Apologetics Bible

Genesis 40:1

Hebrew

וַיְהִי אַחַר הַדְּבָרִים הָאֵלֶּה חָטְאוּ מַשְׁקֵה מֶֽלֶךְ־מִצְרַיִם וְהָאֹפֶה לַאֲדֹנֵיהֶם לְמֶלֶךְ מִצְרָֽיִם׃

vayehiy-'achar-hadevariym-ha'eleh-chate'v-masheqeh-melekhe-mitzerayim-veha'ofeh-la'adoneyhem-lemelekhe-mitzerayim

KJV: And it came to pass after these things, that the butler of the king of Egypt and his baker had offended their lord the king of Egypt.

AKJV: And it came to pass after these things, that the butler of the king of Egypt and his baker had offended their lord the king of Egypt.

ASV: And it came to pass after these things, that the butler of the king of Egypt and his baker offended their lord the king of Egypt.

YLT: 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;

Exposition: Genesis 40:1 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'And it came to pass after these things, that the butler of the king of Egypt and his baker had offended their lord the king of Egypt.'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.

Apologetics Notes

• Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.

• Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.

• Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.

Genesis 40:2

Hebrew

וַיִּקְצֹף פַּרְעֹה עַל שְׁנֵי סָרִיסָיו עַל שַׂר הַמַּשְׁקִים וְעַל שַׂר הָאוֹפִֽים׃

vayiqetzof-fare'oh-'al-sheney-sariysayv-'al-shar-hamasheqiym-ve'al-shar-ha'vofiym

KJV: And Pharaoh was wroth against two of his officers, against the chief of the butlers, and against the chief of the bakers.

AKJV: And Pharaoh was wroth against two of his officers, against the chief of the butlers, and against the chief of the bakers.

ASV: And Pharaoh was wroth against his two officers, against the chief of the butlers, and against the chief of the bakers.

YLT: and Pharaoh is wroth against his two eunuchs, against the chief of the butlers, and against the chief of the bakers,

Exposition: Genesis 40:2 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'And Pharaoh was wroth against two of his officers, against the chief of the butlers, and against the chief of the bakers.'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.

Apologetics Notes

• Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.

• Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.

• Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.

Genesis 40:3

Hebrew

וַיִּתֵּן אֹתָם בְּמִשְׁמַר בֵּית שַׂר הַטַבָּחִים אֶל־בֵּית הַסֹּהַר מְקוֹם אֲשֶׁר יוֹסֵף אָסוּר שָֽׁם׃

vayiten-'otam-vemishemar-veyt-shar-hatavachiym-'el-veyt-hasohar-meqvom-'asher-yvosef-'asvr-sham

KJV: And he put them in ward in the house of the captain of the guard, into the prison, the place where Joseph was bound.

AKJV: And he put them in ward in the house of the captain of the guard, into the prison, the place where Joseph was bound.

ASV: And he put them in ward in the house of the captain of the guard, into the prison, the place where Joseph was bound.

YLT: and giveth them in charge in the house of the chief of the executioners, unto the round-house, the place where Joseph is a prisoner,

Exposition: Genesis 40:3 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'And he put them in ward in the house of the captain of the guard, into the prison, the place where Joseph was bound.'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.

Apologetics Notes

• Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.

• Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.

• Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.

Genesis 40:4

Hebrew

וַיִּפְקֹד שַׂר הַטַּבָּחִים אֶת־יוֹסֵף אִתָּם וַיְשָׁרֶת אֹתָם וַיִּהְיוּ יָמִים בְּמִשְׁמָֽר׃

vayifeqod-shar-hatavachiym-'et-yvosef-'itam-vayesharet-'otam-vayiheyv-yamiym-vemishemar

KJV: And the captain of the guard charged Joseph with them, and he served them: and they continued a season in ward.

AKJV: And the captain of the guard charged Joseph with them, and he served them: and they continued a season in ward. ¶

ASV: And the captain of the guard charged Joseph with them, and he ministered unto them: and they continued a season in ward.

