Verse (Click for Chapter) 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.” Berean Literal Bible Within three days Pharaoh will lift up your head from upon you and hang you on a tree. And the birds will eat your flesh from upon you.” 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.” Berean Annotated Bible Within three days Pharaoh (great house) will lift off your head and hang you on a tree (impale you on a pole). Then the birds will eat the flesh of your body. 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." 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. Majority Text Translations Majority Standard BibleWithin three days Pharaoh will lift off your head and hang you on a tree. Then the birds will eat the flesh of your body.” 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 Versionyet, 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.” Berean Literal Bible Within three days Pharaoh will lift up your head from upon you and hang you on a tree. And the birds will eat your flesh from upon 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 BibleAfter 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 BibleAfter 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 1917within 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 Within three days Hosea 6:2 After two days He will revive us; on the third day He will raise us up, that we may live in His presence. Esther 5:1 On the third day, Esther put on her royal robes and stood in the inner court of the palace across from the king’s quarters. The king was sitting on his royal throne in the royal courtroom, facing the entrance. Matthew 12:40 For as Jonah was three days and three nights in the belly of the great fish, so the Son of Man will be three days and three nights in the heart of the earth. Pharaoh will lift off your head 1 Samuel 31:9-10 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. / They put his armor in the temple of the Ashtoreths and hung his body on the wall of Beth-shan. 1 Samuel 17:51 David ran and stood over him. He grabbed the Philistine’s sword and pulled it from its sheath and killed him, and he cut off his head with the sword. When the Philistines saw that their hero was dead, they turned and ran. Mark 6:27-28 So without delay, the king commanded that John’s head be brought in. He sent an executioner, who went and beheaded him in the prison. / The man brought John’s head on a platter and presented it to the girl, who gave it to her mother. and hang you on a tree. Deuteronomy 21:22-23 If a man has committed a sin worthy of death, and he is executed, and you hang his body on a tree, / you must not leave the body on the tree overnight, but you must be sure to bury him that day, because anyone who is hung on a tree is under God’s curse. You must not defile the land that the LORD your God is giving you as an inheritance. Acts 5:30 The God of our fathers raised up Jesus, whom you had killed by hanging Him on a tree. Acts 10:39 We are witnesses of all that He did, both in the land of the Jews and in Jerusalem. And although they put Him to death by hanging Him on a tree, Then the birds will eat the flesh of your body.” Psalm 79:2-3 They have given the corpses of Your servants as food to the birds of the air, the flesh of Your saints to the beasts of the earth. / They have poured out their blood like water all around Jerusalem, and there is no one to bury the dead. Deuteronomy 28:26 Your corpses will be food for all the birds of the air and beasts of the earth, with no one to scare them away. Revelation 19:17-18 Then I saw an angel standing in the sun, and he cried out in a loud voice to all the birds flying overhead, “Come, gather together for the great supper of God, / so that you may eat the flesh of kings and commanders and mighty men, of horses and riders, of everyone slave and free, small and great.” 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. 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. Jump to Previous Birds Eat Eaten Flesh Food Hang Hanged Hanging Head Lift Pharaoh Prison Three Tree WithinJump to Next Birds Eat Eaten Flesh Food Hang Hanged Hanging Head Lift Pharaoh Prison Three Tree WithinGenesis 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 The phrase "within three days" indicates a specific and imminent timeframe. In biblical narratives, the number three often signifies completeness or divine intervention. This timeframe is reminiscent of other significant three-day periods in Scripture, such as Jonah's time in the belly of the fish (Jonah 1:17) and Jesus' resurrection on the third day (Matthew 16:21). Pharaoh will lift off your head and hang you on a tree. Then the birds will eat the flesh of your body. Persons / Places / Events 1. JosephA Hebrew man who was sold into slavery by his brothers and ended up in Egypt. He is currently imprisoned and has been given the ability to interpret dreams by God. 2. Pharaoh's Chief Baker An Egyptian official who was imprisoned alongside Joseph. He had a dream that Joseph interpreted, predicting his execution. 3. Pharaoh The ruler of Egypt, who had imprisoned his chief baker and chief cupbearer. His birthday celebration is the event where the baker's fate is sealed. 4. Prison The place where Joseph, the chief baker, and the chief cupbearer are held. It serves as the setting for the dreams and their interpretations. 