Genesis 40:1-8

The two Officers in Prison

1. after these things A vague definition of time: see Genesis 15:1; Genesis 22:1; Genesis 39:7.

the butler In Genesis 40:2; Genesis 40:20he is called "the chief butler." The word is rendered in Nehemiah 1:11, "cupbearer," an officer who looked after the king's cellar.

his baker In Genesis 40:2; Genesis 40:22he is called "the chief baker," an officer who looked after the king's bakehouse. These officials filled high positions at the Egyptian court. Cf. Genesis 37:36.

offended Lit. "sinned"; so LXX ἥμαρτον, Lat. peccarent.