YLT: and the chief of the executioners chargeth Joseph with them, and he serveth them; and they are days in charge.

Exposition: Genesis 40:4 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'And the captain of the guard charged Joseph with them, and he served them: and they continued a season in ward.'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.

Apologetics Notes

• Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.

• Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.

• Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.

Genesis 40:5

Hebrew

וַיַּֽחַלְמוּ חֲלוֹם שְׁנֵיהֶם אִישׁ חֲלֹמוֹ בְּלַיְלָה אֶחָד אִישׁ כְּפִתְרוֹן חֲלֹמוֹ הַמַּשְׁקֶה וְהָאֹפֶה אֲשֶׁר לְמֶלֶךְ מִצְרַיִם אֲשֶׁר אֲסוּרִים בְּבֵית הַסֹּֽהַר׃

vayachalemv-chalvom-sheneyhem-'iysh-chalomvo-velayelah-'echad-'iysh-khefitervon-chalomvo-hamasheqeh-veha'ofeh-'asher-lemelekhe-mitzerayim-'asher-'asvriym-veveyt-hasohar

KJV: And they dreamed a dream both of them, each man his dream in one night, each man according to the interpretation of his dream, the butler and the baker of the king of Egypt, which were bound in the prison.

AKJV: And they dreamed a dream both of them, each man his dream in one night, each man according to the interpretation of his dream, the butler and the baker of the king of Egypt, which were bound in the prison.

ASV: And they dreamed a dream both of them, each man his dream, in one night, each man according to the interpretation of his dream, the butler and the baker of the king of Egypt, who were bound in the prison.

YLT: 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 are prisoners in the round-house.

Exposition: Genesis 40:5 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'And they dreamed a dream both of them, each man his dream in one night, each man according to the interpretation of his dream, the butler and the baker of the king of Egypt, which were bound in the prison.'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.

Apologetics Notes

• Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.

• Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.

• Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.

Genesis 40:6

Hebrew

וַיָּבֹא אֲלֵיהֶם יוֹסֵף בַּבֹּקֶר וַיַּרְא אֹתָם וְהִנָּם זֹעֲפִֽים׃

vayavo'-'aleyhem-yvosef-vavoqer-vayare'-'otam-vehinam-zo'afiym

KJV: And Joseph came in unto them in the morning, and looked upon them, and, behold, they were sad.

AKJV: And Joseph came in to them in the morning, and looked on them, and, behold, they were sad.

ASV: And Joseph came in unto them in the morning, and saw them, and, behold, they were sad.

YLT: And Joseph cometh in unto them in the morning, and seeth them, and lo, they are morose;

Exposition: Genesis 40:6 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'And Joseph came in unto them in the morning, and looked upon them, and, behold, they were sad.'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.

Apologetics Notes

• Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.

• Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.

• Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.

Genesis 40:7

Hebrew

וַיִּשְׁאַל אֶת־סְרִיסֵי פַרְעֹה אֲשֶׁר אִתּוֹ בְמִשְׁמַר בֵּית אֲדֹנָיו לֵאמֹר מַדּוּעַ פְּנֵיכֶם רָעִים הַיּֽוֹם׃

vayishe'al-'et-seriysey-fare'oh-'asher-'itvo-vemishemar-veyt-'adonayv-le'mor-madv'a-feneykhem-ra'iym-hayvom

KJV: And he asked Pharaoh’s officers that were with him in the ward of his lord’s house, saying, Wherefore look ye so sadly to day?

AKJV: And he asked Pharaoh’s officers that were with him in the ward of his lord’s house, saying, Why look you so sadly to day?

ASV: And he asked Pharaoh’s officers that were with him in ward in his master’s house, saying, Wherefore look ye so sad to-day?

YLT: and he asketh Pharaoh's eunuchs who are with him in charge in the house of his lord, saying, ‘Wherefore are your faces sad to-day?’

Exposition: Genesis 40:7 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'And he asked Pharaoh’s officers that were with him in the ward of his lord’s house, saying, Wherefore look ye so sadly to day?'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.

