Passage Research
Genesis 40 — Sermon Preparation
In prison Joseph interprets the dreams of Pharaoh's cupbearer and baker; the cupbearer is restored, the baker executed, just as Joseph foretold. Below is a research summary for Genesis 40, drawn from openly licensed scholarly databases — original-language morphology, classic sermons from the church fathers through the Puritans, and ancient geography data.
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- verses
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- Hebrew words / lemmas
- 5
- classic sermon excerpts
- 3
- preachers & commentators
Genesis 40 in the Hebrew
Distinctive vocabulary of this chapter, based on original-language morphology.
| Hebrew | Transliteration | Strong's | Count | Glosses |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| מַשְׁקֶה | mashqeh | H4945 | 9 | causing to drink, butler |
| פַּרְעֹה | Parʻôh | H6547 | 12 | Paroh |
| יוֹסֵף | Yôwçêph | H3130 | 10 | Joseph |
| שַׂר | sar | H8269 | 11 | head |
| אָפָה | ʼâphâh | H644 | 7 | cook, bake |
| חֲלוֹם | chălôwm | H2472 | 7 | dream |
| שָׁלוֹשׁ | shâlôwsh | H7969 | 8 | three, third |
How preachers through history handled this text
5 public-domain excerpts on Genesis 40, from the church fathers to the Puritans.
“In this chapter things are working, though slowly, towards Joseph's advancement. I. Two of Pharaoh's servants are committed to prison, and there to Joseph's care, and so become witnesses of his extraordinary conduct, ver. 1-4. II. They dreamed each of them a dream, which Joseph interpreted (ver. 5-19), and the event verified the interpretation (ver. 20-22), and so they became witnesses of his extraordinary skill. III. Joseph recommends his case to one of them, whose preferment he foresaw (ver. 14, 15), but in vain, ver. 23. …”
— Matthew Henry, Commentary on the Whole Bible, Vol. 1 (Genesis to Deuteronomy), on Genesis 40:1–35 (Public Domain)
Places in the text
Based on ancient-geography data
- Egypt— Gen 40:1
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