Commentary on
The Book of Jasher
Chapter 46:11-20.

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XLVI:11  And also that which was told thee concerning my master’s wife is false, for they placed me
          in this dungeon for naught; and the butler answered Joseph, saying, If the king deal well with
          me as at first, as thou hast interpreted to me, I will do all that thou desirest, and get thee
          brought out of this dungeon.
XLVI:12  And the baker, seeing that Joseph had accurately interpreted the butler’s dream, also
          approached, and related the whole of his dream to Joseph.
XLVI:13  And he said unto him, In my dream I saw and behold three white baskets upon my head,
          and I looked, and behold there were in the uppermost basket all manner of baked meats for
          Pharaoh, and behold the birds were eating them from off my head.
XLVI:14  And Joseph said unto him, The three baskets which thou didst see are three days, yet
          within three days Pharaoh will take off thy head, and hang thee upon a tree, and the birds will
          eat thy flesh from off thee, as thou sawest in thy dreams.
XLVI:15  In those days the queen was about to be delivered, and upon that day she bare a son unto
          the king of Egypt, and they proclaimed that the king had gotten his first born son and all the
          people of Egypt together with the officers and servants of Pharaoh rejoiced greatly.
XLVI:16  And upon the third day of his birth Pharaoh made a feast for his officers and servants, for
          the hosts of the land of Zoar and of the land of Egypt.
XLVI:17  And all the people of Egypt and the servants of Pharaoh came to eat and drink with the king
          at the feast of his son, and to rejoice at the king’s rejoicing.
XLVI:18  And all the officers of the king and his servants were rejoicing at that time for eight days
          at the feast, and they made merry with all sorts of musical instruments, with timbrels and
          with dances in the king’s house for eight days.
XLVI:19  And the butler, to whom Joseph had interpreted his dream, forgot Joseph, and he did
          not mention him to the king as he had promised, for this thing was from
Yehuveh in order to
          punish Joseph because he had trusted in man.
XLVI:20  And Joseph remained after this in the prison house two years, until he had completed
          twelve years.

Commentary

Commentary on Jasher XLVI:11
(21 April 2009): 


Gael Bataman
Originally Written:       21 April 2009
Latest Update:           21 April 2009


  
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