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The chiefשַׂרof the guardהַטַּבָּחִיםappointedוַיִּפְקֹדJosephאֶת יוֹסֵףto be with them,אִתָּםand he attendedוַיְשָׁרֶתthem;אֹתָםand they wereוַיִּהְיוּsome daysיָמִיםin custody.בְּמִשְׁמָר
Genesis 40:4
Study it in the app“The chief of the guard appointed Joseph to be with them, and he attended them; and they were some days in custody.”
With the Hebrew beneath
Genesis 40:4, word by word
- The chiefשַׂרsar
chief
Someone set over others, in the army or in the state.
Where else “sar” appears- of the guardטַּבָּחִיםtabachim
guard
The king's guards.
Where else “tabachim” appears- appointedיִּפְקֹדyifkod
appoint
To put someone in charge.
Where else “yifkod” 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- and he attendedיְשָׁרֶתyesharet
attend
To wait on someone closely.
Where else “yesharet” appears- and they wereיִּהְיוּyihyu
be
To be: "I will be their Elohim".
Where else “yihyu” appears- some daysיָמִיםyamim
day
The day, the hours of light, or a whole day.
Where else “yamim” appears- in custodyמִשְׁמָרmishmar
custody
A place where a prisoner is kept.
Where else “mishmar” appears
The context
3and he put them in custody in the house of the chief of the guard, in the prison, the place where Joseph was confined.
4 · This verse (above)
5And the two of them dreamed a dream, each his own dream, in one night, each according to the interpretation of his dream: the cupbearer and the baker who belonged to the king of Egypt, who were confined in the prison.
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?