Genesis - 40:2

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

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Explanation and meaning of Genesis 40:2.

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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.
And Pharaoh was wroth against his two officers, against the chief of the butlers, and against the chief of the bakers.
And Pharao being angry with them (now the one was chief butler, the other chief baker)
And Pharaoh was wroth with his two chamberlains with the chief of the cup-bearers and with the chief of the bakers;
and Pharaoh is wroth against his two eunuchs, against the chief of the butlers, and against the chief of the bakers,
And Pharaoh was angry with his two servants, with the chief wine-servant and the chief bread-maker;
And Pharaoh, being angry with them, (now the one was in charge of the cupbearers, the other of the millers of grain)
Itaque iratus est Pharao contra utrumque satrapam suum, contra principem pincernarum et contra principem pistorum.

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Historical Commentaries

Scholarly Analysis and Interpretation.

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.

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