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Genesis 40

Genesis 40:23

The Cupbearer and the Baker · Genesis 40:1–23
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Translations

Modern
The chief cupbearer, however, did not remember Joseph; he forgot all about him.
Traditional
Yet did not the chief butler remember Joseph, but forgat him.
Literal
And the chief of the cupbearers did not remember Joseph, and he forgot him.
Latin
Et tamen succedentibus prosperis, præpositus pincernarum oblitus est interpretis sui.

Original

Hebrew
English
The chief cupbearer, however, did not remember Joseph; he forgot all about him.

Notes

Genesis 40:23

The chief cupbearer … did not remember Joseph: But God remembered him. Joseph's faith was about to be rewarded (chapter 41).

Genesis 40:1–23

Joseph did not lose faith in God’s promises, as evidenced by his readiness to interpret the dreams of two prisoners. He was still convinced that God’s revelation in his own two dreams (37:5–11) was true, and he had not abandoned hope that they would be fulfilled. When the fellow prisoners’ dreams were fulfilled exactly as Joseph said, this confirmed that his previous dreams were from God.

Theme notes and profiles

Egypt Joseph Symbolic Numbers Visions

Events

People

Joseph: Son of Jacob, ruler in Egypt

Glossary

Bible, Manuscripts and Text of the (New Testament) Butler Cup-Bearer Dreams Genesis, Book of Jacob Joseph Patriarchs, Period of the

Topics

Dream: The Dreams of the Butler and Baker Friends: False Friends: Pharaoh's Butler Was False to Joseph Ingratitude: Chief Butler Ingratitude: Pharaoh's Butler to Joseph Joseph: Son of Jacob of the Two Prisoners