Genesis Chapter 40

Genesis Chapter 40
1 And after these things, the butler of the
king of Egypt and his baker offended
their lord the king of Egypt.
2 And Pharaoh was angry against his
two officers, against the chief butler, and
against the chief baker.
3 Therefore he put them in ward in his
chief steward’s house, in the prison and
place where Joseph was bound.
4 And the chief steward gave Joseph
charge over them, and he served them:
and they continued a season in ward.
5 And they both dreamed a dream, either
of them his dream in one night, each one
according to the interpretation of his
dream, both the butler and the baker of
the king of Egypt, which were bound in
the prison.
6 And when Joseph came in unto them in
the morning, and looked upon them,
behold, they were sad.
7 And he asked Pharaoh’s officers, that
were with him in his master’s ward,
saying, Wherefore look ye so sadly
today?
8 Who answered him, We have
dreamed, each one a dream, and there is
none to interpret the same. Then Joseph
said unto them, Are not interpretations of
God? Tell them me now.
9 So the chief butler told his dream to
Joseph, and said unto him, In my dream,
behold, a vine was before me,
10 And in the vine were three branches,
and as it budded, her flower came forth:
and the clusters of grapes waxed ripe.
11 And I had Pharaoh’s cup in mine
hand, and I took the grapes, and wrung
them into Pharaoh’s cup, and I gave the
cup into Pharaoh’s hand. 12 Then Joseph
said unto him, This is the interpretation
of it: The three branches are three days.
13 Within three days shall Pharaoh lift
up thine head, and restore thee unto thine
office, and thou shalt give Pharaoh’s cup
into his hand after the old manner, when
thou wast his butler.
14 But have me in remembrance with
thee, when thou art in good case, and
show mercy, I pray thee, unto me, and
make mention of me to Pharaoh, that thou
mayest bring me out of this house.
15 For I was stolen away by theft out of
the land of the Hebrews, and here also
have I done nothing, wherefore they
should put me in the dungeon. 16 And
when the chief baker saw that the
interpretation was good, he said unto
Joseph, Also me thought in my dream
that I had three white baskets on mine
head.
17 And in the uppermost basket there
was of all manner baked meats for
Pharaoh: and the birds did eat them out
of the basket upon mine head. 18 Then
Joseph answered, and said, This is the
interpretation thereof: The three baskets
are three days:
19 Within three days shall Pharaoh take
thine head from thee, and shall hang thee
on a tree, and the birds shall eat thy flesh
from off thee. 20 And so the third day,
which was Pharaoh’s birthday, 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, who gave the cup into
Pharaoh’s hand,
22 But he hanged the chief baker, as
Joseph had interpreted unto them. 23 Yet
the chief butler did not remember
Joseph, but forgot him.