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Genesis 40:1

וַיְהִ֗י
hâyâh
and — to exist, i.e. be or become, come to pass (always emphatic, and not a mere copula or auxiliary)
אַחַר֙
ʼachar
properly, the hind part; generally used as an adverb or conjunction, after (in various senses)
הַדְּבָרִ֣ים
dâbâr
the — a word; by implication, a matter (as spoken of) or thing; adverbially, a cause
הָאֵ֔לֶּה
ʼêl-leh
the — these or those
חָֽטְא֛וּ
châṭâʼ
properly, to miss; hence (figuratively and generally) to sin; by inference, to forfeit, lack, expiate, repent, (causatively) lead astray, condemn
מַשְׁקֵ֥ה
mashqeh
properly, causing to drink, i.e. a butler; by implication (intransitively), drink (itself); figuratively, a well-watered region
מֶֽלֶךְ
melek
a king
מִצְרַ֖יִם
Mitsrayim
Mitsrajim, i.e. Upper and Lower Egypt
וְהָאֹפֶ֑ה
ʼâphâh
and the — to cook, especially to bake
לַאֲדֹנֵיהֶ֖ם
ʼâdôwn
to/for — sovereign, i.e. controller (human or divine)
לְמֶ֥לֶךְ
melek
to/for — a king
מִצְרָֽיִם
Mitsrayim
Mitsrajim, i.e. Upper and Lower Egypt
Genesis 40:1 · Masoretic Text (WLC)
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Now some time later, the cupbearer (butler) and the baker for the king of Egypt offended their lord, Egypt’s king.
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Now some time later, the cupbearer (butler) and the baker for the king of Egypt offended their lord, Egypt’s king.
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