Genesis 40:2

2 Pharaoh was angry with his chief cupbearer and his chief baker.

Genesis 40:2 Meaning and Commentary

Genesis 40:2

And Pharaoh was wroth against two [of] his officers
The same above mentioned: against the chief of the butlers, and against the chief of the bakers;
for as there were several butlers and bakers that belonged unto him, who were employed in providing wine and food for him, there was one of each who was over the rest; and as their business was to see that those under them did their work well, when they were faulty the principal officers were answerable for it: wherefore, if in this case they had not been guilty of anything criminal themselves personally, yet they might have neglected to look after those that were under them, and so were culpable, and drew upon them the wrath and resentment of their lord and sovereign.

Genesis 40:2 In-Context

1 Later the king's cupbearer and his baker offended their master, the king of Egypt.

2 Pharaoh was angry with his chief cupbearer and his chief baker.

3 He put them in the prison of the captain of the guard, the same place where Joseph was a prisoner.

4 The captain of the guard assigned them to Joseph, and he took care of them. After they had been confined for some time,

5 both prisoners--the cupbearer and the baker for the king of Egypt--had dreams one night. Each man had a dream with its own special meaning.