Apologetics Notes

• Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.

• Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.

• Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.

Genesis 40:8

Hebrew

וַיֹּאמְרוּ אֵלָיו חֲלוֹם חָלַמְנוּ וּפֹתֵר אֵין אֹתוֹ וַיֹּאמֶר אֲלֵהֶם יוֹסֵף הֲלוֹא לֽ͏ֵאלֹהִים פִּתְרֹנִים סַפְּרוּ־נָא לִֽי׃

vayo'merv-'elayv-chalvom-chalamenv-vfoter-'eyn-'otvo-vayo'mer-'alehem-yvosef-halvo'-le'lohiym-fiteroniym-saferv-na'-liy

KJV: 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.

AKJV: And they said to him, We have dreamed a dream, and there is no interpreter of it. And Joseph said to them, Do not interpretations belong to God? tell me them, I pray you.

ASV: And they said unto him, We have dreamed a dream, and there is none that can interpret it. And Joseph said unto them, Do not interpretations belong to God? tell it me, I pray you.

YLT: 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.’

Exposition: Genesis 40:8 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: '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.'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.

Apologetics Notes

• Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.

• Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.

• Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.

Genesis 40:9

Hebrew

וַיְסַפֵּר שַֽׂר־הַמַּשְׁקִים אֶת־חֲלֹמוֹ לְיוֹסֵף וַיֹּאמֶר לוֹ בַּחֲלוֹמִי וְהִנֵּה־גֶפֶן לְפָנָֽי׃

vayesafer-shar-hamasheqiym-'et-chalomvo-leyvosef-vayo'mer-lvo-vachalvomiy-vehineh-gefen-lefanay

KJV: And the chief butler told his dream to Joseph, and said to him, In my dream, behold, a vine was before me;

AKJV: And the chief butler told his dream to Joseph, and said to him, In my dream, behold, a vine was before me;

ASV: And the chief butler told his dream to Joseph, and said to him, In my dream, behold, a vine was before me;

YLT: And the chief of the butlers recounteth his dream to Joseph, and saith to him, ‘In my dream, then lo, a vine is before me!

Exposition: Genesis 40:9 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'And the chief butler told his dream to Joseph, and said to him, In my dream, behold, a vine was before me;'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.

Apologetics Notes

• Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.

• Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.

• Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.

Genesis 40:10

Hebrew

וּבַגֶּפֶן שְׁלֹשָׁה שָׂרִיגִם וְהִיא כְפֹרַחַת עָלְתָה נִצָּהּ הִבְשִׁילוּ אַשְׁכְּלֹתֶיהָ עֲנָבִֽים׃

vvagefen-sheloshah-shariygim-vehiy'-kheforachat-'aletah-nitzah-hiveshiylv-'ashekheloteyha-'anaviym

KJV: And in the vine were three branches: and it was as though it budded, and her blossoms shot forth; and the clusters thereof brought forth ripe grapes:

AKJV: And in the vine were three branches: and it was as though it budded, and her blossoms shot forth; and the clusters thereof brought forth ripe grapes:

ASV: and in the vine were three branches: and it was as though it budded, and its blossoms shot forth; and the clusters thereof brought forth ripe grapes:

YLT: and in the vine are three branches, and it is as it were flourishing; gone up hath its blossom, its clusters have ripened grapes;

Exposition: Genesis 40:10 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'And in the vine were three branches: and it was as though it budded, and her blossoms shot forth; and the clusters thereof brought forth ripe grapes:'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.

Apologetics Notes

• Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.

• Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.

• Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.

Genesis 40:11

Hebrew

וְכוֹס פַּרְעֹה בְּיָדִי וָאֶקַּח אֶת־הָֽעֲנָבִים וָֽאֶשְׂחַט אֹתָם אֶל־כּוֹס פַּרְעֹה וָאֶתֵּן אֶת־הַכּוֹס עַל־כַּף פַּרְעֹֽה׃

vekhvos-fare'oh-veyadiy-va'eqach-'et-ha'anaviym-va'eshechat-'otam-'el-khvos-fare'oh-va'eten-'et-hakhvos-'al-khaf-fare'oh

KJV: And 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.

