Genesi 40:23

23 E il coppier maggiore non si ricordò di Giuseppe; anzi lo dimenticò.

Genesi 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.

Genesi 40:23 In-Context

21 Ed egli rimise il coppier maggiore nel suo ufficio di coppiere; ed egli porse la coppa in mano a Faraone.
22 Ma fece appiccare il panattier maggiore, secondo l’interpretazione che Giuseppe avea lor data.
23 E il coppier maggiore non si ricordò di Giuseppe; anzi lo dimenticò.
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