Genesis 40:20

Bible in Basic English (1941)

Now the third day was Pharaoh's birthday, and he gave a feast for all his servants; and he gave honour to the chief wine-servant and the chief bread-maker among the others.

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  • Gen 40:13 : 13 After three days Pharaoh will give you honour, and put you back into your place, and you will give him his cup as you did before, when you were his wine-servant.
  • Gen 40:19 : 19 After three days Pharaoh will take you out of prison, hanging you on a tree, so that your flesh will be food for birds.
  • Matt 14:6 : 6 But when Herod's birthday came, the daughter of Herodias was dancing before them, and Herod was pleased with her.
  • Mark 6:21 : 21 And the chance came when Herod on his birthday gave a feast to his lords, and the high captains, and the chief men of Galilee;
  • 2 Kgs 25:27 : 27 And in the thirty-seventh year after Jehoiachin, king of Judah, had been taken prisoner, in the twelfth month, on the twenty-seventh day of the month, Evil-merodach, king of Babylon, in the first year of his rule, took Jehoiachin, king of Judah, out of prison;
  • Esth 1:3 : 3 In the third year of his rule he gave a feast to all his captains and his servants; and the captains of the army of Persia and Media, the great men and the rulers of the divisions of his kingdom, were present before him;
  • Job 3:1 : 1 Then, opening his mouth, and cursing the day of his birth,
  • Luke 16:1-2 : 1 And another time he said to the disciples, There was a certain man of great wealth who had a servant; and it was said to him that this servant was wasting his goods. 2 And he sent for him and said, What is this which is said about you? give me an account of all you have done, for you will no longer be the manager of my property.
  • Matt 18:23-25 : 23 For this reason the kingdom of heaven is like a king, who went over his accounts with his servants. 24 And at the start, one came to him who was in his debt for ten thousand talents. 25 And because he was not able to make payment, his lord gave orders for him, and his wife, and his sons and daughters, and all he had, to be given for money, and payment to be made.
  • Matt 25:19 : 19 Now after a long time the lord of those servants comes, and makes up his account with them.
  • Gen 21:8 : 8 And when the child was old enough to be taken from the breast, Abraham made a great feast.

Similar Verses (AI)

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  • Gen 40:21-23
    3 verses
    82%

    21 And he put the chief wine-servant back in his old place; and he gave the cup into Pharaoh's hand.

    22 But the chief bread-maker was put to death by hanging, as Joseph had said.

    23 But the wine-servant did not keep Joseph in mind or give a thought to him.

  • Gen 40:1-5
    5 verses
    80%

    1 Now after these things the chief servant who had the care of the wine, and the chief bread-maker in Pharaoh's house, did something against Pharaoh's orders;

    2 And Pharaoh was angry with his two servants, with the chief wine-servant and the chief bread-maker;

    3 And he put them in prison under the care of the captain of the army, in the same prison where Joseph himself was shut up.

    4 And the captain put them in Joseph's care, and he did what was needed for them; and they were kept in prison for some time.

    5 And these two had a dream on the same night; the chief wine-servant and the chief bread-maker of the king of Egypt, who were in prison, the two of them had dreams with a special sense.

  • Gen 40:9-14
    6 verses
    80%

    9 Then the chief wine-servant gave Joseph an account of his dream, and said, In my dream I saw a vine before me;

    10 And on the vine were three branches; and it seemed as if it put out buds and flowers, and from them came grapes ready for cutting.

    11 And Pharaoh's cup was in my hand, and I took the grapes and crushing them into Pharaoh's cup, gave the cup into Pharaoh's hand.

    12 Then Joseph said, This is the sense of your dream: the three branches are three days;

    13 After three days Pharaoh will give you honour, and put you back into your place, and you will give him his cup as you did before, when you were his wine-servant.

    14 But keep me in mind when things go well for you, and be good to me and say a good word for me to Pharaoh and get me out of this prison:

  • Gen 40:16-19
    4 verses
    79%

    16 Now when the chief bread-maker saw that the first dream had a good sense, he said to Joseph, I had a dream; and in my dream there were three baskets of white bread on my head;

    17 And in the top basket were all sorts of cooked meats for Pharaoh; and the birds were taking them out of the baskets on my head.

    18 Then Joseph said, This is the sense of your dream: the three baskets are three days;

    19 After three days Pharaoh will take you out of prison, hanging you on a tree, so that your flesh will be food for birds.

  • Gen 41:8-10
    3 verses
    76%

    8 And in the morning his spirit was troubled; and he sent for all the wise men of Egypt and all the holy men, and put his dream before them, but no one was able to give him the sense of it.

    9 Then the chief wine-servant said to Pharaoh, The memory of my sin comes back to me now;

    10 Pharaoh had been angry with his servants, and had put me in prison in the house of the captain of the army, together with the chief bread-maker;

  • Gen 41:13
    69%

    13 And it came about as he said: I was put back in my place, and the bread-maker was put to death by hanging.

  • Gen 42:17
    69%

    17 So he put them in prison for three days.

  • Gen 41:43
    69%

    43 And he made him take his seat in the second of his carriages; and they went before him crying, Make way! So he made him ruler over all the land of Egypt.

  • Gen 40:7
    68%

    7 And he said to the servants of Pharaoh who were in prison with him, Why are you looking so sad?

  • Mark 6:21
    68%

    21 And the chance came when Herod on his birthday gave a feast to his lords, and the high captains, and the chief men of Galilee;

  • Gen 41:1
    67%

    1 Now after two years had gone by, Pharaoh had a dream; and in his dream he was by the side of the Nile;

  • Gen 41:37
    67%

    37 And this seemed good to Pharaoh and to all his servants.

  • Acts 7:10
    67%

    10 And made him free from all his troubles, and gave him wisdom and the approval of Pharaoh, king of Egypt, who made him ruler over Egypt and all his house.