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Genesis 40:1

And it came to pass after these things, that the butler of the king of Egypt and his baker had offended their lord the king of Egypt.

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וַיְהִ֗יvayhiand beהָיָהconjunction, verb, qal, sequential imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “and be”, the next action in the storyH1961to exist, i.e. be or become, come to pass (always emphatic, and not a mere copula or auxiliary)beacon, [idiom] altogether, be(-come), accomplished, committed, like), break, cause, come (to pass), do, faint, fall, [phrase] follow, happen, [idiom] have, last, pertain, quit (one-) self, require, [idiom] use.אַחַר֙acharafterאַחַרpreposition — “after”H310properly, the hind part; generally used as an adverb or conjunction, after (in various senses)after (that, -ward), again, at, away from, back (from, -side), behind, beside, by, follow (after, -ing), forasmuch, from, hereafter, hinder end, [phrase] out (over) live, [phrase] persecute, posterity, pursuing, remnant, seeing, since, the…הַדְּבָרִ֣יםhadvarimthe causeדָּבָרdefinite article, noun, common, masculine, plural, absolute — “the cause”, the ordinary formH1697a word; by implication, a matter (as spoken of) or thing; adverbially, a causeact, advice, affair, answer, [idiom] any such (thing), because of, book, business, care, case, cause, certain rate, [phrase] chronicles, commandment, [idiom] commune(-ication), [phrase] concern(-ing), [phrase] confer, counsel, [phrase] dea…הָאֵ֔לֶּהhaelehthe theseאֵלֶּהdefinite article, pronoun, demonstrative, common, plural — “the these”H428these or thosean-(the) other; one sort, so, some, such, them, these (same), they, this, those, thus, which, who(-m).חָֽטְא֛וּchatevby faultחָטָאverb, qal, perfect, 3rd person, common, plural — “by fault”, a completed actionH2398properly, to miss; hence (figuratively and generally) to sin; by inference, to forfeit, lack, expiate, repent, (causatively) lead astray, condemnbear the blame, cleanse, commit (sin), by fault, harm he hath done, loss, miss, (make) offend(-er), offer for sin, purge, purify (self), make reconciliation, (cause, make) sin(-ful, -ness), trespass.מַשְׁקֵ֥הmashqehbutlerמַשְׁקֶהnoun, common, masculine, singular, construct — “butler”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH4945properly, causing to drink, i.e. a butler; by implication (intransitively), drink (itself); figuratively, a well-watered regionbutler(-ship), cupbearer, drink(-ing), fat pasture, watered.מֶֽלֶךְmelekhkingמֶלֶךְnoun, common, masculine, singular, construct — “king”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH4428a kingking, royal.מִצְרַ֖יִםmitsrayimEgyptמִצְרַיִםnoun, proper name — “Egypt”H4714Mitsrajim, i.e. Upper and Lower EgyptEgypt, Egyptians, Mizraim.וְהָאֹפֶ֑הvehaofehand the bakeאָפָהconjunction, definite article, verb, qal, participle, absolute — “and the bake”, a verb used as a describing wordH644to cook, especially to bakebake(-r, (-meats)).לַאֲדֹנֵיהֶ֖םlaadoneyhemto lordאָדוֹןpreposition, noun, common, masculine, plural, construct, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, plural — “to lord”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH113sovereign, i.e. controller (human or divine)lord, master, owner. Compare also names beginning with 'Adoni-'.לְמֶ֥לֶךְlemelekhto kingמֶלֶךְpreposition, noun, common, masculine, singular, construct — “to king”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH4428a kingking, royal.מִצְרָֽיִםmitsrayimEgyptמִצְרַיִםnoun, proper name — “Egypt”H4714Mitsrajim, i.e. Upper and Lower EgyptEgypt, Egyptians, Mizraim.

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

And it came to pass after these things, that the butler of the king of Egypt and his baker offended their lord the king of Egypt.

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American Standard Version (1901)

And it came to pass after these things, that the butler of the king of Egypt and his baker offended their lord the king of Egypt.

Young’s Literal Translation

And it cometh to pass, after these things — the butler of the king of Egypt and the baker have sinned against their lord, against the king of Egypt;

World English Bible

After these things, the butler of the king of Egypt and his baker offended their lord, the king of Egypt.

Darby Translation

And it came to pass after these things, [that] the cup-bearer of the king of Egypt and the baker offended their lord the king of Egypt.

Douay-Rheims

After this, it came to pass, that two eunuchs, the butler and the baker of the king of Egypt, offended their lord.

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

And it came to pass after these things, that the butler of the king of Egypt and his baker offended their lord the king of Egypt.

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

And it came to pass after these things, that the chief cupbearer of the king of Egypt and the chief baker trespassed against their lord the king of Egypt.

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Ἐγένετο δὲ μετὰ τὰ ῥήματα ταῦτα, ἥμαρτεν ὁ ἀρχιοινοχόος τοῦ βασιλέως Αἰγύπτου, καὶ ὁ ἀρχισιτοποιὸς, τῷ κυρίῳ αὐτῶν βασιλεῖ Αἰγύπτου.

American Standard Version (1901)

Young’s Literal Translation

World English Bible

Darby Translation

Douay-Rheims

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

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