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Genesis 40:22

What does Genesis 40:22 mean?

A plain-English look at Genesis 40:22 in WEB alongside six other public-domain English translations, with cross-references and chapter context.

Parallel translations

WEB

World English Bible · 2000

but he hanged the chief baker: as Joseph had interpreted to them.

KJV

King James Version · 1611

But he hanged the chief baker: as Joseph had interpreted to them.

ASV

American Standard Version · 1901

but he hanged the chief baker: as Joseph had interpreted to them.

BBE

Bible in Basic English · 1949

But the chief bread-maker was put to death by hanging, as Joseph had said.

YLT

Young's Literal Translation · 1862

and the chief of the bakers he hath hanged, as Joseph hath interpreted to them;

DRA

Douay-Rheims (Challoner) · 1752

The other he hanged on a gibbet, that the truth of the interpreter might be shewn.

DBY

Darby Bible · 1890

And he hanged the chief of the bakers, as Joseph had interpreted to them.

Context

v.21And he restored the chief butler unto his butlership again; and he gave the cup into Pharaoh’s hand:

v.22This passage

v.23Yet did not the chief butler remember Joseph, but forgat him.

Cross references

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

  • Genesis 41:16

    And Joseph answered Pharaoh, saying, It is not in me: God will give Pharaoh an answer of peace.

  • Acts 5:30

    The God of our fathers raised up Jesus, whom ye slew, hanging him on a tree.

  • Daniel 2:19

    Then was the secret revealed unto Daniel in a vision of the night. Then Daniel blessed the God of heaven.

  • Daniel 5:12

    forasmuch as an excellent spirit, and knowledge, and understanding, interpreting of dreams, and showing of dark sentences, and dissolving of doubts, were found in the same Daniel, whom the king named Belteshazzar. Now let Daniel be called, and he will show the interpretation.

  • Daniel 2:30

    But as for me, this secret is not revealed to me for any wisdom that I have more than any living, but to the intent that the interpretation may be made known to the king, and that thou mayest know the thoughts of thy heart.

  • Genesis 40:8

    And they said unto him, We have dreamed a dream, and there is none that can interpret it. And Joseph said unto them, Do not interpretations belong to God? tell it me, I pray you.

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