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Genesis 40:21

Pharaoh

19 Yet within three days shall Pharaoh lift up thy head from off thee, and shall hang thee on a tree; and the birds shall eat thy flesh from off thee.

20 And it came to pass the third day, which was Pharaoh’s birthday, that he made a feast unto all his servants: and he lifted up the head of the chief butler and of the chief baker among his servants.

And he restored the chief butler unto his butlership again; and he gave the cup into Pharaoh’s hand:

22 But he hanged the chief baker: as Joseph had interpreted to them.

23 Yet did not the chief butler remember Joseph, but forgat him.

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Here the Bible tells a story about someone else. Ask yourself what it can say to us today. Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.

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BSB
Pharaoh restored the chief cupbearer to his position, so that he once again placed the cup in Pharaoh’s hand.
KJV
And he restored the chief butler unto his butlership again; and he gave the cup into Pharaoh’s hand:
WEB
He restored the chief cup bearer to his position again, and he gave the cup into Pharaoh’s hand;
ASV
And he restored the chief butler unto his butlership again; and he gave the cup into Pharaoh`s hand:
DARBY
And he restored the chief of the cup-bearers to his office of cup-bearer again; and he gave the cup into Pharaoh's hand.
BLB
And he restored the chief of the cupbearers to his cupbearership, and he put the cup in the hand of Pharaoh.
ÅB
Han satte den øverste munnskjenk i hans embede igjen, og han rakte Farao begeret,
OTB
Han gjeninnsatte overmunnskjenken i hans stilling, slik at han igjen satte begeret i faraos hånd;
B1930
Han satte den øverste munnskjenk i hans embede igjen, og han rakte Farao begeret,

Study notes (Tyndale)

Original text and word study

Cross references

  • Genesis 40:13

    Yet within three days shall Pharaoh lift up thine head, and restore thee unto thy place: and thou shalt deliver Pharaoh’s cup into his hand, after the former manner when thou wast his butler.

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  • Nehemiah 2:1

    And it came to pass in the month Nisan, in the twentieth year of Artaxerxes the king, that wine was before him: and I took up the wine, and gave it unto the king. Now I had not been beforetime sad in his presence.

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