Genesis Chapter 40
Other Translations
asv (asv) - eBible.org engASV USFM
1
And the man said, They are departed hence; for I heard them say, Let us go to Dothan. And Joseph went after his brethren, and found them in Dothan.
2
And they saw him afar off, and before he came near unto them, they conspired against him to slay him.
3
And they said one to another, Behold, this dreamer cometh.
4
Come now therefore, and let us slay him, and cast him into one of the pits, and we will say, An evil beast hath devoured him: and we shall see what will become of his dreams.
5
And Reuben heard it, and delivered him out of their hand, and said, Let us not take his life.
6
And Reuben said unto them, Shed no blood; cast him into this pit that is in the wilderness, but lay no hand upon him: that he might deliver him out of their hand, to restore him to his father.
7
And it came to pass, when Joseph was come unto his brethren, that they stripped Joseph of his coat, the coat of many colors that was on him;
8
and they took him, and cast him into the pit: and the pit was empty, there was no water in it.
9
And they sat down to eat bread: and they lifted up their eyes and looked, and, behold, a caravan of Ishmaelites was coming from Gilead, with their camels bearing spicery and balm and myrrh, going to carry it down to Egypt.
10
And Judah said unto his brethren, What profit is it if we slay our brother and conceal his blood?
11
Come, and let us sell him to the Ishmaelites, and let not our hand be upon him; for he is our brother, our flesh. And his brethren hearkened unto him.
12
And there passed by Midianites, merchantmen; and they drew and lifted up Joseph out of the pit, and sold Joseph to the Ishmaelites for twenty pieces of silver. And they brought Joseph into Egypt.
13
And Reuben returned unto the pit; and, behold, Joseph was not in the pit; and he rent his clothes.
14
And he returned unto his brethren, and said, The child is not; and I, whither shall I go?
15
And they took Joseph’s coat, and killed a he-goat, and dipped the coat in the blood;
16
and they sent the coat of many colors, and they brought it to their father, and said, This have we found: know now whether it is thy son’s coat or not.
17
And he knew it, and said, It is my son’s coat: an evil beast hath devoured him; Joseph is without doubt torn in pieces.
18
And Jacob rent his garments, and put sackcloth upon his loins, and mourned for his son many days.
19
And all his sons and all his daughters rose up to comfort him; but he refused to be comforted; and he said, For I will go down to Sheol to my son mourning. And his father wept for him.
20
And the Midianites sold him into Egypt unto Potiphar, an officer of Pharaoh’s, the captain of the guard.
21
And it came to pass at that time, that Judah went down from his brethren, and turned in to a certain Adullamite, whose name was Hirah.
22
And Judah saw there a daughter of a certain Canaanite whose name was Shua; and he took her, and went in unto her.
23
And she conceived, and bare a son; and he called his name Er.
darby (darby) - eBible.org Darby 1890 plaintext
1
And it came to pass after these things, [that] the cup-bearer of the king of Egypt and the baker offended their lord the king of Egypt.
2
And Pharaoh was wroth with his two chamberlains — with the chief of the cup-bearers and with the chief of the bakers;
3
and he put them in custody into the house of the captain of the life-guard, into the tower-house, into the place where Joseph was imprisoned.
4
And the captain of the life-guard appointed Joseph to them, that he should attend on them. And they were [several] days in custody.
5
And they dreamed a dream, both of them in one night, each his dream, each according to the interpretation of his dream, the cup-bearer and the baker of the king of Egypt, who were imprisoned in the tower-house.
6
And Joseph came in to them in the morning, and looked on them, and behold, they were sad.
7
And he asked Pharaoh's chamberlains that were with him in custody in his lord's house, saying, Why are your faces [so] sad to-day?
8
And they said to him, We have dreamt a dream, and there is no interpreter of it. And Joseph said to them, [Do] not interpretations [belong] toGod? tell me [your dreams], I pray you.
9
Then the chief of the cup-bearers told his dream to Joseph, and said to him, In my dream, behold, a vine was before me;
10
and in the vine were three branches; and it was as though it budded: its blossoms shot forth, its clusters ripened into grapes.
11
And Pharaoh's cup was in my hand; and I took the grapes, and pressed them into Pharaoh's cup, and gave the cup into Pharaoh's hand.
12
And Joseph said to him, This is the interpretation of it: the three branches are three days.
13
In yet three days will Pharaoh lift up thy head and restore thee to thy place, and thou shalt deliver Pharaoh's cup into his hand, after the former manner when thou wast his cup-bearer.
14
Only 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;
15
for indeed I was stolen out of the land of the Hebrews, and here also have I done nothing that they should put me into the dungeon.
