The Meaning of Genesis 40:17 Explained

Genesis 40:17

KJV: And in the uppermost basket there was of all manner of bakemeats for Pharaoh; and the birds did eat them out of the basket upon my head.

YLT: and in the uppermost basket are of all kinds of Pharaoh's food, work of a baker; and the birds are eating them out of the basket, from off my head.'

Darby: And in the uppermost basket there were all manner of victuals for Pharaoh that the baker makes, and the birds ate them out of the basket upon my head.

ASV: and in the uppermost basket there was of all manner of baked food for Pharaoh; and the birds did eat them out of the basket upon my head.

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CONTEXT: What is the Context of Genesis 40:17?

MEANING: What does Genesis 40:17 Mean?

WORDS: What do the individual words in Genesis 40:17 mean?

RELATIONS: What do the major concepts mean in Genesis 40:17?

What is the context of Genesis 40:17?

KJV Reverse Interlinear

And in the uppermost basket [there was] of all manner of bakemeats for Pharaoh; and the birds did eat them out of the basket upon my head.

What does Genesis 40:17 Mean?

Context Summary

Genesis 40:9-23 - Joseph Interprets Two Dreams

Joseph as an interpreter was among a thousand. Because his pure heart was open to God, he could unriddle the mysteries of human life. Very often those who walk with God can solve and explain the dark riddles of human life for the less enlightened. Joseph was keenly alive to God's presence. It filled the prison with glory. He knew that thence must come all their hope and expectation; and God was "in the shadow, keeping watch above His own." He was contriving and superintending the chain of events which were to set His young servant on the throne. Man had despised and rejected him, but God had already prepared for him a position of honor and usefulness, to which his ministry to these men was as rungs in the upward ladder. Do not neglect small acts of ministry. Faithfulness in the very little leads to the throne-life. The butler's forgetfulness reminds us of our shameful forgetfulness of the Redeemer, who has brought us up out of the pit, and redeemed us with precious blood. Yet He said: "This do in remembrance of me." [source]

Chapter Summary: Genesis 40

¹ The chief butler and baker of Pharaoh are also imprisoned
⁵ Joseph interprets their dreams
²⁰ They are accomplished according to his interpretation
²³ The ingratitude of the butler, in forgetting Joseph

What do the individual words in Genesis 40:17 mean?

and in the basket uppermost [were] all kinds for Pharaoh works baked and the birds ate them out of the basket on my head

וּבַסַּ֣ל הָֽעֶלְי֔וֹן מִכֹּ֛ל מַאֲכַ֥ל פַּרְעֹ֖ה מַעֲשֵׂ֣ה אֹפֶ֑ה וְהָע֗וֹף אֹכֵ֥ל אֹתָ֛ם מִן־ הַסַּ֖ל מֵעַ֥ל רֹאשִֽׁי

וּבַסַּ֣ל	and in the basket
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Preposition-b, Article, Noun, masculine singular Root: סַל Sense: basket.
הָֽעֶלְי֔וֹן	uppermost
Parse: Article, Adjective, masculine singular Root: עֶלְיׄון Sense: high, upper.
מִכֹּ֛ל	[were] all
Parse: Preposition-m, Noun, masculine singular construct Root: כֹּל Sense: all, the whole.
מַאֲכַ֥ל	kinds
Parse: Noun, masculine singular construct Root: מַאֲכָל Sense: food, fruit, meat.
פַּרְעֹ֖ה	for Pharaoh
Parse: Proper Noun, masculine singular Root: פַּרְעֹה Sense: the common title of the king of Egypt.
מַעֲשֵׂ֣ה	works
Parse: Noun, masculine singular construct Root: מַעֲשֶׂה Sense: deed, work.
אֹפֶ֑ה	baked
Parse: Verb, Qal, Participle, masculine singular Root: אָפָה Sense: to bake.
וְהָע֗וֹף	and the birds
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Article, Noun, masculine singular Root: עֹוף Sense: flying creatures, fowl, insects, birds.
אֹכֵ֥ל	ate
Parse: Verb, Qal, Participle, masculine singular Root: אָכַל Sense: to eat, devour, burn up, feed.
מִן־	out
Parse: Preposition Root: מִן Sense: from, out of, on account of, off, on the side of, since, above, than, so that not, more than.
הַסַּ֖ל	of the basket
Parse: Article, Noun, masculine singular Root: סַל Sense: basket.
רֹאשִֽׁי	my head
Parse: Noun, masculine singular construct, first person common singular Root: רֹאשׁ Sense: head, top, summit, upper part, chief, total, sum, height, front, beginning.

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