וַיָּ֛שֶׁב אֶת־שַׂ֥ר הַמַּשְׁקִ֖ים עַל־מַשְׁקֵ֑הוּ וַיִּתֵּ֥ן הַכּ֖וֹס עַל־כַּ֥ף פַּרְעֹֽה׃
И он вернул главного дворецкого обратно к своему дворецкому; и дал чашу фараону'рука твоя
Bereshit Rabbah
“The chief baker saw that he interpreted well, and he said to Joseph: I too, in my dream, behold, three wicker baskets were on my head” (Genesis 40:16).
“And in the uppermost basket there was all manner of food for Pharaoh, baked products, and the birds were eating them from the basket above my head” (Genesis 40:17).
“Joseph answered and said: This is its interpretation: The three baskets are three days” (Genesis 40:18).
“In three more days Pharaoh shall lift your head from upon you, and shall hang you on a tree, and the birds shall eat your flesh from upon you” (Genesis 40:19).
“The chief baker saw…[and he said to Joseph: I too [af]…]” – Rav Ḥama said: They are four who began with af and were eradicated with wrath [af].12The serpent, the chief baker, the congregation of Koraḥ, and Haman, as explained in Bereshit Rabba 19:2.
“Behold, three wicker baskets” – these are the first three kingdoms.13The first three of the four kingdoms that would subjugate Israel and many other peoples: Babylon, Media, and Greece. “And in the uppermost basket” – this is the fourth kingdom,14Rome. which imposes taxes upon all the nations of the world.
“The birds were eating them” – after they ate [the contents of] the uppermost one, they then ate [the contents of] the lower one. [Joseph] said to him: ‘You gave me bad tidings;15The baker’s dream alluded to the nations that would subjugate Israel. I, too, will give you bad tidings: “In three more days…”’
“It was on the third day, Pharaoh's birthday, he made a feast for all his servants and raised the head of the chief butler and the head of the chief baker among his servants” (Genesis 40:20).
“It was on the third day” – the day of Pharaoh’s birthday celebration.
“He restored the chief butler to his butlership, and he gave the cup into Pharaoh's hand” (Genesis 40:21).
“And he hanged the chief baker, as Joseph interpreted for them” (Genesis 40:22).
“He made a feast…he restored the chief butler…and…the chief baker” – it befell this one what was stated to him and to that one what was stated to him.
“And in the uppermost basket there was all manner of food for Pharaoh, baked products, and the birds were eating them from the basket above my head” (Genesis 40:17).
“Joseph answered and said: This is its interpretation: The three baskets are three days” (Genesis 40:18).
“In three more days Pharaoh shall lift your head from upon you, and shall hang you on a tree, and the birds shall eat your flesh from upon you” (Genesis 40:19).
“The chief baker saw…[and he said to Joseph: I too [af]…]” – Rav Ḥama said: They are four who began with af and were eradicated with wrath [af].12The serpent, the chief baker, the congregation of Koraḥ, and Haman, as explained in Bereshit Rabba 19:2.
“Behold, three wicker baskets” – these are the first three kingdoms.13The first three of the four kingdoms that would subjugate Israel and many other peoples: Babylon, Media, and Greece. “And in the uppermost basket” – this is the fourth kingdom,14Rome. which imposes taxes upon all the nations of the world.
“The birds were eating them” – after they ate [the contents of] the uppermost one, they then ate [the contents of] the lower one. [Joseph] said to him: ‘You gave me bad tidings;15The baker’s dream alluded to the nations that would subjugate Israel. I, too, will give you bad tidings: “In three more days…”’
“It was on the third day, Pharaoh's birthday, he made a feast for all his servants and raised the head of the chief butler and the head of the chief baker among his servants” (Genesis 40:20).
“It was on the third day” – the day of Pharaoh’s birthday celebration.
“He restored the chief butler to his butlership, and he gave the cup into Pharaoh's hand” (Genesis 40:21).
“And he hanged the chief baker, as Joseph interpreted for them” (Genesis 40:22).
“He made a feast…he restored the chief butler…and…the chief baker” – it befell this one what was stated to him and to that one what was stated to him.