Genesis 40:22
But he hanged the chief baker: as Joseph had interpreted to them.
Genesis 40:22 in other translations
| BSB | But Pharaoh hanged the chief baker, just as Joseph had described to them in his interpretation. |
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| WEB | but he hanged the chief baker, as Joseph had interpreted to them. |
| ASV | but he hanged the chief baker: as Joseph had interpreted to them. |
| YLT | and the chief of the bakers he hath hanged, as Joseph hath interpreted to them; |
| DARBY | And he hanged the chief of the bakers, as Joseph had interpreted to them. |
| BBE | But the chief bread-maker was put to death by hanging, as Joseph had said. |
| Webster | But he hanged the chief baker: as Joseph had interpreted to them. |
What does Genesis 40:22 mean?
Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Genesis 40:20-22
20-22. it came to pass the third day, which was Pharaoh's birthday--This was a holiday season, celebrated at court with great magnificence and honored by a free pardon to prisoners. Accordingly, the issue happened to the butler and baker, as Joseph had foretold. Doubtless, he felt it painful to communicate such dismal tidings to the baker; but he could not help announcing what God had revealed to him; and it was for…
Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Genesis 40:20-23
Joseph's interpretation of the dreams came to pass on the very day fixed. On Pharaoh's birth-day, all his servants attended him, and then the cases of these two came to be looked into. We may all profitably take notice of our birth-days, with thankfulness for the mercies of our birth, sorrow for the sinfulness of our lives, and expectation of the day of our death, as better than the day of our birth. But it seems…
Genesis 40:22 in the original Hebrew
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Cross references for Genesis 40:22
- Genesis 40:19
Yet within three days shall Pharaoh lift up thy head from off thee, and shall hang thee on a tree; and the birds shall eat thy flesh from off thee.
- 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 for their sakes that shall make known the interpretation to the king, and that thou mightest know the thoughts of thy heart.
- Acts 5:30
The God of our fathers raised up Jesus, whom ye slew and hanged on a tree.
- Genesis 41:11-13
And we dreamed a dream in one night, I and he; we dreamed each man according to the interpretation of his dream. And there was there with us a young man, an Hebrew, servant to the captain of the guard; and we told him, and he interpreted to us our dreams; to each man according to his dream he did interpret. And it came to pass, as he interpreted to us, so it was; me he restored unto mine office, and him he hanged.
- Genesis 40:8
And they said unto him, We have dreamed a dream, and there is no interpreter of it. And Joseph said unto them, Do not interpretations belong to God? tell me them, I pray you.
- Daniel 5:12
Forasmuch as an excellent spirit, and knowledge, and understanding, interpreting of dreams, and shewing of hard sentences, and dissolving of doubts, were found in the same Daniel, whom the king named Belteshazzar: now let Daniel be called, and he will shew the interpretation.
- Genesis 41:16
And Joseph answered Pharaoh, saying, It is not in me: God shall give Pharaoh an answer of peace.
- Daniel 2:19-23
Then was the secret revealed unto Daniel in a night vision. Then Daniel blessed the God of heaven. Daniel answered and said, Blessed be the name of God for ever and ever: for wisdom and might are his: And he changeth the times and the seasons: he removeth kings, and setteth up kings: he giveth wisdom unto the wise, and knowledge to them that know understanding: He revealeth the deep and secret things: he knoweth what is in the darkness, and the light dwelleth with him. …
- Jeremiah 23:28
The prophet that hath a dream, let him tell a dream; and he that hath my word, let him speak my word faithfully. What is the chaff to the wheat? saith the Lord.
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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
Context
- Genesis 40:21
And he restored the chief butler unto his butlership again; and he gave the cup into Pharaoh’s hand:
- Genesis 40:22
But he hanged the chief baker: as Joseph had interpreted to them.
- Genesis 40:23
Yet did not the chief butler remember Joseph, but forgat him.
Genesis 40:22 in other languages
| Spanish Reina-Valera 1909 | Mas hizo ahorcar al principal de los panaderos, como le había declarado José. |
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| French Bible J.N. Darby 1885 | et il pendit le chef des panetiers, selon que Joseph le leur avait interprété. |
| German Elberfelder 1871 | und den Obersten der Bäcker ließ er hängen, so wie Joseph ihnen gedeutet hatte. |
| Latin Clementine Vulgate | alterum suspendit in patibulo, ut conjectoris veritas probaretur. |