Genesis 40
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And after these things, it happened, the cupbearer and the baker of the king of
Egypt sinned against their lord, against the king of Egypt. 2 And Pharaoh was
angry against his two eunuchs, against the chief of the cupbearers and against
the chief of the bakers. 3 And he gave them into custody, in the house of the
chief of the executioners, into the prison house, the place where Joseph was
bound. 4 And the chief of the executioners assigned Joseph to be with them, and
he served them. And they were in custody many days. 5 And they dreamed a dream,
both of them, each his dream in one night, each according to the interpretation
of his dream, the cupbearer and the baker who belonged to the king of Egypt,
who were bound in the prison house. 6 And Joseph came in to them in the
morning. And he looked at them, and, behold, they were sad. 7 And he asked the
eunuchs of Pharaoh who were with him in custody, in the house of his lord,
saying, Why are your faces sad today? 8 And they said to him, We have dreamed a
dream, and there is no interpreter. And Joseph said to them, Do not
interpretations belong to God? Now tell it to me. 9 And the chief of the
cupbearers told his dream to Joseph, and said to him, In my dream, behold, a vine
was before me. 10 And in the vine were three branches. And at its budding, it
went up into blossom, its clusters ripened into grapes. 11 And Pharaoh's cup
was in my hand, and I took the grapes and pressed them into the cup of Pharaoh;
and I gave the cup into the hand of Pharaoh. 12 And Joseph said to him, This is
the interpretation: the three branches, they are three days. 13 Yet within
three days Pharaoh will lift up your head and will return you to your place.
And you will give the cup of Pharaoh into his hand according to the former
custom when you were his cupbearer. 14 But make mention of me along with
yourself, when it is well with you; and please do kindness with me and mention
me to Pharaoh, and bring me out of this house. 15 For truly I was stolen from
the land of the Hebrews; and here also I have not done anything that they
should have put me into the dungeon. 16 And the chief of the bakers saw that
the interpretation was good. And he said to Joseph, I also in my dream saw
three baskets of white bread on my head. 17 And in the top basket some from all
the food of Pharaoh, the work of a baker. And the birds were eating them from
the basket off my head. 18 And Joseph answered and said, This is its
interpretation: the three baskets are three days. 19 Yet within three days
Pharaoh will lift up your head from you and hang you on a tree, and the birds
will eat your flesh off you. 20 And it happened, on the third day, the day of
Pharaoh's birth, he made a feast for all his servants. And he lifted up the head
of the chief of the cupbearers and the head of the chief of the bakers in the
midst of his servants. 21 And he restored the chief of the cupbearers to his
cupbearer office; and he gave the cup into Pharaoh's hand. 22 And he hanged the
chief of the bakers, as Joseph interpreted to them. 23 And the chief of the
cupbearers did not mention Joseph, but forgot him.