Genesis - 40

1 - And it came to pass after these things, that the butler of the king of Egypt - and his baker had offended their lord the king of Egypt - .

2 - And Pharaoh was wroth against two of his officers, against the chief of the butlers, and against the chief of the bakers.

3 - And he put them in ward in the house of the captain of the guard, into the prison, the place where Joseph - was bound.

4 - And the captain of the guard charged Joseph - with them, and he served them: and they continued a season in ward.

5 - And they dreamed a dream both of them, each man his dream in one night, each man according to the interpretation of his dream, the butler and the baker of the king of Egypt - , which were bound in the prison.

6 - And Joseph - came in unto them in the morning, and looked upon them, and, behold, they were sad.

7 - And he asked Pharaoh's officers that were with him in the ward of his lord's house, saying, Wherefore look ye so sadly to day?

8 - And they said unto him, We have dreamed a dream, and there is no interpreter of it. And Joseph - said unto them, Do not interpretations belong to God? tell me them, I pray you.

9 - And the chief butler 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 it was as though it budded, and her blossoms shot forth; and the clusters thereof brought forth ripe grapes:

11 - And 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.

12 - And Joseph - said unto him, This is the interpretation of it: The three branches are three days:

13 - Yet within three days shall Pharaoh lift up thine head, and restore thee unto thy place: and thou shalt deliver Pharaoh's cup into his hand, after the former manner when thou wast his butler.

14 - But think on me when it shall be well with thee, and shew kindness, I pray thee, unto me, and make mention of me unto Pharaoh, and bring me out of this house:

15 - For indeed I was stolen away out of the land of the Hebrews: and here also have I done nothing that they should put me into the dungeon.

16 - When the chief baker saw that the interpretation was good, he said unto Joseph - , I also was in my dream, and, behold, I had three white baskets on my head:

17 - And in the uppermost basket there was of all manner of bakemeats for Pharaoh; and the birds did eat them out of the basket upon my head.

18 - And Joseph - answered and said, This is the interpretation thereof: The three baskets are three days:

19 - Yet within three days shall Pharaoh lift up thy head from off thee, and shall hang thee on a tree; and the birds shall eat thy flesh from off thee.

20 - And it came to pass the third day, which was Pharaoh's birthday, that he made a feast unto all his servants: and he lifted up the head of the chief butler and of the chief baker among his servants.

21 - And he restored the chief butler unto his butlership again; and he gave the cup into Pharaoh's hand:

22 - But he hanged the chief baker: as Joseph - had interpreted to them.

23 - Yet did not the chief butler remember Joseph - , but forgat him.