Genesis 40:19
New International Version
Within three days Pharaoh will lift off your head and impale your body on a pole. And the birds will eat away your flesh.”

New Living Translation
Three days from now Pharaoh will lift you up and impale your body on a pole. Then birds will come and peck away at your flesh.”

English Standard Version
In three days Pharaoh will lift up your head—from you!—and hang you on a tree. And the birds will eat the flesh from you.”

Berean Standard Bible
Within three days Pharaoh will lift off your head and hang you on a tree. Then the birds will eat the flesh of your body.”

King James Bible
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.

New King James Version
Within three days Pharaoh will lift off your head from you and hang you on a tree; and the birds will eat your flesh from you.”

New American Standard Bible
within three more days Pharaoh will lift up your head from you and will hang you on a wooden post, and the birds will eat your flesh off you.”

NASB 1995
within three more days Pharaoh will lift up your head from you and will hang you on a tree, and the birds will eat your flesh off you.”

NASB 1977
within three more days Pharaoh will lift up your head from you and will hang you on a tree; and the birds will eat your flesh off you.”

Legacy Standard Bible
within three more days Pharaoh will lift up your head off of you and will hang you on a tree, and the birds will eat your flesh off of you.”

Amplified Bible
within three more days Pharaoh will lift up your head and will hang you on a tree (gallows, pole), and [you will not so much as be given a burial, but] the birds will eat your flesh.”

Christian Standard Bible
In just three days Pharaoh will lift up your head—from off you—and hang you on a tree. Then the birds will eat the flesh from your body.”

Holman Christian Standard Bible
In just three days Pharaoh will lift up your head—from off you—and hang you on a tree. Then the birds will eat the flesh from your body.”

American Standard Version
within yet 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.

Contemporary English Version
and in three days the king will cut off your head. He will hang your body on a pole, and birds will come and peck at it.

English Revised Version
within yet 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.

GOD'S WORD® Translation
In the next three days Pharaoh will cut off your head and hang your dead body on a pole. The birds will eat the flesh from your bones."

Good News Translation
In three days the king will release you--and have your head cut off! Then he will hang your body on a pole, and the birds will eat your flesh."

International Standard Version
Within three more days, Pharaoh will behead you and hang you on gallows, where birds will eat your flesh from you."

Majority Standard Bible
Within three days Pharaoh will lift off your head and hang you on a tree. Then the birds will eat the flesh of your body.”

NET Bible
In three more days Pharaoh will decapitate you and impale you on a pole. Then the birds will eat your flesh from you."

New Heart English Bible
Within three days Pharaoh will lift up your head from off you, and impale you on a pole, and the birds will eat your flesh off you."

Webster's Bible Translation
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.

World English Bible
Within three more days, Pharaoh will lift up your head from off you, and will hang you on a tree; and the birds will eat your flesh from off you.”
Literal Translations
Literal Standard Version
yet, within three days Pharaoh lifts up your head from off you, and has hanged you on a tree, and the birds have eaten your flesh from off you.”

Young's Literal Translation
yet, within three days doth Pharaoh lift up thy head from off thee, and hath hanged thee on a tree, and the birds have eaten thy flesh from off thee.'

Smith's Literal Translation
Yet in three days, Pharaoh will lift up thy head above thee, and hang thee upon a tree, and the birds shall eat thy flesh from thee.
Catholic Translations
Douay-Rheims Bible
After which Pharao will take thy hand from thee, and hang thee on a cross, and the birds shall tear thy flesh.

Catholic Public Domain Version
after which Pharaoh will carry away your head, and also suspend you from a cross, and the birds will tear your flesh.”

New American Bible
within three days Pharaoh will single you out and will impale you on a stake, and the birds will be eating your flesh.”

New Revised Standard Version
within three days Pharaoh will lift up your head—from you!—and hang you on a pole; and the birds will eat the flesh from you.”
Translations from Aramaic
Lamsa Bible
After three days Pharaoh shall have you beheaded, and then shall crucify you on a tree, and the birds of prey shall eat your flesh from off you.

Peshitta Holy Bible Translated
After three days Pharaoh will take your head from you and he will hang you on a tree and a bird will eat your flesh from you.
OT Translations
JPS Tanakh 1917
within yet 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.'

