Old Testament · Law
Genesis chapter 40
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After these events, the of the king of Egypt and the had their master, the king of Egypt. was furious with his two officials — the and the .He had them placed under guard in the house of the — the same where Joseph was being held.The captain of the guard Joseph to attend to them, and he served them. They remained in custody for .Then one night, both of them — the cupbearer and the baker of the king of Egypt, who were being held in the prison — each had a . Each dream had .When Joseph came to them in the morning, he noticed they looked .He asked Pharaoh’s officials who were in custody with him in his master’s house, “Why do you look so today?”They told him, “We both had dreams, but there’s no one here to them.” Joseph said to them, “Don’t interpretations belong to ? Tell me your dreams.”So the chief cupbearer told Joseph his dream. He said, “In my dream, there was a right in front of me.The vine had . As soon as it budded, it blossomed, and its clusters ripened into grapes.Pharaoh’s was in my hand. I took the grapes, them into Pharaoh’s cup, and placed the cup in Pharaoh’s hand.”Joseph said to him, “Here’s : The three branches are three days.Within three days, Pharaoh will — he’ll , and you’ll place Pharaoh’s cup in his hand, just like you used to when you were his cupbearer.But when things go well for you, please . Show me — mention me to Pharaoh and get me out of this place.I was from the , and even here I’ve done nothing to deserve being thrown in this .When the chief baker saw that the interpretation was , he said to Joseph, “I also had a dream. In it, there were three baskets of on my head.In the top basket were all kinds of for Pharaoh, but were eating them out of the basket on my head.”Joseph answered, “Here’s what it means: The three baskets are three days.Within three days, Pharaoh will . He’ll , and the birds will eat your flesh.On the third day — Pharaoh’s — he threw a feast for all his officials. He of the chief cupbearer and the head of the chief baker in the presence of his officials.He the chief cupbearer to his position, and the cupbearer once again placed the cup in Pharaoh’s hand.But the chief baker, he — just as Joseph had interpreted for them.But the chief cupbearer Joseph. He .