Genesis
Genesis 40
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Genesis 40 — Scripture text (King James Version)
And it came to pass after these things, that the butler of the king of and his baker had offended their lord the king of . And was wroth against two of his officers, against the chief of the butlers, and against the chief of the bakers. And he them in ward in the house of the captain of the guard, into the prison, the place where was bound. And the captain of the guard charged with them, and he served them: and they continued a season in ward. And they dreamed a both of them, each man his in one night, each man according to the interpretation of his , the butler and the baker of the king of , which were bound in the prison. And came in unto them in the morning, and looked upon them, and, behold, they were sad. And he asked ’s officers that were with him in the ward of his lord’s house, saying, Wherefore look ye so sadly to day? And they said unto him, We have dreamed a , and there is no interpreter of it. And said unto them, Do not interpretations belong to God? tell me them, I pray you. And the chief butler told his to , and said to him, In my , behold, a vine was before me; 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: And ’s cup was in my hand: and I took the grapes, and pressed them into ’s cup, and I gave the cup into ’s hand. And said unto him, This is the interpretation of it: The three branches are three days: Yet within three days shall lift up thine head, and restore thee unto thy place: and thou shalt deliver ’s cup into his hand, after the former manner when thou wast his butler. But think me when it shall be with thee, and shew kindness, I pray thee, unto me, and make mention of me unto , and bring me out of this house: For indeed I was stolen away out of the land of the : and here also have I done nothing that they should me into the dungeon. When the chief baker saw that the interpretation was good, he said unto , I also was in my , and, behold, I had three white baskets my head: And in the uppermost basket there was of all manner of bakemeats for ; and the birds did eat them out of the basket upon my head. And answered and said, This is the interpretation thereof: The three baskets are three days: Yet within three days shall lift up thy head from off thee, and shall hang thee a tree; and the birds shall eat thy flesh from off thee. And it came to pass the third day, which was ’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. And he restored the chief butler unto his butlership again; and he gave the cup into ’s hand: But he hanged the chief baker: as had interpreted to them. Yet did not the chief butler remember , but forgat him.