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When the chief baker saw that the interpretation was good, he said unto Joseph, I also was in my dream, and, behold, three baskets of white bread were on my head:

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Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes

AlbertBarnes

18th Century
Presbyterian
18th Century

An uncomplaining patience and an unhesitating hopefulness keep Joseph's heart in calm tranquility. There is a God above, and that God is with him. …

Charles Ellicott

Charles Ellicott

CharlesEllicott

19th Century
Anglican
19th Century

Three white baskets. —Rashi explains the phrase as baskets of wicker-work, but most commentators agree in rendering it as “baskets…

John Calvin

John Calvin

JohnCalvin

16th Century
Protestant
16th Century

When the chief baker saw, he does not care concerning the skill and fidelity of Joseph as an interpreter; but because Joseph had brought g…

John Gill

John Gill

JohnGill

17th Century
Reformed Baptist
17th Century

When the chief baker saw that the interpretation was good , &c.] Meaning not that it was right and just, though it was; b…

Matthew Henry

Matthew Henry

MatthewHenry

17th Century
Presbyterian
17th Century

It was not so much the prison that made the butler and baker sad, but rather their dreams. God has more ways than one to sadden spirits. Joseph had…

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