The Meaning of Genesis 40:2 Explained

Genesis 40:2

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

YLT: and Pharaoh is wroth against his two eunuchs, against the chief of the butlers, and against the chief of the bakers,

Darby: And Pharaoh was wroth with his two chamberlains with the chief of the cup-bearers and with the chief of the bakers;

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

KJV Reverse Interlinear

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

What does Genesis 40:2 Mean?

Context Summary

Genesis 40:1-8 - Joseph Fares Well In Prison
These two men remind us of the two thieves crucified beside our Lord; to the one He was a savor of life, to the other of death. Jeremy Taylor says that he must be in love with peevishness who chooses to sit down on his little handful of thorns, when there are so many causes that call for him. Wherever in the world we are, there is a fellowship of sad and lonely hearts for us to cultivate. Like Joseph, let us set about helping others, and so find solace and help for ourselves. We must move in and out among our fellows with "a glorious morning face." Keep your sorrows for your Lord and yourself, but learn from your own experiences how to comfort those who are in any sorrow by the comfort with which you yourself have been comforted of God. How quick Joseph was to detect the added anxiety on the two faces! It was because he had known similar alternations of experience. See 2 Corinthians 1:4. [source]

Chapter Summary: Genesis 40

1  The chief butler and baker of Pharaoh are also imprisoned
5  Joseph interprets their dreams
20  They are accomplished according to his interpretation
23  The ingratitude of the butler, in forgetting Joseph

What do the individual words in Genesis 40:2 mean?

And was angry Pharaoh with two his officers upon chief the cupbearer and the baker
וַיִּקְצֹ֣ף פַּרְעֹ֔ה עַ֖ל שְׁנֵ֣י סָרִיסָ֑יו עַ֚ל שַׂ֣ר הַמַּשְׁקִ֔ים וְעַ֖ל הָאוֹפִֽים

וַיִּקְצֹ֣ף  And  was  angry 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Verb, Qal, Consecutive imperfect, third person masculine singular
Root: קָצַף  
Sense: to be displeased, be angry, fret oneself, be wroth.
פַּרְעֹ֔ה  Pharaoh 
Parse: Proper Noun, masculine singular
Root: פַּרְעֹה  
Sense: the common title of the king of Egypt.
שְׁנֵ֣י  two 
Parse: Number, mdc
Root: שְׁנַיִם  
Sense: two.
סָרִיסָ֑יו  his  officers 
Parse: Noun, masculine plural construct, third person masculine singular
Root: סָרִיס  
Sense: official, eunuch.
עַ֚ל  upon 
Parse: Preposition
Root: עַל 
Sense: upon, on the ground of, according to, on account of, on behalf of, concerning, beside, in addition to, together with, beyond, above, over, by, on to, towards, to, against.
שַׂ֣ר  chief 
Parse: Noun, masculine singular construct
Root: סָרַר 
Sense: prince, ruler, leader, chief, chieftain, official, captain.
הַמַּשְׁקִ֔ים  the  cupbearer 
Parse: Article, Noun, masculine plural
Root: מַשְׁקֶה 
Sense: irrigation, drink.
הָאוֹפִֽים  the  baker 
Parse: Article, Verb, Qal, Participle, masculine plural
Root: אָפָה 
Sense: to bake.