AKJV: And 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.

ASV: and 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.

YLT: and Pharaoh's cup is 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.'

Exposition: Genesis 40:11 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'And 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.'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.

Apologetics Notes

• Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.

• Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.

• Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.

Genesis 40:12

Hebrew

וַיֹּאמֶר לוֹ יוֹסֵף זֶה פִּתְרֹנוֹ שְׁלֹשֶׁת הַשָּׂרִגִים שְׁלֹשֶׁת יָמִים הֵֽם׃

vayo'mer-lvo-yvosef-zeh-fiteronvo-sheloshet-hasharigiym-sheloshet-yamiym-hem

KJV: And Joseph said unto him, This is the interpretation of it: The three branches are three days:

AKJV: And Joseph said to him, This is the interpretation of it: The three branches are three days:

ASV: And Joseph said unto him, This is the interpretation of it: the three branches are three days;

YLT: And Joseph saith to him, ‘This is its interpretation: the three branches are three days;

Exposition: Genesis 40:12 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'And Joseph said unto him, This is the interpretation of it: The three branches are three days:'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.

Apologetics Notes

• Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.

• Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.

• Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.

Genesis 40:13

Hebrew

בְּעוֹד ׀ שְׁלֹשֶׁת יָמִים יִשָּׂא פַרְעֹה אֶת־רֹאשֶׁךָ וַהֲשִֽׁיבְךָ עַל־כַּנֶּךָ וְנָתַתָּ כוֹס־פַּרְעֹה בְּיָדוֹ כַּמִּשְׁפָּט הָֽרִאשׁוֹן אֲשֶׁר הָיִיתָ מַשְׁקֵֽהוּ׃

ve'vod- -sheloshet-yamiym-yisha'-fare'oh-'et-ro'shekha-vahashiyvekha-'al-khanekha-venatata-khvos-fare'oh-veyadvo-khamishefat-hari'shvon-'asher-hayiyta-masheqehv

KJV: 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.

AKJV: Yet within three days shall Pharaoh lift up your head, and restore you to your place: and you shall deliver Pharaoh’s cup into his hand, after the former manner when you were his butler.

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

YLT: 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.

Exposition: Genesis 40:13 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: '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.'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.

Apologetics Notes

• Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.

• Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.

• Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.

Genesis 40:14

Hebrew

כִּי אִם־זְכַרְתַּנִי אִתְּךָ כַּאֲשֶׁר יִיטַב לָךְ וְעָשִֽׂיתָ־נָּא עִמָּדִי חָסֶד וְהִזְכַּרְתַּנִי אֶל־פַּרְעֹה וְהוֹצֵאתַנִי מִן־הַבַּיִת הַזֶּֽה׃

khiy-'im-zekharetaniy-'itekha-kha'asher-yiytav-lakhe-ve'ashiyta-na'-'imadiy-chased-vehizekharetaniy-'el-fare'oh-vehvotze'taniy-min-havayit-hazeh

KJV: 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:

AKJV: But think on me when it shall be well with you, and show kindness, I pray you, to me, and make mention of me to Pharaoh, and bring me out of this house:

ASV: But 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,

Exposition: Genesis 40:14 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: '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:'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.

Apologetics Notes

• Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.

• Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.

• Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.

Genesis 40:15

Hebrew

כִּֽי־גֻנֹּב גֻּנַּבְתִּי מֵאֶרֶץ הָעִבְרִים וְגַם־פֹּה לֹא־עָשִׂיתִֽי מְאוּמָה כִּֽי־שָׂמוּ אֹתִי בַּבּֽוֹר׃

khiy-gunov-gunavetiy-me'eretz-ha'iveriym-vegam-foh-lo'-'ashiytiy-me'vmah-khiy-shamv-'otiy-vavvor

KJV: 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.

AKJV: 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.

ASV: 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.

YLT: 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.'

Exposition: Genesis 40:15 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: '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.'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.

