Genesis 40:22
“But he hanged the chief baker: as Joseph had interpreted to them.”
Genesis 40:22 in 7 translations
- KJVKing James Version
- But he hanged the chief baker: as Joseph had interpreted to them.
- DRADouay–Rheims
- The other he hanged on a gibbet, that the truth of the interpreter might be shewn.
- ASVAmerican Standard Version
- but he hanged the chief baker: as Joseph had interpreted to them.
- DARBYDarby
- And he hanged the chief of the bakers, as Joseph had interpreted to them.
- WEBThe World English Bible
- but he hanged the chief baker, as Joseph had interpreted to them.
- YLTYoung's Literal Translation
- and the chief of the bakers he hath hanged, as Joseph hath interpreted to them;
- BPVBiblePics Version
- but he hanged the chief baker, just as Joseph had interpreted to them.
Context: Genesis 40
20And 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.
21And he restored the chief butler unto his butlership again; and he gave the cup into Pharaoh's hand:
22But he hanged the chief baker: as Joseph had interpreted to them.
23Yet did not the chief butler remember Joseph, but forgat him.
About Genesis 40: Joseph Interprets Dreams in Prison
Joseph interprets the dreams of the Pharaoh's cupbearer and the baker and is later called upon to interpret the Pharaoh's dream. He correctly predicts seven years of plenty followed by seven years of famine.
Commentary
Genesis 40 is a chapter that focuses on two of Joseph's fellow prisoners, the cupbearer and the baker of Pharaoh. Both of these men have dreams that Joseph interprets for them. The cupbearer's dream is interpreted as a sign of his imminent release from prison, while the baker's dream is interpreted as a sign of his impending death.