547was wrothagainstעַ֖ל'alH5921histwoשְׁנֵ֣יshe.NeiH8147officersH8269,againstעַ֚ל'alH5921thechiefשַׂ֣רsarH8269of the butlers, andagainstוְעַ֖לve.'AlH5921thechiefשַׂ֥רsarH8269of thebakersהָאוֹפִֽים׃ha.'o.FimH644.

3And heputוַיִּתֵּ֨ןvai.yi.TenH5414them in ward in thehouseבֵּ֛יתbeitH1004of thecaptainשַׂ֥רsarH8269of theguardהַטַבָּחִ֖יםha.ta.ba.ChimH2876,intoאֶל־'el-H413theprisonבֵּ֣יתbeitH1004, theplaceמְק֕וֹםme.KomH4725whereאֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherH834Josephיוֹסֵ֖ףyo.SefH3130wasboundאָס֥וּר'a.SurH631.

4And thecaptainשַׂ֣רsarH8269of theguardהַטַּבָּחִ֧יםha.ta.ba.ChimH2876chargedJosephיוֹסֵ֛ףyo.SefH3130with them, and heministeredוַיְשָׁ֣רֶתvay.Sha.retH8334unto them: and theycontinuedוַיִּהְי֥וּvai.yih.YuH1961a season in ward.

5And theydreamedוַיַּֽחַלְמוּ֩vai.ya.chal.MuH2492adreamחֲל֨וֹםcha.LomH2472bothשְׁנֵיהֶ֜םshe.nei.HemH8147of them,eachH376manH376hisdreamחֲלֹמוֹ֙cha.lo.MoH2472, in onenightבְּלַ֣יְלָהbe.Lay.lahH3915,eachH376manH376accordingH376to theinterpretationכְּפִתְר֣וֹןke.fit.RonH6623of hisdreamחֲלֹמ֑וֹcha.lo.MoH2472, the butler and thebakerוְהָאֹפֶ֗הve.ha.'o.PehH644of thekingלְמֶ֣לֶךְle.Me.lekhH4428ofEgyptמִצְרַ֔יִםmitz.Ra.yimH4714,whichH834wereboundאֲסוּרִ֖ים'a.su.RimH631in theprisonבְּבֵ֥יתbe.VeitH1004.

6AndJosephיוֹסֵ֖ףyo.SefH3130cameוַיָּבֹ֧אvai.ya.Vo'H935in unto them in themorningבַּבֹּ֑קֶרba.Bo.kerH1242, andsawוַיַּ֣רְאvai.Yar'H7200them, and,beholdוְהִנָּ֖םve.hi.NamH2005, they were sad.

7And heaskedוַיִּשְׁאַ֞לvai.yish.'AlH7592Pharaoh’sפַרְעֹ֗הfar.'OhH6547officersסְרִיסֵ֣יse.ri.SeiH5631that were with him in ward in hismaster’sאֲדֹנָ֖יו'a.do.NavH113houseבֵּ֥יתbeitH1004,sayingלֵאמֹ֑רle.MorH559, Wherefore look yesoאֲשֶׁ֨ר'a.SherH834sadly todayהַיּֽוֹם׃hai.YomH3117?

8And theysaidH559unto him,WeH4994havedreamedחָלַ֔מְנוּcha.Lam.nuH2492adreamחֲל֣וֹםcha.LomH2472, and there isnoneH369thatcanH369interpretוּפֹתֵ֖רu.fo.TerH6622it. AndJosephיוֹסֵ֗ףyo.SefH3130saidH559unto them,DoH4994notH3808interpretationsפִּתְרֹנִ֔יםpit.ro.NimH6623belongH430toGodלֵֽאלֹהִים֙le.lo.HimH430?tellH559itmeH413, IprayH4994youH3808.