Apologetics Notes

• Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.

• Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.

• Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.

Genesis 40:16

Hebrew

וַיַּרְא שַׂר־הָאֹפִים כִּי טוֹב פָּתָר וַיֹּאמֶר אֶל־יוֹסֵף אַף־אֲנִי בַּחֲלוֹמִי וְהִנֵּה שְׁלֹשָׁה סַלֵּי חֹרִי עַל־רֹאשִֽׁי׃

vayare'-shar-ha'ofiym-khiy-tvov-fatar-vayo'mer-'el-yvosef-'af-'aniy-vachalvomiy-vehineh-sheloshah-saley-choriy-'al-ro'shiy

KJV: When the chief baker saw that the interpretation was good, he said unto Joseph, I also was in my dream, and, behold, I had three white baskets on my head:

AKJV: When the chief baker saw that the interpretation was good, he said to Joseph, I also was in my dream, and, behold, I had three white baskets on my head:

ASV: When the chief baker saw that the interpretation was good, he said unto Joseph, I also was in my dream, and, behold, three baskets of white bread were on my head:

YLT: And the chief of the bakers seeth that he hath interpreted good, and he saith unto Joseph, ‘I also am in a dream, and lo, three baskets of white bread are on my head,

Exposition: Genesis 40:16 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'When the chief baker saw that the interpretation was good, he said unto Joseph, I also was in my dream, and, behold, I had three white baskets on my head:'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.

Apologetics Notes

• Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.

• Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.

• Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.

Genesis 40:17

Hebrew

וּבַסַּל הָֽעֶלְיוֹן מִכֹּל מַאֲכַל פַּרְעֹה מַעֲשֵׂה אֹפֶה וְהָעוֹף אֹכֵל אֹתָם מִן־הַסַּל מֵעַל רֹאשִֽׁי׃

vvasal-ha'eleyvon-mikhol-ma'akhal-fare'oh-ma'asheh-'ofeh-veha'vof-'okhel-'otam-min-hasal-me'al-ro'shiy

KJV: And in the uppermost basket there was of all manner of bakemeats for Pharaoh; and the birds did eat them out of the basket upon my head.

AKJV: And in the uppermost basket there was of all manner of bakemeats for Pharaoh; and the birds did eat them out of the basket on my head.

ASV: and in the uppermost basket there was of all manner of baked food for Pharaoh; and the birds did eat them out of the basket upon my head.

YLT: and in the uppermost basket are of all kinds of Pharaoh's food, work of a baker; and the birds are eating them out of the basket, from off my head.'

Exposition: Genesis 40:17 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'And in the uppermost basket there was of all manner of bakemeats for Pharaoh; and the birds did eat them out of the basket upon my head.'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.

Apologetics Notes

• Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.

• Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.

• Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.

Genesis 40:18

Hebrew

וַיַּעַן יוֹסֵף וַיֹּאמֶר זֶה פִּתְרֹנוֹ שְׁלֹשֶׁת הַסַּלִּים שְׁלֹשֶׁת יָמִים הֵֽם׃

vaya'an-yvosef-vayo'mer-zeh-fiteronvo-sheloshet-hasaliym-sheloshet-yamiym-hem

KJV: And Joseph answered and said, This is the interpretation thereof: The three baskets are three days:

AKJV: And Joseph answered and said, This is the interpretation thereof: The three baskets are three days:

ASV: And Joseph answered and said, This is the interpretation thereof: the three baskets are three days;

YLT: And Joseph answereth and saith, ‘This is its interpretation: the three baskets are three days;

Exposition: Genesis 40:18 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'And Joseph answered and said, This is the interpretation thereof: The three baskets are three days:'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.

Apologetics Notes

• Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.

• Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.

• Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.

