As he interpreted to us, so it was. He restored me to my office, and he hanged him.”
Parallel translations
- KJV And it came to pass, as he interpreted to us, so it was; me he restored unto mine office, and him he hanged.
- BSB And it happened to us just as he had interpreted: I was restored to my position, and the other man was hanged.”
- NKJV And it came to pass, just as he interpreted for us, so it happened. He restored me to my office, and he hanged him.”
- NASB And just as he interpreted for us, so it happened; Pharaoh restored me in my office, but he hanged the chief baker.”
- NLT And everything happened just as he had predicted. I was restored to my position as cup-bearer, and the chief baker was executed and impaled on a pole.”
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Cross-references & the web
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- Jer 1:10Behold, I have today set you over the nations and over the kingdoms, to uproot and to tear down, to destroy and to overthrow, to build and to plant.”
- Ezek 43:3It was according to the appearance of the vision which I saw, even according to the vision that I saw when I came to destroy the city; and the visions were like the vision that I saw by the river Chebar; and I fell on my face.
- Gen 40:12Joseph said to him, “This is its interpretation: the three branches are three days.
- Gen 40:20–22On the third day, which was Pharaoh’s birthday, he made a feast for all his servants, and he lifted up the head of the chief cup bearer and the head of the chief baker among his servants.
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