Genesis 40:2

2 Pharaoh was angry with his two officials, the chief cupbearer and the chief baker,

Genesis 40:2 in Other Translations

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

2 And Pharaoh was angry with his two officers, the chief cupbearer and the chief baker,

2 Pharaoh became angry with these two officials,

2 Pharaoh was furious with his two officials, the head cupbearer and the head baker,

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

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

2 Pharaoh was angry with his two officers, the chief cupbearer and the chief baker,

2 So Pharaoh became angry with his two officials, the chief wine taster 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, the cupbearer and the baker of the king of Egypt offended their master, the king of Egypt.

2 Pharaoh was angry with his two officials, the chief cupbearer and the chief baker,

3 and put them in custody in the house of the captain of the guard, in the same prison where Joseph was confined.

4 The captain of the guard assigned them to Joseph, and he attended them. After they had been in custody for some time,

5 each of the two men—the cupbearer and the baker of the king of Egypt, who were being held in prison—had a dream the same night, and each dream had a meaning of its own.

Cross References

• 1. Proverbs 16:14,15; Proverbs 19:12
• 2. Genesis 41:10; Esther 2:21