10Pharaoh was wroth with his servants, and put me in ward in the captain of the guard's house, both me and the chief baker:
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And Joseph's master took him, and put him into the prison, a place where the king's prisoners were bound: and he was there in the prison.
And Pharaoh was wroth against two of his officers, against the chief of the butlers, and against the chief of the bakers. …
And the Midianites sold him into Egypt unto Potiphar, an officer of Pharaoh's, and captain of the guard.
Commentary
Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary on the Bible (1710)
(vv. 9-16)Here is, 1. The recommending of Joseph to Pharaoh for an interpreter. The chief butler did it more in compliment to Pharaoh, to oblige him, than in gratitude to Joseph, or in compassion for his case. He makes a fair confession (Gen. 41:9): “ I remember my faults this day , in forgetting Joseph.” Note, It is best to remember our duty, and to do it in its time; but, if we have neglected that, it is…
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