KJV King James Version
And Pharaoh was wroth against two [of] his officers, against the chief of the butlers, and against the chief of the bakers.
VERSE STUDY • KJV
Genesis 40:2
And Pharaoh was wroth against two [of] his officers, against the chief of the butlers, and against the chief of the bakers.
Read it in 5 translations
BSB Berean Standard Bible
Pharaoh was angry with his two officers, the chief cupbearer and the chief baker,
WEB World English Bible
Pharaoh was angry with his two officers, the chief cupbearer and the chief baker.
ASV American Standard Version
And Pharaoh was wroth against his two officers, against the chief of the butlers, and against the chief of the bakers.
YLT Young’s Literal Translation
and Pharaoh is wroth against his two eunuchs, against the chief of the butlers, and against the chief of the bakers,
Surrounding context — Genesis 40
1 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.
2 And Pharaoh was wroth against two [of] his officers, against the chief of the butlers, and against the chief of the bakers.
3 And he put them in ward in the house of the captain of the guard, into the prison, the place where Joseph [was] bound.
4 And the captain of the guard charged Joseph with them, and he served them: and they continued a season in ward.
5 And they dreamed a dream both of them, each man his dream in one night, each man according to the interpretation of his dream, the butler and the baker of the king of Egypt, which [were] bound in the prison.
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Proverbs 16:14The wrath of a king [is as] messengers of death: but a wise man will pacify it.Proverbs 19:19A man of great wrath shall suffer punishment: for if thou deliver [him], yet thou must do it again.Proverbs 19:12The king’s wrath [is] as the roaring of a lion; but his favour [is] as dew upon the grass.1 Chronicles 27:27And over the vineyards [was] Shimei the Ramathite: over the increase of the vineyards for the wine cellars [was] Zabdi the Shiphmite:Acts 12:20And Herod was highly displeased with them of Tyre and Sidon: but they came with one accord to him, and, having made Blastus the king’s chamberlain their friend, desired peace; because their country was nourished by the king’s [country].Proverbs 27:4Wrath [is] cruel, and anger [is] outrageous; but who [is] able to stand before envy?Psalm 76:10Surely the wrath of man shall praise thee: the remainder of wrath shalt thou restrain.
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