Brenton Septuagint Translation
Yet three days, and Pharao shall take away thy head from off thee, and shall hang thee on a tree, and the birds of the sky shall eat thy flesh from off thee.

Additional Translations ...
Audio Bible



Context
The Cupbearer and the Baker
18Joseph replied, “This is the interpretation: The three baskets are three days. 19Within three days Pharaoh will lift off your head and hang you on a tree. Then the birds will eat the flesh of your body.” 20On the third day, which was Pharaoh’s birthday, he held a feast for all his officials, and in their presence he lifted up the heads of the chief cupbearer and the chief baker.…

Cross References
Matthew 27:26
So Pilate released Barabbas to them. But he had Jesus flogged, and handed Him over to be crucified.

Mark 15:15
And wishing to satisfy the crowd, Pilate released Barabbas to them. But he had Jesus flogged, and handed Him over to be crucified.

Luke 23:24
So Pilate sentenced that their demand be met.

John 19:16
Then Pilate handed Jesus over to be crucified, and the soldiers took Him away.

Acts 12:2
He had James, the brother of John, put to death with the sword.

2 Kings 25:27
On the twenty-seventh day of the twelfth month of the thirty-seventh year of the exile of Judah’s King Jehoiachin, in the year Evil-merodach became king of Babylon, he released King Jehoiachin of Judah from prison.

Jeremiah 52:31
On the twenty-fifth day of the twelfth month of the thirty-seventh year of the exile of Jehoiachin king of Judah, in the first year of the reign of Evil-merodach king of Babylon, he pardoned Jehoiachin king of Judah and released him from prison.

Esther 7:10
So they hanged Haman on the gallows he had prepared for Mordecai. Then the fury of the king subsided.

Daniel 5:30
That very night Belshazzar king of the Chaldeans was slain,

1 Samuel 31:9
They cut off Saul’s head, stripped off his armor, and sent messengers throughout the land of the Philistines to proclaim the news in the temples of their idols and among their people.

2 Samuel 4:12
So David commanded his young men, and they killed Rechab and Baanah. They cut off their hands and feet and hung their bodies by the pool in Hebron, but they took the head of Ish-bosheth and buried it in Abner’s tomb in Hebron.

2 Kings 9:30-37
Now when Jehu arrived in Jezreel, Jezebel heard of it. So she painted her eyes, adorned her head, and looked down from a window. / And as Jehu entered the gate, she asked, “Have you come in peace, O Zimri, murderer of your master?” / He looked up at the window and called out, “Who is on my side? Who?” And two or three eunuchs looked down at him. ...

2 Kings 10:7
And when the letter arrived, they took the sons of the king and slaughtered all seventy of them. They put their heads in baskets and sent them to Jehu at Jezreel.

2 Chronicles 24:21
But they conspired against Zechariah, and by order of the king, they stoned him in the courtyard of the house of the LORD.

Matthew 14:10
and sent to have John beheaded in the prison.


Treasury of Scripture

Yet within three days shall Pharaoh lift up your head from off you, and shall hang you on a tree; and the birds shall eat your flesh from off you.

within.

Genesis 40:13
Yet within three days shall Pharaoh lift up thine head, and restore thee unto thy place: and thou shalt deliver Pharaoh's cup into his hand, after the former manner when thou wast his butler.

lift up thy head from off thee.

Genesis 40:22
But he hanged the chief baker: as Joseph had interpreted to them.

Genesis 41:13
And it came to pass, as he interpreted to us, so it was; me he restored unto mine office, and him he hanged.

Deuteronomy 21:22,23
And if a man have committed a sin worthy of death, and he be to be put to death, and thou hang him on a tree: …

and the birds.

Genesis 40:17
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.

1 Samuel 17:44,46
And the Philistine said to David, Come to me, and I will give thy flesh unto the fowls of the air, and to the beasts of the field…

2 Samuel 21:10
And Rizpah the daughter of Aiah took sackcloth, and spread it for her upon the rock, from the beginning of harvest until water dropped upon them out of heaven, and suffered neither the birds of the air to rest on them by day, nor the beasts of the field by night.

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Genesis 40
1. The chief butler and baker of Pharaoh are also imprisoned.
5. Joseph interprets their dreams.
20. They are accomplished according to his interpretation.
23. The ingratitude of the butler, in forgetting Joseph.














