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Yet the chiefוְ שַׂרof the cupbearersהַמַּשְׁקִיםdid notלֹאrememberזָכַרJoseph,אֶת יוֹסֵףbut forgot him.וַיִּשְׁכָּחֵהוּ
Genesis 40:23
Study it in the app“Yet the chief of the cupbearers did not remember Joseph, but forgot him.”
With the Hebrew beneath
Genesis 40:23, word by word
- Yet 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- rememberזָכַרzachar
remember
To bring something to mind and keep it present so as to act on it.
Where else “zachar” appears- Josephיוֹסֵףyosef
Joseph
Joseph, a name borne by several Israelites, above all the son of Jacob and Rachel, sold into Egypt, who became ruler there and saved his family; his sons Ephraim and Manasseh became tribes. The name means "may he add".
Where else “yosef” appears- but forgot himיִּשְׁכָּחֵyishkache
forget
Forget.
Where else “yishkache” appears
The context
22but the chief of the bakers he hanged, just as Joseph had interpreted to them.
23 · This verse (above)
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?