16
And when the chief of the bakers saw that the interpretation was good, he said to Joseph, I also was in my dream, and behold, three baskets of white bread were on my head.
17
And in the uppermost basket there were all manner of victuals for Pharaoh that the baker makes, and the birds ate them out of the basket upon my head.
18
And Joseph answered and said, This is the interpretation of it: the three baskets are three days.
19
In yet three days will Pharaoh lift up thy head from off thee, and hang thee on a tree; and the birds will eat thy flesh from off thee.
20
And it came to pass the third day — Pharaoh's birthday — that he made a feast to all his bondmen. And he lifted up the head of the chief of the cup-bearers, and the head of the chief of the bakers among his bondmen.
21
And he restored the chief of the cup-bearers to his office of cup-bearer again; and he gave the cup into Pharaoh's hand.
22
And he hanged the chief of the bakers, as Joseph had interpreted to them.
23
But the chief of the cup-bearers did not remember Joseph, and forgot him.
lxxbrent (lxxbrent) - Septuagint (Brenton 1851) eBible USFM
1
And it came to pass after these things, that the chief cupbearer of the king of Egypt and the chief baker trespassed against their lord the king of Egypt.
2
And Pharao was wroth with his two eunuchs, with his chief cupbearer, and with his chief baker.
3
And he put them in ward, into the prison, into the place whereinto Joseph had been led.
4
And the chief keeper of the prison committed them to Joseph, and he stood by them; and they were [some] days in the prison.
5
And they both had a dream in one night; and the vision of the dream of the chief cupbearer and chief baker, who belonged to the king of Egypt, who were in the prison, was this.
6
Joseph went in to them in the morning, and saw them, and they had been troubled.
7
And he asked the eunuchs of Pharao who were with him in the prison with his master, saying, Why is it that your countenances are sad to-day?
8
And they said to him, We have seen a dream, and there is no interpreter of it. And Joseph said to them, Is not the interpretation of them through God? tell [them] then to me.
9
And the chief cupbearer related his dream to Joseph, and said, In my dream a vine was before me.
10
And in the vine [were] three stems; and it budding shot forth blossoms; the clusters of grapes were ripe.
11
And the cup of Pharao was in my hand; and I took the bunch of grapes, and squeezed it into the cup, and gave the cup into Pharao's hand.
12
And Joseph said to him, This is the interpretation of it. The three stems are three days.
13
Yet three days and Pharao shall remember thy office, and he shall restore thee to thy place of chief cupbearer, and thou shalt give the cup of Pharao into his hand, according to thy former high place, as thou wast wont to be cupbearer.
14
But remember me of thyself, when it shall be well with thee, and thou shalt deal mercifully with me, and thou shalt make mention of me to Pharao, and thou shalt bring me forth out of this dungeon.
15
For surely I was stolen away out of the land of the Hebrews, and here I have done nothing, but they have cast me into this pit.
16
And the chief baker saw that he interpreted aright; and he said to Joseph, I also saw a dream, and methought I took up on my head three baskets of mealy food.
17
And in the upper basket there was the work of the baker of every kind which Pharao eats; and the fowls of the air ate them out of the basket that was on my head.
18
And Joseph answered and said to him, This is the interpretation of it; The three baskets are three days.
19
Yet three days, and Pharao shall take away thy head from off thee, and shall hang thee on a tree, and the birds of the sky shall eat thy flesh from off thee.
20
And it came to pass on the third day that it was Pharao's birth-day, and he made a banquet for all his servants, and he remembered the office of the cupbearer and the office of the baker in the midst of his servants.
21
And he restored the chief cupbearer to his office, and he gave the cup into Pharao's hand.
22
And he hanged the chief baker, as Joseph interpreted to them.
23
Yet did not the chief cupbearer remember Joseph, but forgot him.
vul1914 (vul1914) - Vulgate 1914 UTF-8 (sacredbible.org)
1
His ita gestis, accidit ut peccarent duo eunuchi, pincerna regis Ægypti, et pistor, domino suo.
2
Iratusque contra eos Pharao (nam alter pincernis præerat, alter pistoribus)
3
misit eos in carcerem principis militum, in quo erat vinctus et Ioseph.
4
At custos carceris tradidit eos Ioseph, qui et ministrabat eis: aliquantulum temporis fluxerat, et illi in custodia tenebantur.
5
Videruntque ambo somnium nocte una iuxta interpretationem congruam sibi:
6
ad quos cum introisset Ioseph mane, et vidisset eos tristes,
7
sciscitatus est eos, dicens: Cur tristior est hodie solito facies vestra?
