Genesis 40:2

What does Genesis 40:2 mean?

A plain-English look at Genesis 40:2 in WEB alongside six other public-domain English translations, with cross-references and chapter context.

Parallel translations

WEB

World English Bible · 2000

And Pharaoh was wroth against his two officers, against the chief of the butlers, and against the chief of the bakers.

KJV

King James Version · 1611

And Pharaoh was wroth against two of his officers, against the chief of the butlers, and against the chief of the bakers.

ASV

American Standard Version · 1901

And Pharaoh was wroth against his two officers, against the chief of the butlers, and against the chief of the bakers.

BBE

Bible in Basic English · 1949

And Pharaoh was angry with his two servants, with the chief wine-servant and the chief bread-maker;

YLT

Young's Literal Translation · 1862

and Pharaoh is wroth against his two eunuchs, against the chief of the butlers, and against the chief of the bakers,

DRA

Douay-Rheims (Challoner) · 1752

And Pharao being angry with them, (now the one was chief butler, the other chief baker,)

DBY

Darby Bible · 1890

And Pharaoh was wroth with his two chamberlains — with the chief of the cup-bearers and with the chief of the bakers;

Context

v.1And it came to pass after these things, that the butler of the king of Egypt and his baker offended their lord the king of Egypt.

v.2This passage

v.3And he put them in ward in the house of the captain of the guard, into the prison, the place where Joseph was bound.

Cross references

Related passages from across Scripture, drawn from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

  • Proverbs 19:19

    A man of great wrath shall bear the penalty; For if thou deliver him, thou must do it yet again.

  • Proverbs 16:14

    The wrath of a king isasmessengers of death; But a wise man will pacify it.

  • Acts 12:20

    Now he was highly displeased with them of Tyre and Sidon: and they came with one accord to him, and, having made Blastus the king’s chamberlain their friend, they asked for peace, because their country was fed from the king’s country.

  • Proverbs 27:4

    Wrath is cruel, and anger is overwhelming; But who is able to stand before jealousy?

  • Proverbs 19:12

    The king’s wrath is as the roaring of a lion; But his favor is as dew upon the grass.

  • Psalms 76:10

    Surely the wrath of man shall praise thee: The residue of wrath shalt thou gird upon thee.

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