Genesis 40:23

40:23 But the chief cupbearer did not remember Joseph – he forgot him. ¹ 

Genesis 40:2

40:2 Pharaoh was enraged with his two officials, ²  the cupbearer and the baker,

Genesis 40:9

40:9 So the chief cupbearer told his dream to Joseph: ³  “In my dream, there was a vine in front of me.

Genesis 40:21

40:21 He restored the chief cupbearer to his former position ⁴  so that he placed the cup in Pharaoh’s hand,

Genesis 41:9

41:9 Then the chief cupbearer said to Pharaoh, “Today I recall my failures. ⁵ 

Genesis 40:20

40:20 On the third day it was Pharaoh’s birthday, so he gave a feast for all his servants. He “lifted up” ⁶  the head of the chief cupbearer and the head of the chief baker in the midst of his servants.

[40:23]  ¹ tn The wayyiqtol verbal form here has a reiterative or emphasizing function.

[40:2]  ² tn The Hebrew word סָרִיס (saris), used here of these two men and of Potiphar (see 39:1), normally means “eunuch.” But evidence from Akkadian texts shows that in early times the title was used of a court official in general. Only later did it become more specialized in its use.

[40:9]  ³ tn The Hebrew text adds “and he said to him.” This has not been translated because it is redundant in English.

[40:21]  ⁴ tn Heb “his cupbearing.”

[41:9]  ⁵ tn Heb “sins, offenses.” He probably refers here to the offenses that landed him in prison (see 40:1).

[40:20]  ⁶ tn The translation puts the verb in quotation marks because it is used rhetorically here and has a double meaning. With respect to the cup bearer it means “reinstate” (see v. 13), but with respect to the baker it means “decapitate” (see v. 19).