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Genesis 40

1And it happened after these things, that the cupbearer of the king of Egypt and his baker offended their lord the king of Egypt. 2And Pharaoh was angry against his two officers, against the chief of the cupbearers, and against the chief of the bakers. 3And he put them in custody in the house of the captain of the guard, into the prison, the place where Joseph was bound. 4And the captain of the guard charged Joseph with them, and he ministered to them: and they continued for a time in custody. 5And both of them dreamed a dream, each man his dream, in one night, each man according to the interpretation of his dream, the cupbearer and the baker of the king of Egypt, who were bound in the prison. 6And Joseph came in to them in the morning, and saw them, and, behold, they were sad. 7And he asked Pharaoh’s officers who were with him in custody in his master’s house, saying, Why do you look so sad today? 8And they said to him, We have dreamed a dream, and there is no one who can interpret it. And Joseph said to them, Do not interpretations belong to God? please tell it to me. 9And the chief cupbearer told his dream to Joseph, and said to him, In my dream, behold, a vine was before me; 10and in the vine were three branches: and it was as though it budded, and its blossoms shot forth; and its clusters brought forth ripe grapes: 11and Pharaoh’s cup was in my hand; and I took the grapes, and pressed them into Pharaoh’s cup, and I gave the cup into Pharaoh’s hand. 12And Joseph said to him, This is the interpretation of it: the three branches are three days; 13within three more days Pharaoh shall lift up your head, and restore you to your office: and you shall give Pharaoh’s cup into his hand, after the former manner when you were his cupbearer. 14But have me in your remembrance when it is well with you, and please show kindness to me, and make mention of me to Pharaoh, and bring me out of this house: 15for indeed I was stolen away out of the land of the Hebrews: and here also I have done nothing that they should put me into the dungeon. 16When the chief baker saw that the interpretation was good, he said to Joseph, I also was in my dream, and, behold, three baskets of white bread were on my head: 17and in the uppermost basket there was of all manner of baked food for Pharaoh; and the birds ate them out of the basket upon my head. 18And Joseph answered and said, This is its interpretation: the three baskets are three days; 19within three more days Pharaoh shall lift up your head from off you, and shall hang you on a tree; and the birds shall eat your flesh from off you. 20And it happened the third day, which was Pharaoh’s birthday, that he made a feast to all his servants: and he lifted up the head of the chief cupbearer and the head of the chief baker among his servants. 21And he restored the chief cupbearer to his position again; and he gave the cup into Pharaoh’s hand: 22but he hanged the chief baker: as Joseph had interpreted to them. 23Yet the chief cupbearer did not remember Joseph, but forgot him.