Genesis 40:1
BSB · Public Domain (CC0)“Some time later, the king’s cupbearer and baker offended their master, the king of Egypt.”
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“Some time later, the king’s cupbearer and baker offended their master, the king of Egypt.”
Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)“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.”
King James Version · Public Domain“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.”
American Standard Version · Public Domain“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;”
Young's Literal Translation · Public DomainOther passages that echo Genesis 40:1 — 6 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.
- Genesis 39:20So Joseph’s master took him and had him thrown into the prison where the king’s prisoners were confined. While Joseph was there in the prison,
- Genesis 40:13Within three days Pharaoh will lift up your head and restore your position. You will put Pharaoh’s cup in his hand, just as you did when you were his cupbearer.
- Genesis 40:16When the chief baker saw that the interpretation was favorable, he said to Joseph, “I too had a dream: There were three baskets of white bread on my head.
- Genesis 41:9Then the chief cupbearer said to Pharaoh, “Today I recall my failures.
- Nehemiah 1:11O Lord, may Your ear be attentive to my prayer and to the prayers of Your servants who delight to revere Your name. Give Your servant success this day, I pray, and grant him mercy in the sight of this man.” (At that time I was the cupbearer to the king.)
- Esther 6:1That night sleep escaped the king; so he ordered the Book of Records, the Chronicles, to be brought in and read to him.
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