Genesis 40:20 — compare English translations
Compare translationsGenesis 40:20 in 3 English versions, beneath the original-language interlinear. Each original word links to its lexicon entry, so you can weigh the renderings against the morphology yourself. Full word study →
וַיְהִ֣י
hâyâh
H1961
to be
בַּיּ֣וֹם
yôwm
H3117
day
הַשְּׁלִישִׁ֗י
shᵉlîyshîy
H7992
third
י֚וֹם
yôwm
H3117
day
הֻלֶּ֣דֶת
yâlad
H3205
to bear
אֶת
ʼêth
H853
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פַּרְעֹ֔ה
Parʻôh
H6547
Pharaoh
וַיַּ֥עַשׂ
ʻâsâh
H6213
to do
מִשְׁתֶּ֖ה
mishteh
H4960
feast
לְכָל
kôl
H3605
all
עֲבָדָ֑יו
ʻebed
H5650
servant
וַיִּשָּׂ֞א
nâsâʼ
H5375
to lift
אֶת
ʼêth
H853
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רֹ֣אשׁ
rôʼsh
H7218
head
שַׂ֣ר
sar
H8269
prince
הַמַּשְׁקִ֗ים
mashqeh
H4945
drink
וְאֶת
ʼêth
H853
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רֹ֛אשׁ
rôʼsh
H7218
head
שַׂ֥ר
sar
H8269
prince
הָאֹפִ֖ים
ʼâphâh
H644
to bake
בְּת֥וֹךְ
tâvek
H8432
midst
עֲבָדָֽיו
ʻebed
H5650
servant
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World English Bible Public Domain
It happened the third day, which was Pharaoh's birthday, that he made a feast for all his servants, and he lifted up the head of the chief cupbearer and the head of the chief baker among his servants.
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King James Version Public Domain
And it came to pass the third day, which was Pharaoh's birthday, that he made a feast unto all his servants: and he lifted up the head of the chief butler and of the chief baker among his servants.
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
Then it happened on the third day, the day Pharaoh was born, that he made a feast for all his servants. And he lifted up the head of the chief of the cupbearers and the head of the chief of the bakers in the presence of his servants.
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