Genesis 40:2

2 Pharaoh became angry with his two officers the chief cupbearer and the 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 Some time later it came about that the Egyptian king's cupbearer and baker gave offense to their lord the king of Egypt.

2 Pharaoh became angry with his two officers the chief cupbearer and the chief baker.

3 So he put them in custody in the house of the captain of the guard, in the prison, in the same place where Yosef was kept.

4 The captain of the guard charged Yosef to be with them, and he became their attendant while they remained in prison.

5 One night the two of them, the king of Egypt's cupbearer and his baker, there in prison, both had dreams, each dream with its own meaning.