5. Dream Interpretation A significant event where Joseph interprets the dreams of Pharaoh's officials, showcasing God's power and Joseph's faithfulness. Teaching Points God's Sovereignty in InterpretationJoseph's ability to interpret dreams is a gift from God, emphasizing that true wisdom and understanding come from Him. The Reality of Judgment The chief baker's fate serves as a reminder of the reality of divine judgment and the importance of being prepared to meet God. Faithfulness in Adversity Despite his circumstances, Joseph remains faithful to God, using his gifts to serve others even in prison. The Consequences of Sin The baker's execution can be seen as a consequence of wrongdoing, highlighting the biblical principle that sin leads to death. Hope in God's Plan While the baker's account ends tragically, Joseph's account continues, reminding us that God has a plan even in difficult situations. Bible Study Questions and Answers 1. What is the meaning of Genesis 40:19?2. How does Genesis 40:19 illustrate God's sovereignty in interpreting dreams through Joseph? 3. What can we learn about God's justice from Genesis 40:19's outcome for the baker? 4. How does Genesis 40:19 connect to the theme of divine revelation in Scripture? 5. How should believers respond when God reveals difficult truths, as seen in Genesis 40:19? 6. What role does faith play when interpreting and accepting God's messages, like in Genesis 40:19? 7. Why did Joseph interpret the cupbearer's dream positively but the baker's negatively in Genesis 40:19? 8. How does Genesis 40:19 reflect God's justice and mercy? 9. What historical evidence supports the events described in Genesis 40:19? 10. What are the top 10 Lessons from Genesis 40? 11. If God guided Joseph, why does Genesis 40:19 single out the baker for execution without providing deeper justification? 12. Were birds created from water or from the ground? (Genesis 1:20-21 vs. Genesis 2:19) 13. In Ezekiel 31:6, is the claim that 'all the birds of the heavens' nested in its boughs to be taken literally, and if so, is it biologically plausible? 14. If Adam was created first (Genesis 2:7) but animals came later (Genesis 2:19), why does Genesis 1 suggest a different order? What Does Genesis 40:19 Mean Within three daysJoseph begins with a precise time marker: “Within three days” (Genesis 40:19). • The certainty of the timeline shows that God’s revelation is detailed and exact, matching the “three days” given earlier to the cupbearer’s favorable outcome (Genesis 40:13, 21). • “Three days” often signals decisive divine action—think of Israel’s preparation at Sinai (Exodus 19:10–11) and Jonah’s stay in the fish (Jonah 1:17). God moves right on schedule. • In every instance, the third-day moment separates waiting from verdict, reminding us that God’s timing is perfect and trustworthy (Luke 24:7; 1 Corinthians 15:4). Pharaoh will lift off your head The phrase is stark: Pharaoh “will lift off your head.” • For the cupbearer, Joseph had said Pharaoh would “lift up your head” (Genesis 40:13). The baker hears a tragic twist—his head will be lifted off. • Capital punishment by beheading was known in the ancient world (2 Kings 25:7). Justice in Egypt lay in Pharaoh’s hands, echoing Paul’s reminder that governing authorities “do not bear the sword in vain” (Romans 13:4). • The contrast between the two servants underlines personal accountability: the same ruler rewards one servant and condemns the other, just as the final judgment will make a clear separation (Matthew 25:31-33). and hang you on a tree After execution, the baker’s body would be publicly displayed. • Hanging or impalement served as a visible warning (Deuteronomy 21:22-23; Joshua 10:26). • Public exposure signified curse and shame. The New Testament recalls this imagery when it says, “Christ redeemed us from the curse of the law by becoming a curse for us, for it is written: ‘Cursed is everyone who is hung on a tree’” (Galatians 3:13, citing Deuteronomy 21:23). • Joseph’s prophecy therefore highlights both divine justice and the dishonor that accompanies sin (Proverbs 3:35). Then the birds will eat the flesh of your body The final detail is grim but literal. • Allowing scavengers to consume a corpse meant total disgrace (1 Samuel 17:44-46; Jeremiah 7:33). • This fulfills God’s warning that unrepentant rebellion leads to utter ruin, physically and eternally (Revelation 19:17-18). • For Israel, leaving a body unburied defiled the land (Deuteronomy 21:23). The scene underscores how sin pollutes and how God’s holiness demands cleansing. summary Genesis 40:19 is a sober, literal prophecy: in exactly three days, Pharaoh will behead the baker, impale his body, and leave it for the birds. Every phrase underscores God’s precise knowledge of future events, the certainty of judgment, and the shame that accompanies unrepentant sin. The verse also foreshadows the ultimate remedy for curse and shame—Christ, who bore the curse “on a tree” so that those who trust Him might be spared the judgment the baker faced. (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.Hebrew Withinבְּע֣וֹד ׀ (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 Links Genesis 40:19 NIVGenesis 40:19 NLT Genesis 40:19 ESV Genesis 40:19 NASB Genesis 40:19 KJV Genesis 40:19 BibleApps.com Genesis 40:19 Biblia Paralela Genesis 40:19 Chinese Bible Genesis 40:19 French Bible Genesis 40:19 Catholic Bible OT Law: Genesis 40:19 Within three more days Pharaoh will lift (Gen. 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