Genesis 40:19

Hebrew

בְּעוֹד ׀ שְׁלֹשֶׁת יָמִים יִשָּׂא פַרְעֹה אֶת־רֹֽאשְׁךָ מֵֽעָלֶיךָ וְתָלָה אוֹתְךָ עַל־עֵץ וְאָכַל הָעוֹף אֶת־בְּשָׂרְךָ מֵעָלֶֽיךָ׃

ve'vod- -sheloshet-yamiym-yisha'-fare'oh-'et-ro'shekha-me'aleykha-vetalah-'votekha-'al-'etz-ve'akhal-ha'vof-'et-vesharekha-me'aleykha

KJV: 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.

AKJV: Yet within three days shall Pharaoh lift up your head from off you, and shall hang you on a tree; and the birds shall eat your flesh from off you. ¶

ASV: within yet 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.

YLT: 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.'

Exposition: Genesis 40:19 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: '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.'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.

Apologetics Notes

• Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.

• Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.

• Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.

Genesis 40:20

Hebrew

וַיְהִי ׀ בַּיּוֹם הַשְּׁלִישִׁי יוֹם הֻלֶּדֶת אֶת־פַּרְעֹה וַיַּעַשׂ מִשְׁתֶּה לְכָל־עֲבָדָיו וַיִּשָּׂא אֶת־רֹאשׁ ׀ שַׂר הַמַּשְׁקִים וְאֶת־רֹאשׁ שַׂר הָאֹפִים בְּתוֹךְ עֲבָדָֽיו׃

vayehiy- -vayvom-hasheliyshiy-yvom-huledet-'et-fare'oh-vaya'ash-misheteh-lekhal-'avadayv-vayisha'-'et-ro'sh- -shar-hamasheqiym-ve'et-ro'sh-shar-ha'ofiym-vetvokhe-'avadayv

KJV: 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.

AKJV: And it came to pass the third day, which was Pharaoh’s birthday, that he made a feast to all his servants: and he lifted up the head of the chief butler and of the chief baker among his servants.

ASV: 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 the head of the chief baker among his servants.

YLT: 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,

Exposition: Genesis 40:20 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: '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.'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.

Apologetics Notes

• Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.

• Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.

• Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.

Genesis 40:21

Hebrew

וַיָּשֶׁב אֶת־שַׂר הַמַּשְׁקִים עַל־מַשְׁקֵהוּ וַיִּתֵּן הַכּוֹס עַל־כַּף פַּרְעֹֽה׃

vayashev-'et-shar-hamasheqiym-'al-masheqehv-vayiten-hakhvos-'al-khaf-fare'oh

KJV: And he restored the chief butler unto his butlership again; and he gave the cup into Pharaoh’s hand:

AKJV: And he restored the chief butler to his butlership again; and he gave the cup into Pharaoh’s hand:

ASV: And he restored the chief butler unto his butlership again; and he gave the cup into Pharaoh’s hand:

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

Exposition: Genesis 40:21 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'And he restored the chief butler unto his butlership again; and he gave the cup into Pharaoh’s hand:'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.

Apologetics Notes

• Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.

• Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.

• Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.

Genesis 40:22

Hebrew

וְאֵת שַׂר הָאֹפִים תָּלָה כַּאֲשֶׁר פָּתַר לָהֶם יוֹסֵֽף׃

ve'et-shar-ha'ofiym-talah-kha'asher-fatar-lahem-yvosef

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

AKJV: 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;

Exposition: Genesis 40:22 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'But he hanged the chief baker: as Joseph had interpreted to them.'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.

Apologetics Notes

• Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.

• Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.

• Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.

Genesis 40:23

Hebrew

וְלֹֽא־זָכַר שַֽׂר־הַמַּשְׁקִים אֶת־יוֹסֵף וַיִּשְׁכָּחֵֽהוּ׃

velo'-zakhar-shar-hamasheqiym-'et-yvosef-vayishekhachehv

KJV: Yet did not the chief butler remember Joseph, but forgat him.

AKJV: Yet did not the chief butler remember Joseph, but forgot him.

ASV: Yet did not the chief butler remember Joseph, but forgat him.

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

Exposition: Genesis 40:23 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'Yet did not the chief butler remember Joseph, but forgat him.'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.

Apologetics Notes

• Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.

• Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.

• Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.