Pharaoh was angry with his two officers, the chief cup bearer and the chief baker.
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Pharaoh was angry with his two officers, the chief cup bearer and the chief baker.
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And Pharaoh was wroth against two of his officers, against the chief of the butlers, and against the chief of the bakers.
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And Pharaoh was wroth against his two officers, against the chief of the butlers, and against the chief of the bakers.
Cross-references (7)
Passages linked to Genesis 40:2 in the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge, ordered by reader-vote popularity; verse text shown in World English Bible.
- Proverbs 16:14 The king’s wrath is a messenger of death, but a wise man will pacify it.
- 1 Chronicles 27:27 and over the vineyards was Shimei the Ramathite; and over the increase of the vineyards for the wine cellars was Zabdi the Shiphmite;
- Psalms 76:10 Surely the wrath of man praises you. The survivors of your wrath are restrained.
- Proverbs 19:12 The king’s wrath is like the roaring of a lion, but his favor is like dew on the grass.
- Proverbs 19:19 A hot-tempered man must pay the penalty, for if you rescue him, you must do it again.
- Proverbs 27:4 Wrath is cruel, and anger is overwhelming; but who is able to stand before jealousy?
- Acts 12:20 Now Herod was very angry with the people of Tyre and Sidon. They came with one accord to him, and, having made Blastus, the king’s personal aide, their friend, they asked for peace, because their country depended on the king’s country for food.
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Geneva Bible translators 1599 · Public Domain Or, eunuchs, the word signifieth them, that were in…
Or, eunuchs, the word signifieth them, that were in high estate, or them that were gelded.
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John Trapp 1656 · Public Domain Gen 40:2 And Pharaoh was wroth against two [of]…
Gen 40:2 And Pharaoh was wroth against two [of] his officers, against the chief of the butlers, and against the chief of the bakers.
Ver. 2. And Pharaoh was wroth, &c.] That had been enough to have broke their hearts: as a frown from Augustus did Cornelius Gallus; and another from Queen Elizabeth did Lord Chancellor Hatton. {a}
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“ Ut mala nulla feram, nisi nudam Caesaris iram
Nuda parum nobis Caesaris ira mali est? ”
saith Ovid. And again,
“ Omne trahit secum, Caesaris ira, malum. ”
{a} Carmd., Elis., fol. 406.
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John Gill 1763 · Public Domain And Pharaoh was wroth against two of his officers,....…
And Pharaoh was wroth against two of his officers,.... The same above mentioned:
against the chief of the butlers, and against the chief of the bakers; for as there were several butlers and bakers that belonged unto him, who were employed in providing wine and food for him, there was one of each who was over the rest; and as their business was to see that those under them did their work well, when they were faulty the principal officers were answerable for it: wherefore, if in this case they had not been guilty of anything criminal themselves personally, yet they might have neglected to look after those that were under them, and so were culpable, and drew upon them the wrath and resentment of their lord and sovereign.
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Haydock's Catholic Bible Commentary 1859 · Public Domain And, &c. Hebrew, "Pharao was enraged against two of…
And, &c. Hebrew, "Pharao was enraged against two of his officers; against the chief of the butlers," &c. Mashkim. St. Jerome translates this word procurator domus, "steward of the house," chap. xv. 2. No slave was entrusted with these high offices in the courts of Egypt and of Persia.
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The Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges 1878 · Public Domain 2. his … officers] Lit. “his eunuchs”; see note…
2. his … officers] Lit. “his eunuchs”; see note on Gen_37:36.
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