Genesis 40 · Verse 14

Genesis 40:14

But think on me when it shall be well with thee, and shew kindness, I pray thee, unto me, and make mention of me unto Pharaoh, and bring me out of this house:
Genesis 40:14, King James Version

Genesis 40:14 in other translations

BSBBut when it goes well for you, please remember me and show me kindness by mentioning me to Pharaoh, that he might bring me out of this prison.
WEBBut remember me when it is well with you. Please show kindness to me, and make mention of me to Pharaoh, and bring me out of this house.
ASVBut have me in thy remembrance when it shall be well with thee, and show kindness, I pray thee, unto me, and make mention of me unto Pharaoh, and bring me out of this house:
YLT‘Surely if thou hast remembered me with thee, when it is well with thee, and hast done (I pray thee) kindness with me, and hast made mention of me unto Pharaoh, then hast thou brought me out from this house,
DARBYOnly bear a remembrance with thee of me when it goes well with thee, and deal kindly, I pray thee, with me, and make mention of me to Pharaoh, and bring me out of this house;
BBEBut keep me in mind when things go well for you, and be good to me and say a good word for me to Pharaoh and get me out of this prison:
WebsterBut think on me when it shall be well with thee, and show kindness to me, I pray thee, and make mention of me to Pharaoh, and bring me out of this house:

What does Genesis 40:14 mean?

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Genesis 40:12-15

12-15. Joseph said, ... This is the interpretation--Speaking as an inspired interpreter, he told the butler that within three days he would be restored to all the honors and privileges of his office; and while making that joyful announcement, he earnestly bespoke the officer's influence for his own liberation. Nothing has hitherto met us in the record indicative of Joseph's feelings; but this earnest appeal reveals…

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Adam Clarke's Commentary
Verse 14 Make mention of me unto Pharaoh - One would have supposed that the very circumstance of his restoration, according to the prediction of Joseph, would have almost necessarily prevented him from forgetting so extraordinary a person. But what have mere courtiers to do either with gratitude or kindness?

Adam Clarke, 1831 · public domain

Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Genesis 40:1-19

It was not so much the prison that made the butler and baker sad, as their dreams. God has more ways than one to sadden the spirits. Joseph had compassion towards them. Let us be concerned for the sadness of our brethren's countenances. It is often a relief to those that are in trouble to be noticed. Also learn to look into the causes of our own sorrow. Is there a good reason? Is there not comfort sufficient to…

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Genesis 40:14 in the original Hebrew

Word-by-word with transliteration, English gloss and Strong's number. Tap a number for the full definition and every place the word is used.

כִּ֧יkithatH3588
אִם\־'im-exceptH518
זְכַרְתַּ֣נִיze.khar.Ta.niyou have remembered meH2142
אִתְּךָ֗'i.te.Khawith youH854
כַּאֲשֶׁר֙ka.'a.Sher<just> whenH834
יִ֣יטַבYi.tavit will go wellH3190
לָ֔ךְLakhfor <the> you
וְעָשִֽׂיתָ\־ve.'a.si.ta-and you will doH6213
נָּ֥אna'pleaseH4994
עִמָּדִ֖י'i.ma.Diwith meH5978
חָ֑סֶדCha.sedloyaltyH2617
וְהִזְכַּרְתַּ֙נִי֙ve.hiz.kar.Ta.niand you will bring to remembrance meH2142
אֶל\־'el-toH413
פַּרְעֹ֔הpar.'OhPharaohH6547
וְהוֹצֵאתַ֖נִיve.ho.tze.Ta.niand you will bring out meH3318
מִן\־min-fromH4480
הַבַּ֥יִתha.Ba.yitthe houseH1004
הַזֶּֽה\׃ha.Zeh<the> thisH2088

Source: STEPBible TAHOT/TAGNT (Tyndale House, CC BY 4.0).

Cross references for Genesis 40:14

  • Joshua 2:12

    Now therefore, I pray you, swear unto me by the Lord, since I have shewed you kindness, that ye will also shew kindness unto my father’s house, and give me a true token:

  • Luke 23:42

    And he said unto Jesus, Lord, remember me when thou comest into thy kingdom.

  • 1 Samuel 20:14-15

    And thou shalt not only while yet I live shew me the kindness of the Lord, that I die not: But also thou shalt not cut off thy kindness from my house for ever: no, not when the Lord hath cut off the enemies of David every one from the face of the earth.

  • 1 Kings 2:7

    But shew kindness unto the sons of Barzillai the Gileadite, and let them be of those that eat at thy table: for so they came to me when I fled because of Absalom thy brother.

  • 1 Samuel 25:31

    That this shall be no grief unto thee, nor offence of heart unto my lord, either that thou hast shed blood causeless, or that my lord hath avenged himself: but when the Lord shall have dealt well with my lord, then remember thine handmaid.

  • 2 Samuel 9:1

    And David said, Is there yet any that is left of the house of Saul, that I may shew him kindness for Jonathan’s sake?

  • 1 Corinthians 7:21

    Art thou called being a servant? care not for it: but if thou mayest be made free, use it rather.

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
think on me. Heb. remember me with thee. on me.
1Sa 25:31; Lu 23:42; 1Co 7:21
shew.
Jos 2:12; 1Sa 20:14,15; 2Sa 9:1; 1Ki 2:7

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Context

  • Genesis 40:13

    Yet within three days shall Pharaoh lift up thine head, and restore thee unto thy place: and thou shalt deliver Pharaoh’s cup into his hand, after the former manner when thou wast his butler.

  • Genesis 40:14

    But think on me when it shall be well with thee, and shew kindness, I pray thee, unto me, and make mention of me unto Pharaoh, and bring me out of this house:

  • Genesis 40:15

    For indeed I was stolen away out of the land of the Hebrews: and here also have I done nothing that they should put me into the dungeon.

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Genesis 40:14 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909		Acuérdate, pues, de mí para contigo cuando tuvieres ese bien, y ruégote que uses conmigo de misericordia, y hagas mención de mí á Faraón, y me saques de esta casa:
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885		Mais souviens-toi de moi, quand tu seras dans la prospérité, et use, je te prie, de bonté envers moi, et fais mention de moi au Pharaon, et fais-moi sortir de cette maison;
German
Elberfelder 1871		Aber gedenke meiner bei dir, wenn es dir wohlgeht, und erweise doch Güte an mir und erwähne meiner bei dem Pharao und bringe mich aus diesem Hause heraus;
Latin
Clementine Vulgate		Tantum memento mei, cum bene tibi fuerit, et facias mecum misericordiam: ut suggeras Pharaoni ut educat me de isto carcere: