Bereshis 40:23

23 Yet did not the sar hamashkim remember Yosef [see Amos 6:6] but forgot him.

Bereshis 40:23 Meaning and Commentary

Genesis 40:23

Yet did not the chief butler remember Joseph
To speak of him to Pharaoh, neither on that day in which he was restored, nor for a long time after, even for the space of two years, as seems from the following chapter: but forgot him;
never more thought of him, of the favour he had done him in interpreting his dream; of the request he made to him, and of the promise which he had probably given him; which was an instance of great ingratitude, and is frequently the case and character of courtiers, who being in high places themselves, neglect others, their petitions to them, and their own promises to do all they can for them.

Bereshis 40:23 In-Context

21 He restored the sar hamashkim unto his mashkeh; and he gave the kos into the palm of Pharaoh;
22 But he hanged the sar ha’ofim: just as Yosef had made the pitron to them.
23 Yet did not the sar hamashkim remember Yosef [see Amos 6:6] but forgot him.
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