9And thechiefשַֽׂר־sar-H8269butlertoldH559hisdreamחֲלֹמ֖וֹcha.lo.MoH2472toJosephלְיוֹסֵ֑ףle.yo.SefH3130, andsaidH559to him, In mydreamבַּחֲלוֹמִ֕יba.cha.lo.MiH2472,beholdוְהִנֵּה־ve.hi.neh-H2009, avineגֶ֖פֶןGe.fenH1612wasbeforeH6440meH6440;

10and in thevineוּבַגֶּ֖פֶןu.va.Ge.fenH1612werethreeשְׁלֹשָׁ֣הshe.lo.ShahH7969branchesשָׂרִיגִ֑םsa.ri.GimH8299: and it was asthoughוְהִ֤יאve.Hi'H1931itbuddedכְפֹרַ֙חַת֙khe.fo.Ra.chatH6524, anditsH5927blossoms shot forth; and theclustersאַשְׁכְּלֹתֶ֖יהָ'ash.ke.lo.Tei.haH811thereofbroughtH5927forthripeהִבְשִׁ֥ילוּhiv.Shi.luH1310grapesעֲנָבִֽים׃'a.na.VimH6025:

11andPharaoh’sפַּרְעֹ֖הpar.'OhH6547cupוְכ֥וֹסve.KhosH3563was in myhandבְּיָדִ֑יbe.ya.DiH3027; and Itookוָאֶקַּ֣חva.'e.KachH3947thegrapesהָֽעֲנָבִ֗יםha.'a.na.VimH6025, and pressed themintoH413Pharaoh’sפַּרְעֹ֔הpar.'OhH6547cupכּ֣וֹסKosH3563, and Igaveוָאֶתֵּ֥ןva.'e.TenH5414thecupהַכּ֖וֹסha.KosH3563intoH413Pharaoh’sפַּרְעֹֽה׃par.'OhH6547handH3027.

12AndJosephיוֹסֵ֔ףyo.SefH3130saidוַיֹּ֤אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559unto him, This is theinterpretationפִּתְרֹנ֑וֹpit.ro.NoH6623of it: thethreeשְׁלֹ֙שֶׁת֙she.Lo.shetH7969branchesהַשָּׂ֣רִגִ֔יםha.Sa.ri.GimH8299arethreeשְׁלֹ֥שֶׁתshe.Lo.shetH7969daysיָמִ֖יםya.MimH3117;

13withinH5921yetthreeשְׁלֹ֣שֶׁתshe.Lo.shetH7969daysיָמִ֗יםya.MimH3117shallPharaohפַרְעֹה֙far.'OhH6547liftיִשָּׂ֤אyi.Sa'H5375upH5375thineheadרֹאשֶׁ֔ךָro.She.khaH7218, andrestoreוַהֲשִֽׁיבְךָ֖va.ha.shi.ve.KhaH7725thee unto thine office: and thou shaltgiveוְנָתַתָּ֤ve.na.ta.TaH5414Pharaoh’sפַּרְעֹה֙par.'OhH6547cupכוֹס־khos-H3563intoH5921hishandבְּיָד֔וֹbe.ya.DoH3027,afterH5921theformerהָֽרִאשׁ֔וֹןha.ri.ShonH7223mannerכַּמִּשְׁפָּט֙ka.mish.PatH4941when thou wast his butler.

14But havemeH413in thyremembranceזְכַרְתַּ֣נִיze.khar.Ta.niH2142when it shall bewellיִ֣יטַבYi.tavH3190with thee, and shewkindnessחָ֑סֶדCha.sedH2617, Iprayנָּ֥אna'H4994thee, untomeH413, andmakeוְעָשִֽׂיתָ־ve.'a.si.ta-H6213mentionוְהִזְכַּרְתַּ֙נִי֙ve.hiz.kar.Ta.niH2142ofmeH413untoPharaohפַּרְעֹ֔הpar.'OhH6547, andbringוְהוֹצֵאתַ֖נִיve.ho.tze.Ta.niH3318meH413outH3318of thishouseהַבַּ֥יִתha.Ba.yitH1004:

15forindeedH3588I wasstolenגֻנֹּ֣בgu.NoH1589awayגֻּנַּ֔בְתִּיgu.Nav.tiH1589outאֹתִ֖י'o.TiH853of thelandמֵאֶ֖רֶץme.'E.retzH776of theHebrewsהָעִבְרִ֑יםha.'iv.RimH5680: andhereפֹּה֙pohH6311also have Idoneעָשִׂ֣יתִֽי'a.Si.tiH6213nothingלֹא־lo'-H3808that they shouldputשָׂמ֥וּsa.MuH7760meH7760intoH776the dungeon.

