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Pharaohפַּרְעֹהwas angryוַיִּקְצֹףwithעַלhis twoשְׁנֵיofficials,סָרִיסָיוwith the chiefעַל שַׂרof the cupbearersהַמַּשְׁקִיםand with the chiefוְעַל שַׂרof the bakers,הָאוֹפִים
Genesis 40:2
Study it in the app“Pharaoh was angry with his two officials, with the chief of the cupbearers and with the chief of the bakers,”
With the Hebrew beneath
Genesis 40:2, word by word
- Pharaohפַּרְעֹהparo
Pharaoh
Pharaoh: the title of the kings of Egypt, not a personal name.
Where else “paro” appears- was angryיִּקְצֹףyiktsof
be angry
Be angry, burst out in rage; provoke to anger.
Where else “yiktsof” appears- his twoשְׁנֵיshene
two
A pair, a quantity of two.
Where else “shene” appears- officialsסָרִיסָיsarisay
official, eunuch
Court official. The word can also mean eunuch.
Where else “sarisay” appears- with the chiefשַׂרsar
chief
Someone set over others, in the army or in the state.
Where else “sar” appears- of the cupbearersמַּשְׁקִיםmashkim
cupbearer
The one who served the king's drink.
Where else “mashkim” appears- of the bakersאוֹפִיםofim
bake
Bake bread; as a noun, "baker".
Where else “ofim” appears
The context
1It happened after these things that the cupbearer of the king of Egypt and the baker sinned against their lord, the king of Egypt.
2 · This verse (above)
3and he put them in custody in the house of the chief of the guard, in the prison, the place where Joseph was confined.
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?