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Genesis 41:10
Pharaoh was once angry with his servants, and he put me and the chief baker in the custody of the captain of the guard.
Berean Standard Bible
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Study note
Setting — The chief cupbearer addresses Pharaoh during a royal audience, recalling his past imprisonment to explain why Joseph should be summoned.
The words — The Hebrew קָצַף (ka.Tzaf) literally means “he was angry,” describing Pharaoh’s sudden wrath against his officials. The verb וַיִּתֵּן (va.yi.tten) translates as “and he put,” indicating the royal order that transferred Joseph and the baker into protective custody.
The thread — This incident echoes Pharaoh’s earlier anger toward his officers in Genesis 40:2 and parallels Joseph’s previous confinement in the captain of the guard’s house in Genesis 39:20.
Why it lands — The text states that royal anger directly causes imprisonment, requiring the reader to acknowledge that human circumstances shift without divine intervention, even when the mechanism appears to be a king’s decree.
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The Hebrew words
King James Version
Pharaoh was wroth with his servants, and put me in ward in the captain of the guard’s house, both me and the chief baker:
Cross-references
- Genesis 39:20 So Joseph’s master took him and had him thrown into the prison where the king’s prisoners were confined. While Joseph was there in the prison,
- Genesis 40:2 Pharaoh was angry with his two officers, the chief cupbearer and the chief baker,
- Genesis 37:36 Meanwhile, the Midianites sold Joseph in Egypt to Potiphar, an officer of Pharaoh and captain of the guard.