Study it in the app“On the third day, Pharaoh’s birthday, he made a feast for all his servants, and he lifted up the head of the chief of the cupbearers and the head of the chief of the bakers among his servants.”
On the third day,וַיְהִי בַּיּוֹם הַשְּׁלִישִׁיPharaoh’sאֶת פַּרְעֹהbirthday,יוֹם הֻלֶּדֶתhe madeוַיַּעַשׂa feastמִשְׁתֶּהfor allלְכָלhis servants,עֲבָדָיוand he lifted upוַיִּשָּׂאthe headאֶת רֹאשׁof the chiefשַׂרof the cupbearersהַמַּשְׁקִיםand the headוְאֶת רֹאשׁof the chiefשַׂרof the bakersהָאֹפִיםamongבְּתוֹךְhis servants.עֲבָדָיו
be
To be: "I will be their Elohim".
Where else “yehi” appearsday
The day, the hours of light, or a whole day.
Where else “yom” appearsthird
The one that comes after the second; in time, the day or month that follows it.
Where else “shelishi” appearsPharaoh
Pharaoh: the title of the kings of Egypt, not a personal name.
Where else “paro” appearsbe born
To come into the world, to begin to live.
Where else “huledet” appearsprepare
To prepare food; offer a sacrifice; keep a feast.
Where else “yaas” appearsfeast
A party with food and drink.
Where else “mishte” appearsservant
Someone who works for another, or a king's official.
Where else “avaday” appearslift up
To direct the eyes upward, make the voice loud, or put up the hand.
Where else “yisa” appearshead
The upper part of the body, where the face and hair are.
Where else “rosh” appearschief
Someone set over others, in the army or in the state.
Where else “sar” appearscupbearer
The one who served the king's drink.
Where else “mashkim” appearsbake
Bake bread; as a noun, "baker".
Where else “ofim” appearsmidst
The central point of something, or the company of several: in the midst of them.
Where else “toch” appears19Within three days Pharaoh will lift up your head from upon you and hang you on a pole, and the birds will eat your flesh from upon you.”
20 · This verse (above)
21He restored the chief of the cupbearers to his post as cupbearer, and he put the cup in Pharaoh’s hand;
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?
