Genesis 40:22

and the chief of the bakers he hath hanged, as Joseph hath interpreted to them;

Young's Literal Translation

In The King James Version

But he hanged the chief baker: as Joseph had interpreted to them.

In Context

21and he putteth back the chief of the butlers to his butlership, and he giveth the cup into the hand of Pharaoh;

23and the chief of the butlers hath not remembered Joseph, but forgetteth him.

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Cross References

Genesis 40:8And 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.'

Genesis 41:11and we dream a dream in one night, I and he, each according to the interpretation of his dream we have dreamed.

Genesis 41:16and Joseph answereth Pharaoh, saying, 'Without me — God doth answer Pharaoh with peace.'

Daniel 2:19Then to Daniel, in a vision of the night, the secret hath been revealed. Then hath Daniel blessed the God of the heavens.

Daniel 5:12because that an excellent spirit, and knowledge, and understanding, interpreting of dreams, and showing of enigmas, and loosing of knots was found in him, in Daniel, whose name the king made Belteshazzar: now let Daniel be called, and the interpretation he doth show.'

Matthew Henry on Genesis 40:21-23

20 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. 21 And he restored the chief butler unto his butlership 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 did not the chief butler remember Joseph, but forgat him. Here is, 1. The verifying of Joseph's interpretation of the dreams, on the very… Read the whole commentary →

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