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Genesis 40:21

And he restored the chief butler unto his butlership again; and he gave the cup into Pharaoh’s hand:

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וַיָּ֛שֶׁבvayashevand againשׁוּבconjunction, verb, hiphil, sequential imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “and again”, the next action in the storyH7725to turn back (hence, away) transitively or intransitively, literally or figuratively (not necessarily with the idea of return to the starting point); generally to retreat; often adverbial, again((break, build, circumcise, dig, do anything, do evil, feed, lay down, lie down, lodge, make, rejoice, send, take, weep)) [idiom] again, (cause to) answer ([phrase] again), [idiom] in any case (wise), [idiom] at all, averse, bring (again,…אֶתetobject markerאֵתparticle, direct object marker — “object marker”H853properly, self (but generally used to point out more definitely the object of a verb or preposition, even or namely)(as such unrepresented in English).שַׂ֥רsarcaptainשַׂרnoun, common, masculine, singular, construct — “captain”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH8269a head person (of any rank or class)captain (that had rule), chief (captain), general, governor, keeper, lord,(-task-)master, prince(-ipal), ruler, steward.הַמַּשְׁקִ֖יםhamashqimthe butlerמַשְׁקֶהdefinite article, noun, common, masculine, plural, absolute — “the butler”, the ordinary formH4945properly, causing to drink, i.e. a butler; by implication (intransitively), drink (itself); figuratively, a well-watered regionbutler(-ship), cupbearer, drink(-ing), fat pasture, watered.עַלalaboveעַלpreposition — “above”H5921above, over, upon, or against (yet always in this last relation with a downward aspect) in a great variety of applicationsabove, according to(-ly), after, (as) against, among, and, [idiom] as, at, because of, beside (the rest of), between, beyond the time, [idiom] both and, by (reason of), [idiom] had the charge of, concerning for, in (that), (forth, out) of,…מַשְׁקֵ֑הוּmashqehvbutlerמַשְׁקֶהnoun, common, masculine, singular, construct, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “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.וַיִּתֵּ֥ןvayitenand giveנָתַןconjunction, verb, qal, sequential imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “and give”, the next action in the storyH5414to give, used with greatest latitude of application (put, make, etc.)add, apply, appoint, ascribe, assign, [idiom] avenge, [idiom] be (healed), bestow, bring (forth, hither), cast, cause, charge, come, commit, consider, count, [phrase] cry, deliver (up), direct, distribute, do, [idiom] doubtless, [idiom] wi…הַכּ֖וֹסhakosthe cupכּוֹסdefinite article, noun, common, feminine, singular, absolute — “the cup”, the ordinary formH3563a cup (as a container), often figuratively, a lot (as if a potion); also some unclean bird, probably an owl (perhaps from the cup-like cavity of its eye)cup, (small) owl. Compare H3599 (כִּיס).עַלalaboveעַלpreposition — “above”H5921above, over, upon, or against (yet always in this last relation with a downward aspect) in a great variety of applicationsabove, according to(-ly), after, (as) against, among, and, [idiom] as, at, because of, beside (the rest of), between, beyond the time, [idiom] both and, by (reason of), [idiom] had the charge of, concerning for, in (that), (forth, out) of,…כַּ֥ףkafhand , -dle,כַּףnoun, common, feminine, singular, construct — “hand , -dle,”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH3709the hollow hand or palm (so of the paw of an animal, of the sole, and even of the bowl of a dish or sling, the handle of a bolt, the leaves of a palm-tree); figuratively, powerbranch, [phrase] foot, hand((-ful), -dle, (-led)), hollow, middle, palm, paw, power, sole, spoon.פַּרְעֹֽהparoPharaohפַּרְעֹהnoun, proper name — “Pharaoh”H6547Paroh, a general title of Egyptian kingsPharaoh.

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

And he restored the chief butler back unto his butlership; and he gave the cup into Pharaoh's hand.

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American Standard Version (1901)

And he restored the chief butler unto his butlership again; and he gave the cup into Pharaoh’s hand:

Young’s Literal Translation

and he putteth back the chief of the butlers to his butlership, and he giveth the cup into the hand of Pharaoh;

World English Bible

He restored the chief cup bearer to his position again, and he gave the cup into Pharaoh’s hand;

Darby Translation

And he restored the chief of the cup-bearers to his office of cup-bearer again; and he gave the cup into Pharaoh's hand.

Douay-Rheims

And he restored the one to his place to present him the cup:

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

And he restored the chief butler back unto his butlership; and he gave the cup into Pharaoh's hand.

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

And he restored the chief cupbearer to his office, and he gave the cup into Pharao's hand.

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Καὶ ἀποκατέστησε τὸν ἀρχιοινοχόον ἐπὶ τὴν ἀρχὴν αὐτοῦ· καὶ ἔδωκε τὸ ποτήριον εἰς τὴν χεῖρα Φαραώ.