8
Qui responderunt: Somnium vidimus, et non est qui interpretetur nobis. Dixitque ad eos Ioseph: Numquid non Dei est interpretatio? referte mihi quid videritis.
9
Narravit prior, præpositus pincernarum, somnium suum: Videbam coram me vitem,
10
in qua erant tres propagines, crescere paulatim in gemmas, et post flores uvas maturescere:
11
calicemque Pharaonis in manu mea: tuli ergo uvas, et expressi in calicem quem tenebam, et tradidi poculum Pharaoni.
12
Respondit Ioseph: Hæc est interpretatio somnii: Tres propagines, tres adhuc dies sunt:
13
post quos recordabitur Pharao ministerii tui, et restituet te in gradum pristinum: dabisque ei calicem iuxta officium tuum, sicut ante facere consueveras.
14
Tantum memento mei, cum bene tibi fuerit, et facias mecum misericordiam: ut suggeras Pharaoni ut educat me de isto carcere:
15
quia furto sublatus sum de terra Hebræorum, et hic innocens in lacum missus sum.
16
Videns pistorum magister quod prudenter somnium dissolvisset, ait: Et ego vidi somnium, Quod tria canistra farinæ haberem super caput meum:
17
et in uno canistro quod erat excelsius, portare me omnes cibos qui fiunt arte pistoria, avesque comedere ex eo.
18
Respondit Ioseph: Hæc est interpretatio somnii: Tria canistra, tres adhuc dies sunt:
19
post quos auferet Pharao caput tuum, ac suspendet te in cruce, et lacerabunt volucres carnes tuas.
20
Exinde dies tertius natalitius Pharaonis erat: qui faciens grande convivium pueris suis, recordatus est inter epulas magistri pincernarum, et pistorum principis.
21
Restituitque alterum in locum suum, ut porrigeret ei poculum:
22
alterum suspendit in patibulo, ut coniectoris veritas probaretur.
23
Et tamen succedentibus prosperis, præpositus pincernarum oblitus est interpretis sui.
web (web) - WorldEnglish.Bible — CC0 modern update of ASV
1
After these things, the butler of the king of Egypt and his baker offended their lord, the king of Egypt.
2
Pharaoh was angry with his two officers, the chief cup bearer and the chief baker.
3
He put them in custody in the house of the captain of the guard, into the prison, the place where Joseph was bound.
4
The captain of the guard assigned them to Joseph, and he took care of them. They stayed in prison many days.
5
They both dreamed a dream, each man his dream, in one night, each man according to the interpretation of his dream, the cup bearer and the baker of the king of Egypt, who were bound in the prison.
6
Joseph came in to them in the morning, and saw them, and saw that they were sad.
7
He asked Pharaoh’s officers who were with him in custody in his master’s house, saying, “Why do you look so sad today?”
8
They said to him, “We have dreamed a dream, and there is no one who can interpret it.” Joseph said to them, “Don’t interpretations belong to God? Please tell it to me.”
9
The chief cup bearer told his dream to Joseph, and said to him, “In my dream, behold, a vine was in front of me,
10
and in the vine were three branches. It was as though it budded, it blossomed, and its clusters produced ripe grapes.
11
Pharaoh’s cup was in my hand; and I took the grapes, and pressed them into Pharaoh’s cup, and I gave the cup into Pharaoh’s hand.”
12
Joseph said to him, “This is its interpretation: the three branches are three days.
13
Within three more days, Pharaoh will lift up your head, and restore you to your office. You will give Pharaoh’s cup into his hand, the way you did when you were his cup bearer.
14
But 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.
15
For indeed, I was stolen away out of the land of the Hebrews, and here also I have done nothing that they should put me into the dungeon.”
16
When the chief baker saw that the interpretation was good, he said to Joseph, “I also was in my dream, and behold, three baskets of white bread were on my head.
17
In the uppermost basket there were all kinds of baked food for Pharaoh, and the birds ate them out of the basket on my head.”
18
Joseph answered, “This is its interpretation. The three baskets are three days.
19
Within three more days, Pharaoh will lift up your head from off you, and will hang you on a tree; and the birds will eat your flesh from off you.”
20
On the third day, which was Pharaoh’s birthday, he made a feast for all his servants, and he lifted up the head of the chief cup bearer and the head of the chief baker among his servants.
21
He restored the chief cup bearer to his position again, and he gave the cup into Pharaoh’s hand;
22
but he hanged the chief baker, as Joseph had interpreted to them.
