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Genesis 40

Gen. 40:22 KJV (With Strong’s)

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But he hanged
talah (Hebrew #8518)
to suspend (especially to gibbet)
KJV usage: hang (up).
Pronounce: taw-law'
Origin: a primitive root
the chief
sar (Hebrew #8269)
a head person (of any rank or class)
KJV usage: captain (that had rule), chief (captain), general, governor, keeper, lord, ((-task- ))master, prince(-ipal), ruler, steward.
Pronounce: sar
Origin: from 8323
baker
'aphah (Hebrew #644)
to cook, especially to bake
KJV usage: bake(-r, (-meats)).
Pronounce: aw-faw'
Origin: a primitive root
: as Joseph
Yowceph (Hebrew #3130)
let him add (or perhaps simply active participle adding); Joseph, the name of seven Israelites
KJV usage: Joseph. Compare 3084.
Pronounce: yo-safe'
Origin: future of 3254
had interpreted
pathar (Hebrew #6622)
to open up, i.e. (figuratively) interpret (a dream)
KJV usage: interpret(-ation, -er).
Pronounce: paw-thar'
Origin: a primitive root
z to them.
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Gen. 40:19• 19Yet within three days shall Pharaoh lift up thy head from off thee, and shall hang thee on a tree; and the birds shall eat thy flesh from off thee. (Gen. 40:19)

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Cross References

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he hanged.
Gen. 40:8,19• 8And they said unto him, We have dreamed a dream, and there is no interpreter of it. And Joseph said unto them, Do not interpretations belong to God? tell me them, I pray you.
 19Yet within three days shall Pharaoh lift up thy head from off thee, and shall hang thee on a tree; and the birds shall eat thy flesh from off thee. (Gen. 40:8,19)
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Gen. 41:11‑13,16• 11And we dreamed a dream in one night, I and he; we dreamed each man according to the interpretation of his dream.
 12And there was there with us a young man, an Hebrew, servant to the captain of the guard; and we told him, and he interpreted to us our dreams; to each man according to his dream he did interpret.
 13And it came to pass, as he interpreted to us, so it was; me he restored unto mine office, and him he hanged.
 16And Joseph answered Pharaoh, saying, It is not in me: God shall give Pharaoh an answer of peace. (Gen. 41:11‑13,16)
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Jer. 23:28• 28The prophet that hath a dream, let him tell a dream; and he that hath my word, let him speak my word faithfully. What is the chaff to the wheat? saith the Lord. (Jer. 23:28)
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Dan. 2:19‑23,30• 19Then was the secret revealed unto Daniel in a night vision. Then Daniel blessed the God of heaven.
 20Daniel answered and said, Blessed be the name of God for ever and ever: for wisdom and might are his:
 21And he changeth the times and the seasons: he removeth kings, and setteth up kings: he giveth wisdom unto the wise, and knowledge to them that know understanding:
 22He revealeth the deep and secret things: he knoweth what is in the darkness, and the light dwelleth with him.
 23I thank thee, and praise thee, O thou God of my fathers, who hast given me wisdom and might, and hast made known unto me now what we desired of thee: for thou hast now made known unto us the king's matter.
 30But as for me, this secret is not revealed to me for any wisdom that I have more than any living, but for their sakes that shall make known the interpretation to the king, and that thou mightest know the thoughts of thy heart. (Dan. 2:19‑23,30)
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Dan. 5:12• 12Forasmuch as an excellent spirit, and knowledge, and understanding, interpreting of dreams, and showing of hard sentences, and dissolving of doubts, were found in the same Daniel, whom the king named Belteshazzar: now let Daniel be called, and he will show the interpretation. (Dan. 5:12)
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Acts 5:30• 30The God of our fathers raised up Jesus, whom ye slew and hanged on a tree. (Acts 5:30)

J. N. Darby Translation

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And he hanged the chief of the bakers, as Joseph had interpreted to them.