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Selected Verse: Genesis 40:20 - Strong Concordance
Verse |
Translation |
Text |
Ge 40:20 |
Strong Concordance |
And it came to pass the third [07992] day [03117], which was Pharaoh's [06547] birthday [03117] [03205], that he made [06213] a feast [04960] unto all his servants [05650]: and he lifted up [05375] the head [07218] of the chief [08269] butler [08248] and of the chief [08269] baker [0644] among [08432] his servants [05650]. |
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King James |
And it came to pass the third day, which was Pharaoh's birthday, that he made a feast unto all his servants: and he lifted up the head of the chief butler and of the chief baker among his servants. |
Summary Of Commentaries Associated With The Selected Verse
A Commentary, Critical, Practical, and Explanatory on the Old and New Testaments, by Robert Jamieson, A.R. Fausset and David Brown [1882] |
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 the honor of the true God that he should speak plainly. |
Commentary on the Old Testament, by Carl Friedrich Keil and Franz Delitzsch [1857-78] |
Joseph's interpretations were fulfilled three days afterwards, on the king's birth-day. הלּדת יום: the day of being born; the inf. Hoph. is construed as a passive with the accus. obj., as in Gen 4:18, etc. Pharaoh gave his servants a feast, and lifted up the heads of both the prisoners, but in very different ways. The cup-bearer was pardoned, and reinstated in his office; the baker, on the other hand, was executed. |
Explanatory Notes on the Whole Bible, by John Wesley [1754-65] |
He lifted up the head of these two prisoners - That is, arraigned and tried them; and he restored the chief butler, and hanged the chief baker. |
Adam Clarke Commentary on the Whole Bible - Published 1810-1826 |
Pharaoh's birthday - The distinguishing a birthday by a feast appears from this place to have been a very ancient custom. It probably had its origin from a correct notion of the immortality of the soul, as the commencement of life must appear of great consequence to that person who believed he was to live for ever. St. Matthew (Mat 14:6) mentions Herod's keeping his birthday; and examples of this kind are frequent to the present time in most nations.
Lifted up the head of the chief butler, etc. - By lifting up the head, probably no more is meant than bringing them to trial, tantamount to what was done by Jezebel and the nobles of Israel to Naboth: Set Naboth on high among the people; and set two men, sons of Belial, to bear witness against him, etc.; Kg1 21:9, etc. The issue of the trial was, the baker alone was found guilty and hanged; and the butler, being acquitted, was restored to his office. |
18 And unto Enoch [02585] was born [03205] Irad [05897]: and Irad [05897] begat [03205] Mehujael [04232]: and Mehujael [04232] begat [03205] Methusael [04967]: and Methusael [04967] begat [03205] Lamech [03929].
9 And she wrote [03789] in the letters [05612], saying [0559], Proclaim [07121] a fast [06685], and set [03427] Naboth [05022] on high [07218] among the people [05971]:
6 But [1161] when Herod's [2264] birthday [1077] was kept [71], the daughter [2364] of Herodias [2266] danced [3738] before them [1722] [3319], and [2532] pleased [700] Herod [2264].