23
Yet the chief cup bearer didn’t remember Joseph, but forgot him.
ylt (ylt) - Bible.com YLT98 plain UTF-8
1
And it cometh to pass, after these things--the butler of the king of Egypt and the baker have sinned against their lord, against the king of Egypt;
2
and Pharaoh is wroth against his two eunuchs, against the chief of the butlers, and against the chief of the bakers,
3
and giveth them in charge in the house of the chief of the executioners, unto the round-house, the place where Joseph <FI>is<Fi> a prisoner,
4
and the chief of the executioners chargeth Joseph with them, and he serveth them; and they are days in charge.
5
And they dream a dream both of them, each his dream in one night, each according to the interpretation of his dream, the butler and the baker whom the king of Egypt hath, who <FI>are<Fi> prisoners in the round-house.
6
And Joseph cometh in unto them in the morning, and seeth them, and lo, they <FI>are<Fi> morose;
7
and he asketh Pharaoh's eunuchs who <FI>are<Fi> with him in charge in the house of his lord, saying, `Wherefore <FI>are<Fi> your faces sad to-day?'
8
And they say unto him, `A dream we have dreamed, and there is no interpreter of it;' and Joseph saith unto them, `Are not interpretations with God? recount, I pray you, to me.'
9
And the chief of the butlers recounteth his dream to Joseph, and saith to him, `In my dream, then lo, a vine <FI>is<Fi> before me!
10
and in the vine <FI>are<Fi> three branches, and it <FI>is<Fi> as it were flourishing; gone up hath its blossom, its clusters have ripened grapes;
11
and Pharaoh's cup <FI>is<Fi> in my hand, and I take the grapes and press them into the cup of Pharaoh, and I give the cup into the hand of Pharaoh.'
12
And Joseph saith to him, `This <FI>is<Fi> its interpretation: the three branches are three days;
13
yet, within three days doth Pharaoh lift up thy head, and hath put thee back on thy station, and thou hast given the cup of Pharaoh into his hand, according to the former custom when thou wast his butler.
14
`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,
15
for I was really stolen from the land of the Hebrews; and here also have I done nothing that they have put me in the pit.'
16
And the chief of the bakers seeth that he hath interpreted good, and he saith unto Joseph, `I also <FI>am<Fi> in a dream, and lo, three baskets of white bread <FI>are<Fi> on my head,
17
and in the uppermost basket <FI>are<Fi> of all <FI>kinds<Fi> of Pharaoh's food, work of a baker; and the birds are eating them out of the basket, from off my head.'
18
And Joseph answereth and saith, `This <FI>is<Fi> its interpretation: the three baskets are three days;
19
yet, within three days doth Pharaoh lift up thy head from off thee, and hath hanged thee on a tree, and the birds have eaten thy flesh from off thee.'
20
And it cometh to pass, on the third day, Pharaoh's birthday, that he maketh a banquet to all his servants, and lifteth up the head of the chief of the butlers, and the head of the chief of the bakers among his servants,
21
and he putteth back the chief of the butlers to his butlership, and he giveth the cup into the hand of Pharaoh;
22
and the chief of the bakers he hath hanged, as Joseph hath interpreted to them;
23
and the chief of the butlers hath not remembered Joseph, but forgetteth him.
Explanations by Age Level
Explain Like I'm 5
A long, long time ago, there was nothing at all - no earth, no sky, no animals, no people. It was all dark and empty. But God was there! God is so powerful that He can make anything just by speaking. So God said "Let there be light!" and BOOM! There was light everywhere! God saw that the light was beautiful and good. He called the light "day" and the darkness "night." This was the very first day when God started making our wonderful world!
Explain Like I'm 10
Before anything existed - no planets, stars, or life - God decided to create the universe. The earth started out as a dark, empty place covered with water. But God's Spirit was there, ready to bring order and beauty to everything. When God spoke and said "Let there be light," light immediately appeared because God's words have incredible power. God looked at the light and was pleased with what He had made. He organized time by separating light (day) from darkness (night), creating the first 24-hour period. This shows us that God is organized and purposeful in everything He does.
Explain Like I'm 15
Genesis 1:1-5 establishes fundamental theological truths about God and creation. The Hebrew word "bara" (created) indicates creation from nothing (ex nihilo), demonstrating God's absolute sovereignty and power. The phrase "without form and void" (tohu wa-bohu) describes a state of chaos that God transforms into order. The Spirit of God "hovering" or "brooding" over the waters suggests active, caring involvement in creation. The creation of light before the sun (created on day 4) indicates that God Himself is the ultimate source of light and energy. The establishment of day and night creates the framework of time, showing that God operates within orderly patterns while transcending them. This passage refutes both atheistic materialism and pantheism, establishing that God is both transcendent (separate from creation) and immanent (actively involved in it).