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Genesis 40:23 KJV
Genesis · chapter 40 · verse 23
Yet did not the chief butler remember Joseph, but forgat him.Genesis 40:23 · King James Version
Genesis 40:23 in context
21And he restored the chief butler unto his butlership again; and he gave the cup into Pharaoh’s hand:
22But he hanged the chief baker: as Joseph had interpreted to them.
23Yet did not the chief butler remember Joseph, but forgat him.
Commentary
Key words (Strong's)
- rememberzâkarproperly, to markH2142 →
- butlershâqâhto quaffH8248 →
- JosephYôwçêphJoseph, the name of seven IsraelitesH3130 →
- chiefsara head personH8269 →
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Here is, 1. The verifying of Joseph's interpretation of the dreams, on the very day prefixed. The chief butler and baker were both advanced, one to his office, the other to the gallows, and both at the three days' end.
— Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on verses 20-23