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He restoredוַיָּשֶׁבthe chiefאֶת שַׂרof the cupbearersהַמַּשְׁקִיםto his post as cupbearer,עַל מַשְׁקֵהוּand he putוַיִּתֵּןthe cupהַכּוֹסin Pharaoh’sפַּרְעֹהhand;עַל כַּף
Genesis 40:21
Study it in the app“He restored the chief of the cupbearers to his post as cupbearer, and he put the cup in Pharaoh’s hand;”
With the Hebrew beneath
Genesis 40:21, word by word
- He restoredיָּשֶׁבyashev
bring back
To return something, restore.
Where else “yashev” appears- 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- and he putיִּתֵּןyiten
put
To place something somewhere.
Where else “yiten” appears- the cupכּוֹסkos
cup
A drinking vessel; also the lot that falls to each one to drink, good or bad.
Where else “kos” appears- in Pharaoh’sפַּרְעֹהparo
Pharaoh
Pharaoh: the title of the kings of Egypt, not a personal name.
Where else “paro” 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
20On 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.
21 · This verse (above)
22but the chief of the bakers he hanged, just as Joseph had interpreted to them.
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?