16When thechiefH7218bakerהָאֹפִ֖יםha.'o.FimH644sawוַיַּ֥רְאvai.Yar'H7200that theinterpretationפָּתָ֑רpa.TarH6622wasgoodט֣וֹבTovH2896, hesaidוַיֹּ֙אמֶר֙vai.Yo.merH559untoJosephיוֹסֵ֔ףyo.SefH3130, I also was in mydreamבַּחֲלוֹמִ֔יba.cha.lo.MiH2472, and,beholdוְהִנֵּ֗הve.hi.NehH2009,threeשְׁלֹשָׁ֛הshe.lo.ShahH7969basketsסַלֵּ֥יsa.LeiH5536ofwhiteH2751breadH2751were on myheadרֹאשִֽׁי׃ro.ShiH7218:

17and in the uppermostbasketוּבַסַּ֣לu.va.SalH5536there was ofallמִכֹּ֛לmi.KolH3605manner of bakemeats forPharaohפַּרְעֹ֖הpar.'OhH6547; and thebirdsוְהָע֗וֹףve.ha.'ofH5775didמַעֲשֵׂ֣הma.'a.SehH4639eatאֹכֵ֥ל'o.KhelH398themoutמִן־min-H4480of thebasketהַסַּ֖לha.SalH5536uponמֵעַ֥לme.'AlH5921myheadרֹאשִֽׁי׃ro.ShiH7218.

18AndJosephיוֹסֵף֙yo.SefH3130answeredH559andsaidH559, This is theinterpretationפִּתְרֹנ֑וֹpit.ro.NoH6623thereof: thethreeשְׁלֹ֙שֶׁת֙she.Lo.shetH7969basketsהַסַּלִּ֔יםha.sa.LimH5536arethreeשְׁלֹ֥שֶׁתshe.Lo.shetH7969daysיָמִ֖יםya.MimH3117;

19withinמֵֽעָלֶ֔יךָme.'a.Lei.khaH5921yetthreeשְׁלֹ֣שֶׁתshe.Lo.shetH7969daysיָמִ֗יםya.MimH3117shallPharaohפַרְעֹ֤הfar.'OhH6547liftיִשָּׂ֨אyi.Sa'H5375upH5375thyheadרֹֽאשְׁךָ֙ro.she.KhaH7218fromoffעַל־'al-H5921thee, and shallhangוְתָלָ֥הve.ta.LahH8518thee on atreeעֵ֑ץ'EtzH6086; and thebirdsהָע֛וֹףha.'ofH5775shalleatוְאָכַ֥לve.'a.KhalH398thyfleshבְּשָׂרְךָ֖be.sa.re.KhaH1320fromoffמֵעָלֶֽיךָ׃me.'a.Lei.khaH5921thee.

20And itcameH1961topassH1961thethirdהַשְּׁלִישִׁ֗יha.she.li.ShiH7992dayH3117,whichH4960wasPharaoh’sפַּרְעֹ֔הpar.'OhH6547birthdayהֻלֶּ֣דֶתhu.Le.detH3205, that hemadeוַיַּ֥עַשׂvai.Ya.'asH6213afeastמִשְׁתֶּ֖הmish.TehH4960untoallלְכָל־le.kholH3605hisservantsעֲבָדָ֑יו'a.va.DavH5650: and heliftedוַיִּשָּׂ֞אvai.yi.Sa'H5375upH5375theheadרֹ֣אשׁ׀roshH7218of thechiefH7218butler and theheadרֹ֛אשׁroshH7218of thechiefH7218bakerהָאֹפִ֖יםha.'o.FimH644among hisservantsעֲבָדָֽיו׃'a.va.DavH5650.

21And herestoredH7725thechiefשַׂ֥רsarH8269butler unto his butlershipagainH7725; and hegaveוַיִּתֵּ֥ןvai.yi.TenH5414thecupהַכּ֖וֹסha.KosH3563intoH5921Pharaoh’sפַּרְעֹֽה׃par.'OhH6547handכַּ֥ףkafH3709:

22but hehangedתָּלָ֑הta.LahH8518thechiefשַׂ֥רsarH8269bakerהָאֹפִ֖יםha.'o.FimH644: asJosephיוֹסֵֽף׃yo.SefH3130hadinterpretedפָּתַ֛רpa.TarH6622to them.

23YetdidH3808notH3808thechiefשַֽׂר־sar-H8269butlerrememberזָכַ֧רza.KharH2142Josephיוֹסֵ֖ףyo.SefH3130, but forgat him.

Commentaries on Genesis 40

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