“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.” (Ge 40:1-23 AV)
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