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Genesis 40:19 KJV
Genesis · chapter 40 · verse 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.Genesis 40:19 · King James Version
Genesis 40:19 in context
17And in the uppermost basket there was of all manner of bakemeats for Pharaoh; and the birds did eat them out of the basket upon my head.
18And Joseph answered and said, This is the interpretation thereof: The three baskets are three days:
19Yet 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.
20And 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.
21And he restored the chief butler unto his butlership again; and he gave the cup into Pharaoh’s hand:
Commentary
Key words (Strong's)
- PharaohParʻôhParoh, a general title of Egyptian kingsH6547 →
- threeshâlôwshthreeH7969 →
- birdsʻôwpha bird , often collectivelyH5775 →
- daysyôwma day , whether literal , or figurativeH3117 →
- headrôʼshthe head , whether literal or figurativeH7218 →
- hangtâlâhto suspendH8518 →
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Observe, I. The special providence of God, which filled the heads of these two prisoners with unusual dreams, such as made extraordinary impressions upon them, and carried with them evidences of a divine origin, both in one night.
— Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on verses 5-19