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Pharaoh’sפַּרְעֹהcupוְכוֹסwas in my hand;בְּיָדִיand I tookוָאֶקַּחthe grapesאֶת הָעֲנָבִיםand pressedוָאֶשְׂחַטthemאֹתָםintoאֶלPharaoh’sפַּרְעֹהcup,כּוֹסand I putוָאֶתֵּןthe cupאֶת הַכּוֹסin Pharaoh’sפַּרְעֹהhand.”עַל כַּף
Genesis 40:11
Study it in the app“Pharaoh’s cup was in my hand; and I took the grapes and pressed them into Pharaoh’s cup, and I put the cup in Pharaoh’s hand.””
With the Hebrew beneath
Genesis 40:11, word by word
- Pharaoh’sפַּרְעֹהparo
Pharaoh
Pharaoh: the title of the kings of Egypt, not a personal name.
Where else “paro” appears- cupכוֹסchos
cup
A drinking vessel; also the lot that falls to each one to drink, good or bad.
Where else “chos” appears- was in my handיָדִyadi
hand
The part of the body with which one takes, gives and works; also what one does.
Where else “yadi” appears- and I tookאֶקַּחekach
take
To grasp something in the hand to carry or use it.
Where else “ekach” appears- the grapesעֲנָבִיםanavim
grape
Grape.
Where else “anavim” appears- and pressedאֶשְׂחַטeschat
squeeze
Squeeze out (grapes). It occurs only in Genesis 40:11.
Where else “eschat” appears- and I putאֶתֵּןeten
put
To place something somewhere.
Where else “eten” appears- handכַּףkaf
palm
The flat, hollow part of the hand; also what someone does or can do with it.
Where else “kaf” appears
The context
10and on the vine were three branches; and as it budded, its blossoms came up, and its clusters ripened into grapes.
11 · This verse (above)
12Joseph said to him, “This is its interpretation: the three branches are three days.
To study Genesis 40 in a group
1. What it says
What did Joseph interpret for the two officials, and what happened to the cupbearer (vv. 12-23)?
2. What it means
What does Joseph say about himself when he says interpretations belong to Elohim (v. 8)?
3. How I live it
How can you serve others even in your own difficult times?