El panorama
Génesis 40 abre con “And it came to pass after these things, that the butler of the king of Egypt and his…”, cambia cerca del versículo 12 con “And Joseph said unto him, This is the interpretation of it: The three branches are three…” y termina con “Yet did not the chief butler remember Joseph, but forgat him.”. Estos puntos trazan el movimiento propio del capítulo desde su inicio hasta su conclusión.
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Génesis · Versión King James · 23Génesis 40:1-8
Versículos 1–8: It came to pass after these things, that the butler of the king of Egypt…
Génesis 40:1–8 abre con “And it came to pass after these things, that the butler of the king of Egypt and his baker had…” y llega a “And they said unto him, We have dreamed a dream, and there is no interpreter of it. And Joseph…” en su último versículo. Ese recorrido desarrolla La traición lleva a José a Egipto, pero el sufrimiento se convierte en camino de liberación. La familia se reúne, recibe perdón y queda preservada para la historia que continúa en Éxodo.
Contexto que da vida al pasaje
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“And he put them in ward in the house of the captain of the guard, into the prison, the place where Joseph was bound.” Nombrar a Joseph mantiene el relato unido a personas o lugares concretos. Sigue dónde reaparece el nombre y qué cambia a su alrededor.
Génesis 40:1-8
Versión King James1And it came to pass after these things, that the butler of the king of Egypt and his baker had offended their lord the king of Egypt.
2And Pharaoh was wroth against two of his officers, against the chief of the butlers, and against the chief of the bakers.
3And he put them in ward in the house of the captain of the guard, into the prison, the place where Joseph was bound.
4And the captain of the guard charged Joseph with them, and he served them: and they continued a season in ward.
5And they dreamed a dream both of them, each man his dream in one night, each man according to the interpretation of his dream, the butler and the baker of the king of Egypt, which were bound in the prison.
6And Joseph came in unto them in the morning, and looked upon them, and, behold, they were sad.
7And he asked Pharaoh’s officers that were with him in the ward of his lord’s house, saying, Wherefore look ye so sadly to day?
8And they said unto him, We have dreamed a dream, and there is no interpreter of it. And Joseph said unto them, Do not interpretations belong to God? tell me them, I pray you.
Génesis 40:9-16
Versículos 9–16: The chief butler told his dream to Joseph, and said to him, In my dream…
Génesis 40:9–16 abre con “And the chief butler told his dream to Joseph, and said to him, In my dream, behold, a vine was…” y llega a “When the chief baker saw that the interpretation was good, he said unto Joseph, I also was in my…” en su último versículo. Ese recorrido desarrolla La traición lleva a José a Egipto, pero el sufrimiento se convierte en camino de liberación. La familia se reúne, recibe perdón y queda preservada para la historia que continúa en Éxodo.
Contexto que da vida al pasaje
“And the chief butler told his dream to Joseph, and said to him, In my dream, behold, a vine was before me;” Nombrar a Joseph mantiene el relato unido a personas o lugares concretos. Sigue dónde reaparece el nombre y qué cambia a su alrededor.
“And Pharaoh’s cup was in my hand: and I took the grapes, and pressed them into Pharaoh’s cup, and I gave the cup into…” Nombrar a Pharaoh mantiene el relato unido a personas o lugares concretos. Sigue dónde reaparece el nombre y qué cambia a su alrededor.
Génesis 40:9-16
Versión King James9And the chief butler told his dream to Joseph, and said to him, In my dream, behold, a vine was before me;
10And in the vine were three branches: and it was as though it budded, and her blossoms shot forth; and the clusters thereof brought forth ripe grapes:
11And Pharaoh’s cup was in my hand: and I took the grapes, and pressed them into Pharaoh’s cup, and I gave the cup into Pharaoh’s hand.
12And Joseph said unto him, This is the interpretation of it: The three branches are three days:
13Yet 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.
14But think on me when it shall be well with thee, and shew kindness, I pray thee, unto me, and make mention of me unto Pharaoh, and bring me out of this house:
15For indeed I was stolen away out of the land of the Hebrews: and here also have I done nothing that they should put me into the dungeon.
16When the chief baker saw that the interpretation was good, he said unto Joseph, I also was in my dream, and, behold, I had three white baskets on my head:
Génesis 40:17-23
Versículos 17–23: In the uppermost basket there was of all manner of bakemeats for…
Génesis 40:17–23 abre con “And in the uppermost basket there was of all manner of bakemeats for Pharaoh; and the birds did…” y llega a “Yet did not the chief butler remember Joseph, but forgat him.” en su último versículo. Ese recorrido desarrolla La traición lleva a José a Egipto, pero el sufrimiento se convierte en camino de liberación. La familia se reúne, recibe perdón y queda preservada para la historia que continúa en Éxodo.
Contexto que da vida al pasaje
“And in the uppermost basket there was of all manner of bakemeats for Pharaoh; and the birds did eat them out of the…” Nombrar a Pharaoh mantiene el relato unido a personas o lugares concretos. Sigue dónde reaparece el nombre y qué cambia a su alrededor.
“And Joseph answered and said, This is the interpretation thereof: The three baskets are three days:” El número three hace concreto el relato. Antes de decidir su peso, observa si mide tiempo, personas, distancia, repetición o totalidad.
Génesis 40:17-23
Versión King James17And 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.
18And Joseph answered and said, This is the interpretation thereof: The three baskets are three days:
19Yet 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.
20And 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.
21And he restored the chief butler unto his butlership again; and he gave the cup into Pharaoh’s hand:
22But he hanged the chief baker: as Joseph had interpreted to them.
23Yet did not the chief butler remember Joseph, but forgat him.
Detalles que vale la pena notar
La imagen inicial
Genesis 40:1 comienza con “And it came to pass after these things, that the butler of the king of Egypt and his baker had offended their lord the king of Egypt.”
Dónde cambia el capítulo
Genesis 40:14 forma un giro natural: “But think on me when it shall be well with thee, and shew kindness, I pray thee, unto me, and make mention of me unto Pharaoh, and bring me out of this…”
La nota final
Genesis 40:23 deja al lector con “Yet did not the chief butler remember Joseph, but forgat him.”
Un recorrido de palabras por el capítulo
Las palabras Joseph, chief, butler, dream, Pharaoh’s, baker ayudan a revelar las preocupaciones que se repiten en el capítulo.
Primero el texto
Donde difieren los lectores
El resumen comienza con lo que dice el pasaje y cómo se relacionan sus partes. No supone que una denominación ya haya resuelto cada pregunta. Toda dependencia de una tradición, teoría literaria o reconstrucción histórica se identifica con claridad.
El texto KJV aparece primero. Las conclusiones interpretativas se identifican, y las diferencias se presentan cuando ayudan a explicar por qué las comunidades serias no siempre llegan a la misma respuesta.
Las notas interpretativas comparativas de este capítulo están en preparación. Hasta que las notas revisadas estén listas, esta página separa el texto KJV del resumen y la aplicación sin afirmar que todos los lectores serios coinciden en cada cuestión.