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Genesis 40:23

Yet did not the chief butler remember Joseph, but forgat him.

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וְלֹֽאveloand no , -r,לֹאconjunction, particle, negative — “and no , -r,”H3808not (the simple or abs. negation); by implication, no; often used with other particles[idiom] before, [phrase] or else, ere, [phrase] except, ig(-norant), much, less, nay, neither, never, no((-ne), -r, (-thing)), ([idiom] as though...,(can-), for) not (out of), of nought, otherwise, out of, [phrase] surely, [phrase] as trul…זָכַ֧רzakharbe maleזָכַרverb, qal, perfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “be male”, a completed actionH2142properly, to mark (so as to be recognized), i.e. to remember; by implication, to mention; to be male[idiom] burn (incense), [idiom] earnestly, be male, (make) mention (of), be mindful, recount, record(-er), remember, make to be remembered, bring (call, come, keep, put) to (in) remembrance, [idiom] still, think on, [idiom] well.שַֽׂרsarcaptainשַׂרnoun, 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.הַמַּשְׁקִ֛יםhamashqimthe 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.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).יוֹסֵ֖ףyosefJoseph. Compare H3084יוֹסֵףnoun, proper name — “Joseph. Compare H3084”H3130Joseph, the name of seven IsraelitesJoseph. Compare H3084 (יְהוֹסֵף).וַיִּשְׁכָּחֵֽהוּvayishkachehvand forgetשָׁכַחconjunction, verb, qal, sequential imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “and forget”, the next action in the storyH7911to mislay, i.e. to be oblivious of, from want of memory or attention[idiom] at all, (cause to) forget.

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

Yet did not the chief butler remember Joseph, but forgot him.

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American Standard Version (1901)

Yet did not the chief butler remember Joseph, but forgat him.

Young’s Literal Translation

and the chief of the butlers hath not remembered Joseph, but forgetteth him.

World English Bible

Yet the chief cup bearer didn’t remember Joseph, but forgot him.

Darby Translation

But the chief of the cup-bearers did not remember Joseph, and forgot him.

Douay-Rheims

But the chief butler, when things prospered with him, forgot his interpreter.

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

Yet did not the chief butler remember Joseph, but forgot him.

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

Yet did not the chief cupbearer remember Joseph, but forgot him.

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Καὶ οὐκ ἐμνήσθη ὁ ἀρχιοινοχόος τοῦ Ἰωσὴφ, ἀλλαʼ ἐπελάθετο αὐτοῦ.