them, faying, See, he hath brought in an Hebrew unto us to mock us: be came in unto me to lie with me, and I cried with a loud voice; by committing fo foul a fin as will be to our dishonour. 15. And it came to pass, when be heard that I lifted up my voice, and cried, that he left bis garment with me, and fled, and got him out. 16. And the laid up his garment by her, untill his lord came home. 17. And she spake unto him according to thefe words, faying, The Hebrew fervant which thou haft brought unto us, came in unto me to mock me. 18. And it came to pass, as I lift up my voice, and cried, that be left his garment with me, and fled out. 19. And it came to pass, when his mafter heard the words of bis wife which the spake unto him, faying, After this manner did thy fervant to me, that his wrath was kindled. 20. And fofeph's master took bim, and put him into the prifon, a place where the king's prisoners were bound and be was there in the prison. : 21. But the LORD was with Fofeph, and fhewed him mercy, and gave him favour in the fight of the keeper of the prifon. 20. Into prifon: i.e. Into the Pit or Dungeon of it. Compare ch. 40.15. 21. Gave him fayour: This was after fome time, as appears from ch.40.15. See Pf. 105. 18, 19. 22. And the keeper of the prifon committed to Jofeph's hand all the prifoners that were in the prifon, and whatsoever they did there, he was the doer of it. 23. The keeper of the prison looked not to any thing that was under his hand, because the LORD was with him and that which he did, the LORD made it to profper. 23. Looked not to any thing: So great was his Confidence of Jofeph's Integrity. it, He fan no fault. The Chaldee render's See ch. 40. 15. CHAP I CHAP. XL. The ARGUMENT. The Butler and Baker of Pharaoh are caft into the Prifon where Jofeph was. He interpreteth their Dreams, The Ingratitude of the Butler. I. ND it came to pass after these things, that the butler of the king of Egypt, and his baker bad offended their lord the king of Egypt. 2. And Pharaoh was wroth against two of his officers, against the chief of the butlers, and against the chief of the bakers. 3. And he put them in ward in the house of the captain of the guard, into the prifon, the place where Jofeph was bound. 3. In ward: Or, Cuftody, as the HeCaptain of the guard: brew word imports. This Office did beprobably Jofeph was long to Potiphar, (ch. 37. 36.) and caft into a Prifon belonging to him, where the Keeper of the Prifon might have information of the wrong which was done him. Prifon: Seech. 39. 20. Was bound: Or, bad been bound, and where he was still confined. 4. And the captain of the guard charged Jofeph with them, and be ferved them, and they continued a feafon in ward. fon: Hebr. Days: i. e. 5. And they dreamed a dream both of them, each man his dream in one night, each man according to the interpretation of his dream, the butler and the baker of the king of Egypt, which were bound in the prifon 4 4. Captain of the guard: Who upon better Information might think fit to truft Jofeph. Afsea-, Certain days. 5. Dreamed: See the Notes on ch.20.3.. According to the interpretation: i. e. the Event which fo Such as did fignifie feph did foretell. 6. And 6. And Jofeph came in unto them in the morning, and looked upon them, and behold, they were fad. 6. Sad: Being thoughtfull upon the account of Dreams. their 1. And be asked Pharaoh's officers that were with bim in the ward of his lord's house, saying, Wherefore look ye fo fadly to day. 8. And they said unto him, we have dreamed a dream, and there is no interpreter of it. And Jofeph faid unto them, Do not in terpretations belong to God? tell me them, I pray you. 8. There is no in terpreter: They were thut up and could not have the liberty to confult the Magicians and Wife-men, *ch. 41. 8. To God ch. 41. 8, 16. 9. And the chief butler told his dream to Jofeph, and faid unto him, In my dream, behold, a vine was before me; 10. And in the vine were three branches, and it was as though it budded, and her bloffoms shot forth, and the clufters thereof brought forth ripe grapes. 11. And Pharaoh's cup was in my hand, and I took the grapes, and preffed them into Pharaoh's cup': and I gave the cup into Pharaoh's hand. 12. And Jofeph faid unto him, This is the interpretation of it: the three branches are three days; 13. Yet within three days fhall Pharaoh lift up thine head, and refore thee unto thy place, and thou fhalt deliver Pharaoh's cup into his hand, after the former manner when thou waft his butler. 12, Are three days: i. e. They do fignifie three days. 13. Lift up thine head: Or, Take an account of thee when he shall furvey his See v. 20. of this Family, Exod. 30.12. Chapter. Unto thy place: i. e. Unto thy former Qffice and Dignity. 14. But think on me, when it shall be well with thee, and fhew kindness, I pray thee, unto me, and make mention mention of me unto Pharaoh, and bring me out of this houfe. 15. For indeed I was frollen away out of the land of the Hebrews: and here alfo bave I done nothing that they should put me into the dungeon. 15. Stollen away; So he was by his Brethren: His Father knew not what be came of him. Land of the Hebrews: i. e. The Land of Canaan where Abraham the Hebrew dwelt, (ch. 14. 13.) and which God promifed to his pofterity. I have done nothing: i. e. Nothing amifs, which deferves this confinement. 16. when the chief baker faw that the interpretation was good, be faid unto Jofeph, I also was in my dream, and behold, I had three white baskets on my head. 17. And in the uppermost basket there was of all manner of bake-meats for Pharaoh, and the birds did eat them out of the basket upon my head. 18. And Jofeph answered, and faid, This is the interpretation thereof the three baskets are three days. 19. Yet within three days fhall Pharaoh lift up thy head from off thee, and fhall bang thee on a tree, and the birds fhall eat thy flesh from off thee. 19. From off thee: By taking it from thee. Pharaoh removed him from his Office, and perhaps alfo took off his head before his body was hanged on a Tree. 20. And it came to pass the third day, which was Pharaoh's birth-day, that he made a feast unto all his fervants: and he lifted up the head of the chief butler, and of the chief baker among his fervants. 21. And he restored the chief butler unto his butlerpip again, and he gave the cup into Pharaoh's band. 22. But be hanged the chief baker, as fofeph had in terpreted to them. 23. Yet did not the chief butler remember Jofeph, but forgas him. 23. Forgat him : Jofeph after this continued two years in Prifon, ch.41. 1. CHAP CHA P. XLI. The ARGUMENT. The two Dreams of Pharaoh are interpreted by Jofeph who alfo advifeth Pharaoh what he should do. Jofeph is highly advanced by Pharaoh. Unto Jofeph are born Manaffeh and Ephraim. The beginning of the Fa mine fore-told by Jofeph. 1. AND it ND it came to pass at the end of two full years, that Pharaoh dreamed and behold, he ftood by the river. : 1.1pHarach: A Name that was common to the Kings of Egypt. See v.44. River: Ni lus, or fome branch of it, whofe Waters rendred Egypt fruitfull. 2. And behold, there came up out of the river feven well-favoured kine, and fat-fleshed, and they fed in a medow. 3. And behold, feven other kine came up after them out of the river, ill-favoured, and lean-fleshed, and food by the other kine, upon the brink of the river: 2. Kine: The increafe whereof, toge ther with that of Corn, (v. 5.) ferve greatly toward the fuftenance of life. 3. Upon the brink of the river: Not feeding in a Medow, as the fat Kine did, (v.2.) but on the dry Banks of that Ri ver; the over-flowing of which rendred the Land fruitfull, Deut. 11. 10,11. 4. And the ill-favoured, and lean-fleshed kine did eat up the feven well-favoured and fat kine: So Pharaoh awoke. 5. And he slept, and dreamed the fecond time and behold, Seven ears of corn came up upon one stalk, rank and good. |