THE
BOOK OF GENESIS
Genesis Chapter 40
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¶ Now some time after this, the butler of the king of
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And Pharaoh was angry with his two officers, the chief of the butlers, and the
chief of the bakers.
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And he put them in custody in the house of the captain of the guard, in the
prison, where Joseph was confined.
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And the captain of the guard put them in Joseph’s charge, and he attended to
them: and they continued in custody for some time.
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¶ One night the butler and the baker of the king of
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And Joseph came in to them in the morning, and looked at them, and saw they were
sad.
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And he asked Pharaoh’s officers who were in custody with him in his
master’s house, Why do you look so sad today?
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And they said to him, We have dreamed a dream, and there
is no one to interpret it. And Joseph said to them, Do
not interpretations belong to God? tell them
to me, I pray you.
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And the chief butler told his dream to Joseph, and said to him, In my dream, behold, there was a vine before me;
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And on the vine were three branches: and as soon as it budded, its
blossoms shot forth; and its clusters brought forth ripe grapes:
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And Pharaoh’s cup was in my hand: and I took the grapes, and pressed
them into Pharaoh’s cup, and I placed the cup in Pharaoh’s hand.
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And Joseph said to him, This is the
interpretation of it: The three branches are three days:
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Within three days Pharaoh will lift up your head, and restore you to your
position: and you will again place Pharaoh’s cup in his hand, as you formerly
did when you were his butler.
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But think of me when it is well with you, and show kindness, I beg of you, to
me, and mention me to Pharaoh, and get me out of this house:
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For indeed I was actually kidnapped out of the land of the Hebrews: and here
also have I done nothing for which they should put me in the dungeon.
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When the chief baker saw that the interpretation was good, he said to Joseph, I
also dreamed, and, behold, I had three white baskets on my head:
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And in the uppermost basket there were all kinds of baked goods for
Pharaoh; and the birds ate them out of the basket on my head.
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And Joseph answered and said, This is the
interpretation thereof: The three baskets are three days:
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Within three days Pharaoh will lift up your head from you, and will hang you on
a tree; and the birds will eat the flesh from you.
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¶ And it happened on the third day, which was
Pharaoh’s birthday, that he made a feast for all his servants: and he lifted up
the head of the chief butler and the chief baker among his servants.
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And he restored the chief butler to his butlership again; and he placed the cup
in Pharaoh’s hand:
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But he hanged the chief baker: as Joseph had interpreted to them.
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However, the chief butler did not remember Joseph, but forgot him.