Genesis 40

1verseAfter these things, the butler of the king of Egypt and his baker offended their lord, the king of Egypt.

2versePharaoh was angry with his two officers, the chief cup bearer and the chief baker.

3verseHe put them in custody in the house of the captain of the guard, into the prison, the place where Joseph was bound.

4verseThe captain of the guard assigned them to Joseph, and he took care of them. They stayed in prison many days.

5verseThey both dreamed a dream, each man his dream, in one night, each man according to the interpretation of his dream, the cup bearer and the baker of the king of Egypt, who were bound in the prison.

6verseJoseph came in to them in the morning, and saw them, and saw that they were sad.

7verseHe asked Pharaoh’s officers who were with him in custody in his master’s house, saying, “Why do you look so sad today?”

8verseThey said to him, “We have dreamed a dream, and there is no one who can interpret it.” Joseph said to them, “Don’t interpretations belong to God? Please tell it to me.”

9verseThe chief cup bearer told his dream to Joseph, and said to him, “In my dream, behold, a vine was in front of me,

10verseand in the vine were three branches. It was as though it budded, it blossomed, and its clusters produced ripe grapes.

11versePharaoh’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.”

12verseJoseph said to him, “This is its interpretation: the three branches are three days.

13verseWithin three more days, Pharaoh will lift up your head, and restore you to your office. You will give Pharaoh’s cup into his hand, the way you did when you were his cup bearer.

14verseBut remember me when it is well with you. Please show kindness to me, and make mention of me to Pharaoh, and bring me out of this house.

15verseFor 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.”

16verseWhen 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.

17verseIn the uppermost basket there were all kinds of baked food for Pharaoh, and the birds ate them out of the basket on my head.”

18verseJoseph answered, “This is its interpretation. The three baskets are three days.

19verseWithin three more days, Pharaoh will lift up your head from off you, and will hang you on a tree; and the birds will eat your flesh from off you.”

20verseOn the third day, which was Pharaoh’s birthday, he made a feast for all his servants, and he lifted up the head of the chief cup bearer and the head of the chief baker among his servants.

21verseHe restored the chief cup bearer to his position again, and he gave the cup into Pharaoh’s hand;

22versebut he hanged the chief baker, as Joseph had interpreted to them.

23verseYet the chief cup bearer didn’t remember Joseph, but forgot him.