Genesis 40:23
What does Genesis 40:23 mean?
A plain-English look at Genesis 40:23 in WEB alongside six other public-domain English translations, with cross-references and chapter context.
Parallel translations
WEB
World English Bible · 2000Yet did not the chief butler remember Joseph, but forgat him.
KJV
King James Version · 1611Yet did not the chief butler remember Joseph, but forgat him.
ASV
American Standard Version · 1901Yet did not the chief butler remember Joseph, but forgat him.
BBE
Bible in Basic English · 1949But the wine-servant did not keep Joseph in mind or give a thought to him.
YLT
Young's Literal Translation · 1862and the chief of the butlers hath not remembered Joseph, but forgetteth him.
DRA
Douay-Rheims (Challoner) · 1752But the chief butler, when things prospered with him, forgot his interpreter.
DBY
Darby Bible · 1890But the chief of the cup-bearers did not remember Joseph, and forgot him.
Context
v.22but he hanged the chief baker: as Joseph had interpreted to them.
v.23This passage
Cross references
Related passages from across Scripture, drawn from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.
- Job 19:14
My kinsfolk have failed, And my familiar friends have forgotten me.
- Psalms 31:12
I am forgotten as a dead man out of mind: I am like a broken vessel.
- Psalms 105:19
Until the time that his word came to pass, The word of Jehovah tried him.
- Amos 6:6
that drink wine in bowls, and anoint themselves with the chief oils; but they are not grieved for the affliction of Joseph.
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