Genesis 40:16

Genesis 40:16

14 But ^aremember me when it is well with you, and ^bplease show kindness to me; make mention of me to Pharaoh, and get me out of this house.

15 For indeed I was ^astolen away from the land of the Hebrews; ^band also I have done nothing here that they should put me into the dungeon.”

16 When the chief baker saw that the interpretation was good, he said to Joseph, “I also was in my dream, and there were three¹ white baskets on my head.

17 In the uppermost basket were all kinds of baked goods for Pharaoh, and the birds ate them out of the basket on my head.”

18 So Joseph answered and said, ^a“This is the interpretation of it: The three baskets are three days.

19 ^aWithin three days Pharaoh will lift¹ off your head from you and ^bhang you on a tree; and the birds will eat your flesh from you.”

20 Now it came to pass on the third day, which was Pharaoh’s ^abirthday, that he ^bmade a feast for all his servants; and he ^clifted up the head of the chief butler and of the chief baker among his servants.

21 Then he ^arestored the chief butler to his butlership again, and ^bhe placed the cup in Pharaoh’s hand.

22 But he ^ahanged the chief baker, as Joseph had interpreted to them.

23 Yet the chief butler did not remember Joseph, but ^aforgot him.

Commentaries:

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THE BAKER'S DREAM. (Genesis 40:16-23)

I had three white baskets—The circumstances mentioned exactly describe his duties, which, notwithstanding numerous assistants, he performed with his own hands.

white—literally, "full of holes"; that is, wicker baskets. The meats were carried to table upon the head in three baskets, one piled upon the other; and in the uppermost, the bakemeats. And in crossing the open courts, from the kitchen to the dining rooms, the removal of the viands by a vulture, eagle, ibis, or other rapacious bird, was a frequent occurrence in the palaces of Egypt, as it is an everyday incident in the hot countries of the East still. The risk from these carnivorous birds was the greater in the cities of Egypt, where being held sacred, it was unlawful to destroy them; and they swarmed in such numbers as to be a great annoyance to the people.

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