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Pharaohפַּרְעֹהwas angryקָצַףwithעַלhis servants,עֲבָדָיוand he putוַיִּתֵּןmeאֹתִיin custodyבְּמִשְׁמַרin the houseבֵּיתof the chiefשַׂרof the guard,הַטַּבָּחִיםmeאֹתִיandוְאֵתthe chiefשַׂרof the bakers.הָאֹפִים
Genesis 41:10
Study it in the app“Pharaoh was angry with his servants, and he put me in custody in the house of the chief of the guard, me and the chief of the bakers.”
With the Hebrew beneath
Genesis 41:10, word by word
- Pharaohפַּרְעֹהparo
Pharaoh
Pharaoh: the title of the kings of Egypt, not a personal name.
Where else “paro” appears- was angryקָצַףkatsaf
be angry
Be angry, burst out in rage; provoke to anger.
Where else “katsaf” appears- his servantsעֲבָדָיavaday
servant
Someone who works for another, or a king's official.
Where else “avaday” appears- and he putיִּתֵּןyiten
put
To place something somewhere.
Where else “yiten” appears- in custodyמִשְׁמַרmishmar
custody
A place where a prisoner is kept.
Where else “mishmar” appears- in the houseבֵּיתbet
house
A building to live in, or an enclosed place to keep something or someone.
Where else “bet” appears- of 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- of the bakersאֹפִיםofim
bake
Bake bread; as a noun, "baker".
Where else “ofim” appears
The context
9Then the chief of the cupbearers spoke to Pharaoh, saying, “My sins I am remembering today.
10 · This verse (above)
11We dreamed a dream in one night, I and he; each according to the interpretation of his dream we dreamed.
To study Genesis 41 in a group
1. What it says
What did Pharaoh dream, and what plan did Joseph propose (vv. 1-7, 33-36)?
2. What it means
Why did Pharaoh recognize that the spirit of Elohim was in Joseph (v. 38)?
3. How I live it
What can you wisely prepare today for hard times that might come?