The Church Fathers on this verse

Genesis 40:17Meaning & Commentary from the Church Fathers

And that in one basket which was uppermost, I carried all meats that are made by the art of baking, and that the birds ate out of it.

Douay-Rheims

וּבַסַּ֣ל הָֽעֶלְי֔וֹן מִכֹּ֛ל מַאֲכַ֥ל פַּרְעֹ֖ה מַעֲשֵׂ֣ה אֹפֶ֑ה וְהָע֗וֹף אֹכֵ֥ל אֹתָ֛ם מִן־הַסַּ֖ל מֵעַ֥ל רֹאשִֽׁי׃

Hebrew (Masoretic text)

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Philaret of Moscow (Drosdow)

19th centuryChurch Father

Herodotus notes that the Egyptian men typically bear weights on their heads.

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