Vayeishev 40:22 · EXTRA

EXTRA · Parashas Vayeishev · Passuk 40:22 · not a Torah Temimah citation on this passuk

The Complete Passuk

וְאֵ֛ת שַׂ֥ר הָאֹפִ֖ים תָּלָ֑ה כַּאֲשֶׁ֥ר פָּתַ֛ר לָהֶ֖ם יוֹסֵֽף׃

but the chief baker he impaled—just as Joseph had interpreted to them.

Classical source (EXTRA side-ring): Bereshis Rabbah 88:6.

Core Text

וְאֵת שַׂר הָאֹפִים תָּלָה — כַּאֲשֶׁר פָּתַר לָהֶם יוֹסֵף.

English: “And he hanged the chief baker” — just as Yosef had interpreted for them.

In context: The execution confirms the precision of Yosef’s interpretation, word for word.

Derash on the verse (Bereshis Rabbah) — not a formal named middah of the 13. Fulfillment validates the interpreter.

Pharaoh’s hanging of the baker is the public proof that Yosef’s reading of the dream was exact.