| 1 And it came to pass after these things, that the butler of the
king of Egypt and his baker offended their lord the king of Egypt. 2 And
Pharaoh was wroth against his two 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
ministered unto 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, who were bound in the prison. 6 And Joseph came in unto
them in the morning, and saw them, and, behold, they were sad. 7 And he
asked Pharaoh's officers that were with him in ward in his master's house,
saying, Wherefore look ye so sad to-day? 8 And they said unto him, We have
dreamed a dream, and there is none that can interpret it. And Joseph said
unto them, Do not interpretations belong to God? tell it me, 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 its 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 within yet three days shall Pharaoh lift up thy head, and restore
thee unto thine office: and thou shalt give Pharaoh's cup into his hand,
after the former manner when thou wast his butler. 14 But have me in thy
remembrance when it shall be well with thee, and show 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, three baskets of white bread
were on my head: 17 and in the uppermost basket there was of all manner of
baked food 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 within yet 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 the head 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.
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