THE BUTLER AND BAKER
Genesis 40
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.
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