Genesis Chapter 40 verse 2 Holy Bible
And Pharaoh was wroth against his two officers, against the chief of the butlers, and against the chief of the bakers.
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And Pharaoh was angry with his two servants, with the chief wine-servant and the chief bread-maker;
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And Pharaoh was wroth with his two chamberlains -- with the chief of the cup-bearers and with the chief of the bakers;
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And Pharaoh was wroth against two of his officers, against the chief of the butlers, and against the chief of the bakers.
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And Pharaoh was wroth with two of his officers, with the chief of the butlers, and with the chief of the bakers.
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Pharaoh was angry with his two officers, the chief cupbearer and the chief baker.
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and Pharaoh is wroth against his two eunuchs, against the chief of the butlers, and against the chief of the bakers,
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Pulpit Commentary
Pulpit CommentaryVerse 2. - And Pharaoh was wroth - literally, broke forth (sc. into anger) - against two of his officers (vide Genesis 37:36) against the chief - sar: the word occurs in one of the oldest historical documents of ancient Egypt ('Inscription of Una,' line 4, sixth dynasty), meaning chief or eunuch (vide ' Records of the Past,' 2:3) - of the butlers, - an office once filled by Nehemiah in the Court of Persia (Nehemiah 1:11), and Rabshakeh (Aramaic for "chief of the cupbearers") in the Court of Assyria (2 Kings 18:17) - and against the chief of the bakers. Oriental monarchs generally had a multitude of butlers and bakers, or cupbearers and Court purveyors, the chiefs in both departments being invested with high honor, and regarded with much trust (Herod., 3:34; Xenoph., 'Cyrop.,' 1:3, 8).
