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And he restored the chief butler unto his butlership again; and he gave the cup into Pharaoh’s hand: (KJV)
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וַיָּ֛שֶׁבvai.Ya.shevand he restored
Lemma: שׁוּב (shuv) · Strong's: H7725H
Parsing: Verb · Hiphil (hence Action · Active) · Consecutive Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVhw3ms)
Meaning: to return: rescue
Used 103 times. Also: Genesis 37:22, Genesis 40:13, Genesis 41:13, Exodus 4:7, Exodus 23:4, Leviticus 6:4 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H7725H; TAHOT Genesis 40:21 word 1
אֶת\־'et-<obj.>
Lemma: אֵת (et) · Strong's: H0853
Parsing: Particle · Object indicator (HTo)
Meaning: [Obj.]
Used 10927 times. Also: Genesis 1:1, Genesis 1:4, Genesis 1:7, Genesis 1:16, Genesis 1:17, Genesis 1:21 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0853; TAHOT Genesis 40:21 word 2
שַׂ֥רsar[the] chief of
Lemma: שַׂר (sar) · Strong's: H8269
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HNcmsc)
Meaning: ruler
Used 421 times. Also: Genesis 12:15, Genesis 21:22, Genesis 21:32, Genesis 26:26, Genesis 37:36, Genesis 39:1 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H8269; TAHOT Genesis 40:21 word 3
הַמַּשְׁקִ֖יםha.mash.Kimthe cup bearers
Lemma: מַשְׁקֶה (mash.qeh) · Strong's: H4945A
Parsing: Verb · Hiphil (hence Action · Active) · Participle · Masculine · Plural · Absolute (HVhrmpa)
Meaning: cupbearer
Used 13 times. Also: Genesis 40:1, Genesis 40:2, Genesis 40:5, Genesis 40:9, Genesis 40:13, Genesis 40:20 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H4945A; TAHOT Genesis 40:21 word 4
עַל\־'al-to
Lemma: עַל (al) · Strong's: H5921A
Parsing: Preposition (HR)
Meaning: upon
Used 5756 times. Also: Genesis 1:2, Genesis 1:7, Genesis 1:11, Genesis 1:15, Genesis 1:17, Genesis 1:20 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H5921A; TAHOT Genesis 40:21 word 5
מַשְׁקֵ֑הוּmash.Ke.hucup bearing his
Lemma: מַשְׁקֶה (mash.qeh) · Strong's: H4945A
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HNcmsc)
Meaning: cupbearer
Used 13 times. Also: Genesis 40:1, Genesis 40:2, Genesis 40:5, Genesis 40:9, Genesis 40:13, Genesis 40:20 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H4945A; TAHOT Genesis 40:21 word 6
וַיִּתֵּ֥ןvai.yi.Tenand he put
Lemma: נָתַן (na.tan) · Strong's: H5414H
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Consecutive Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVqw3ms)
Meaning: to give: put
Used 395 times. Also: Genesis 1:17, Genesis 9:13, Genesis 15:10, Genesis 18:8, Genesis 27:17, Genesis 30:35 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H5414H; TAHOT Genesis 40:21 word 7
הַכּ֖וֹסha.Kosthe cup
Lemma: כּוֹס (kos) · Strong's: H3563A
Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Singular · Absolute (HNcfsa)
Meaning: cup
Used 30 times. Also: Genesis 40:11, Genesis 40:13, 2 Samuel 12:3, 1 Kings 7:26, 2 Chronicles 4:5, Psalms 11:6 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3563A; TAHOT Genesis 40:21 word 8
עַל\־'al-on
Lemma: עַל (al) · Strong's: H5921A
Parsing: Preposition (HR)
Meaning: upon
Used 5756 times. Also: Genesis 1:2, Genesis 1:7, Genesis 1:11, Genesis 1:15, Genesis 1:17, Genesis 1:20 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H5921A; TAHOT Genesis 40:21 word 9
כַּ֥ףkaf[the] palm of
Lemma: כַּף (kaph) · Strong's: H3709G
Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Singular · Construct (HNcfsc)
Meaning: palm
Used 139 times. Also: Genesis 20:5, Genesis 31:42, Genesis 40:11, Exodus 4:4, Exodus 9:29, Exodus 9:33 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3709G; TAHOT Genesis 40:21 word 10
פַּרְעֹֽה\׃par.'OhPharaoh
Lemma: פַּרְעֹה (par.oh) · Strong's: H6547H
Parsing: Noun · Title · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNtmsa)
Meaning: Pharaoh
Used 88 times. Also: Genesis 37:36, Genesis 39:1, Genesis 40:2, Genesis 40:7, Genesis 40:11, Genesis 40:13 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H6547H; TAHOT Genesis 40:21 word 11
How the BSB renders it
Each English phrase in the Berean Standard Bible and the original word behind it.
| Pharaoh restored | → | שׁוּב H7725H to return: rescue |
| the chief | → | שַׂר H8269 ruler |
| cupbearer | → | מַשְׁקֶה H4945A cupbearer |
| to | → | עַל H5921A upon |
| his position | → | מַשְׁקֶה H4945A cupbearer |
| so that he once again placed | → | נָתַן H5414H to give: put |
| the cup | → | כּוֹס H3563A cup |
| in | → | עַל H5921A upon |
| Pharaoh’s | → | פַּרְעֹה H6547H Pharaoh |
| hand | → | כַּף H3709G palm |
King James Version (KJV), public domain in the United States. Source
Original-language words, glosses, parsing and lexicon entries: STEPBible data by Tyndale House, Cambridge (TAHOT, TAGNT, TBESH, TBESG, TFLSJ, TEHMC, TEGMC), CC BY 4.0, with changes. Hebrew text from the Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible. English alignment: Berean Standard Bible tables (public domain).
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