- Some time later ... ... , - the king’s cupbearer and baker offended their master , the king of Egypt.
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Pharaoh was angry with his two officers , ... the chief cupbearer ... and the chief baker ,
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and imprisoned them - - in the house of the captain of the guard , the same prison ... ... ... where Joseph was confined ....
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The captain of the guard - assigned them to Joseph , and he became their personal attendant. - After they had been in custody for some time ,
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both of these men — the Egyptian - king’s cupbearer and baker , who were being held in the prison ... — had a dream ... ... on the same ... night , and each dream had its own meaning.
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When Joseph came to them in the morning , he saw - - that they were distraught.
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So he asked - the officials of Pharaoh who were in custody with him in his master’s ... house , “ Why are your faces so downcast today ? ”
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“ We both had dreams ... , ” they replied ... , “ but there is no one - to interpret them. ” Then Joseph said to them , “ Don’t interpretations belong to God ? Tell me your dreams ...
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So the chief cupbearer - told Joseph his dream ... “ In my dream there was a vine before me ,
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and on the vine were three branches. As it budded , its blossoms opened and its clusters ripened into grapes.
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Pharaoh’s cup was in my hand , and I took - the grapes , squeezed them into (his) cup , and placed - the cup in (his) hand. ”
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Joseph replied “ This (is) the interpretation : The three branches are three days ....
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Within three days Pharaoh - will lift up your head and restore your position. You will put Pharaoh’s cup in his hand , just as you did when you were his cupbearer.
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But ... when it goes well please remember me and show me kindness by mentioning me to Pharaoh , that he might bring me out of this prison.
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For I was kidnapped ... from the land of the Hebrews - , and even here I have done nothing ... for which they should have put me in this dungeon. ”
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When the chief baker saw that the interpretation was favorable , he said to Joseph , “ I too had a dream : There were three baskets of white bread on my head.
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In the top basket were all sorts of baked goods for Pharaoh , ... but the birds were eating them out of the basket on my head. ”
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Joseph ... replied , “ This is the interpretation : The three baskets are three days ....
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Within three days Pharaoh - will lift off your head ... and hang you on a tree. Then the birds - will eat the flesh of your body. ”
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- On the third day , which was Pharaoh’s birthday ... , - he held a feast for all his officials , and in (their presence) he lifted up - the heads of the chief cupbearer - - and the chief baker.
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Pharaoh restored - the chief cupbearer to his position , so that he once again placed the cup in Pharaoh’s hand.
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But Pharaoh hanged the chief baker , just as Joseph had described
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The chief cupbearer , - however, did not remember Joseph ; he forgot all about him.
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