Within three days
This phrase indicates a specific and imminent timeframe. In the Hebrew context, the number three often signifies completeness or divine perfection. The use of "three days" here underscores the certainty and divine orchestration of the events to come. It reflects a pattern seen throughout Scripture where God uses a three-day period to bring about significant change or revelation, such as Jonah in the belly of the fish or Jesus in the tomb.

Pharaoh
The title "Pharaoh" refers to the ruler of ancient Egypt, a position of immense power and authority. In the historical context, Pharaohs were considered divine or semi-divine figures, ruling with absolute authority. This highlights the gravity of the situation for the cupbearer and baker, as their fates rest in the hands of a powerful earthly king, contrasting with Joseph's reliance on the sovereignty of God.

will lift off your head
This phrase is a vivid and grim metaphor for execution. In Hebrew, the phrase can also imply a play on words, as "lifting the head" can mean both to restore someone to a position of honor or to execute them. Here, it is a foreboding prophecy of the baker's fate, emphasizing the dual nature of power—capable of both restoration and destruction.

and hang you on a tree
The act of hanging on a tree was a common method of execution and public humiliation in ancient times. In Deuteronomy 21:22-23, being hung on a tree is associated with being cursed by God. This adds a layer of spiritual significance to the baker's fate, suggesting divine judgment and the seriousness of sin and rebellion against God's ordained order.

Then the birds will eat the flesh of your body
This imagery is both literal and symbolic. In ancient Near Eastern culture, the desecration of a body by birds was considered a great dishonor, signifying total defeat and disgrace. Scripturally, it serves as a stark reminder of the consequences of sin and the finality of God's judgment. It also foreshadows the ultimate victory of God's justice over evil, as seen in prophetic literature where the enemies of God are left for the birds (e.g., Revelation 19:17-18).

(19) Shall Pharaoh lift up thy head from off thee.--In Genesis 40:13 the lifting up of the butler's head meant his elevation to his former rank. Here there is the significant addition "from off thee," implying that he would be beheaded, and his body publicly exposed to ignominy.



Parallel Commentaries ...


Hebrew
Within
בְּע֣וֹד ׀ (bə·‘ō·wḏ)
Preposition-b | Adverb
Strong's 5750: Iteration, continuance, again, repeatedly, still, more

three
שְׁלֹ֣שֶׁת (šə·lō·šeṯ)
Number - masculine singular construct
Strong's 7969: Three, third, thrice

days
יָמִ֗ים (yā·mîm)
Noun - masculine plural
Strong's 3117: A day

Pharaoh
פַרְעֹ֤ה (p̄ar·‘ōh)
Noun - proper - masculine singular
Strong's 6547: Pharaoh -- a title of Egypt kings

will lift
יִשָּׂ֨א (yiś·śā)
Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular
Strong's 5375: To lift, carry, take

your head
רֹֽאשְׁךָ֙ (rō·šə·ḵā)
Noun - masculine singular construct | second person masculine singular
Strong's 7218: The head

off of you
מֵֽעָלֶ֔יךָ (mê·‘ā·le·ḵā)
Preposition-m | second person masculine singular
Strong's 5921: Above, over, upon, against

and hang
וְתָלָ֥ה (wə·ṯā·lāh)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singular
Strong's 8518: To suspend

you
אוֹתְךָ֖ (’ō·wṯ·ḵā)
Direct object marker | second person masculine singular
Strong's 853: Untranslatable mark of the accusative case

on
עַל־ (‘al-)
Preposition
Strong's 5921: Above, over, upon, against

a tree.
עֵ֑ץ (‘êṣ)
Noun - masculine singular
Strong's 6086: Tree, trees, wood

Then the birds
הָע֛וֹף (hā·‘ō·wp̄)
Article | Noun - masculine singular
Strong's 5775: Flying creatures

will eat
וְאָכַ֥ל (wə·’ā·ḵal)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singular
Strong's 398: To eat

the flesh
בְּשָׂרְךָ֖ (bə·śā·rə·ḵā)
Noun - masculine singular construct | second person masculine singular
Strong's 1320: Flesh, body, person, the pudenda of a, man

of your body.”
מֵעָלֶֽיךָ׃ (mê·‘ā·le·ḵā)
Preposition-m | second person masculine singular
Strong's 5921: Above, over, upon, against


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