Genesis 40:23
21 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.
Yet did not the chief butler remember Joseph, but forgat him.
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.
Compare
- BSB
- The chief cupbearer, however, did not remember Joseph; he forgot all about him.
- KJV
- Yet did not the chief butler remember Joseph, but forgat him.
- WEB
- Yet the chief cup bearer didn’t remember Joseph, but forgot him.
- ASV
- Yet did not the chief butler remember Joseph, but forgat him.
- DARBY
- But the chief of the cup-bearers did not remember Joseph, and forgot him.
- BLB
- And the chief of the cupbearers did not remember Joseph, and he forgot him.
- ÅB
- Men den øverste munnskjenk kom ikke Josef i hu - han glemte ham.
- OTB
- Likevel husket ikke overmunnskjenken Josef; han glemte ham.
- B1930
- Men den øverste munnskjenk kom ikke Josef i hu - han glemte ham.
Study notes (Tyndale)
Original text and word study
Cross references
Psalms 31:12
I am forgotten as a dead man out of mind: I am like a broken vessel.
Read in contextJob 19:14
My kinsfolk have failed, and my familiar friends have forgotten me.
Read in contextPsalms 105:19
Until the time that his word came: the word of the LORD tried him.
Read in contextAmos 6:6
That drink wine in bowls, and anoint themselves with the chief ointments: but they are not grieved for the affliction of Joseph.
Read in context