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Genesis 40:20
New English Translation

20 On the third day it was Pharaoh’s birthday, so he gave a feast for all his servants. He “lifted up”[a] the head of the chief cupbearer and the head of the chief baker in the midst of his servants.

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  1. Genesis 40:20 tn The translation puts the verb in quotation marks because it is used rhetorically here and has a double meaning. With respect to the cupbearer it means “reinstate” (see v. 13), but with respect to the baker it means “decapitate” (see v. 19).
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