Commentaries:
Adam Clarke
The butler - mashkeh , the same as saky among the Arabians and Persians, and signifying a cup-bearer.
Baker - opheh ; rather cook, confectioner, or the like.
Had offended - They had probably been accused of attempting to take away the king' s life, one by poisoning his drink, the other by poisoning his bread or confectionaries.
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