KING JAMES VERSION (KJV)
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To get what Genesis 40:19 means based on its source text, scroll down or follow these links for the original scriptural meaning , biblical context and relative popularity.
“Yet 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.”
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| KJV Verse | Original Hebrew | Meaning/ Definition This is a simplified translation of the original Hebrew word. Follow the buttons on the right to get more detail. | More Use the buttons below to get details on the Hebrew word and view related Bible verses that use the same root word. |
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| “Yet” | בְּע֣וֹד׀ | Properly, iteration or continuance; used only adverbially (with or without preposition), again, repeatedly, still, more | Yet |
| “within three” | שְׁלֹ֣שֶׁת | Three; occasionally (ordinal) third, or (multiple) thrice | within three |
| “days” | יָמִ֗ים | A day (as the warm hours), whether literal (from sunrise to sunset, or from one sunset to the next), or figurative (a space of time defined by an associated term), (often used adverb) | days |
| “shall Pharaoh” | פַרְעֹ֤ה | Paroh, a general title of Egyptian kings | Pharaoh |
| “lift up” | יִשָּׂ֨א | To lift, in a great variety of applications, literal and figurative, absolute and relative | lift up |
| “thy head” | רֹֽאשְׁךָ֙ | The head (as most easily shaken), whether literal or figurative (in many applications, of place, time, rank, itc.) | head |
| “from off” | מֵֽעָלֶ֔יךָ | Above, over, upon, or against (yet always in this last relation with a downward aspect) in a great variety of applications | off |
| “thee, and shall hang” | וְתָלָ֥ה | To suspend (especially to gibbet) | hang |
| “thee on” | עַל | Above, over, upon, or against (yet always in this last relation with a downward aspect) in a great variety of applications | thee on |
| “a tree;” | עֵ֑ץ | A tree (from its firmness); hence, wood (plural sticks) | tree |
| “and the birds” | הָע֛וֹף | A bird (as covered with feathers, or rather as covering with wings), often collectively | birds |
| “shall eat” | וְאָכַ֥ל | To eat (literally or figuratively) | eat |
| “thy flesh” | בְּשָֽׂרְךָ֖ | Flesh (from its freshness); by extension, body, person; also (by euphemistically) the pudenda of a man | flesh |
| “from off” | מֵֽעָלֶֽיךָ׃ | Above, over, upon, or against (yet always in this last relation with a downward aspect) in a great variety of applications | off |
| “thee.” | מֵֽעָלֶֽיךָ׃ | Above, over, upon, or against (yet always in this last relation with a downward aspect) in a great variety of applications | thee |
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17 And in the uppermost basket there was of all manner of bakemeats for Pharaoh; and the birds did eat them out of the basket upon my head.
18 And Joseph answered and said, This is the interpretation thereof: The three baskets are three days:
19 Yet 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.
20 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.
21 And he restored the chief butler unto his butlership again; and he gave the cup into Pharaoh's hand:
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