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Genesis 40:1 KJV
Genesis · chapter 40 · verse 1
And it came to pass after these things, that the butler of the king of Egypt and his baker had offended their lord the king of Egypt.Genesis 40:1 · King James Version
Genesis 40:1 in context
1And it came to pass after these things, that the butler of the king of Egypt and his baker had offended their lord the king of Egypt.
2And Pharaoh was wroth against two of his officers, against the chief of the butlers, and against the chief of the bakers.
3And he put them in ward in the house of the captain of the guard, into the prison, the place where Joseph was bound.
Commentary
Key words (Strong's)
- offendedchâṭâʼproperly, to missH2398 →
- butlershâqâhto quaffH8248 →
- afterʼacharproperly, the hind partH310 →
- EgyptMitsrayimMitsrajimH4714 →
- bakerʼâphâhto cook, especially to bakeH644 →
- kingmeleka kingH4428 →
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We should not have had this story of Pharaoh's butler and baker recorded in scripture if it had not been serviceable to Joseph's preferment. The world stands for the sake of the church, and is governed for its good. Observe, 1.
— Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on verses 1-4