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1 Some time after this, the cupbearer of the king of Egypt and his baker offended their lord the king of Egypt.
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Now after these things the chief servant who had the care of the wine, and the chief bread-maker in Pharaoh's house, did something against Pharaoh's orders;
2 Pharaoh was angry with his two officers, the chief cupbearer and the chief baker,
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And Pharaoh was angry with his two servants, with the chief wine-servant and the chief bread-maker;
3 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 he put them in prison under the care of the captain of the army, in the same prison where Joseph himself was shut up.
4 The captain of the guard charged Joseph with them, and he waited on them; and they continued for some time in custody.
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And the captain put them in Joseph's care, and he did what was needed for them; and they were kept in prison for some time.
5 One night they both dreamed—the cupbearer and the baker of the king of Egypt, who were confined in the prison—each his own dream, and each dream with its own meaning.
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And these two had a dream on the same night; the chief wine-servant and the chief bread-maker of the king of Egypt, who were in prison, the two of them had dreams with a special sense.
6 When Joseph came to them in the morning, he saw that they were troubled.
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And in the morning when Joseph came to them he saw that they were looking sad.
7 So he asked Pharaoh's officers, who were with him in custody in his master's house, "Why are your faces downcast today?"
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And he said to the servants of Pharaoh who were in prison with him, Why are you looking so sad?
8 They said to him, "We have had dreams, and there is no one to interpret them." And Joseph said to them, "Do not interpretations belong to God? Please tell them to me."
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Then they said to him, We have had a dream, and no one is able to give us the sense. And Joseph said, Does not the sense of dreams come from God? what was your dream?
9 So the chief cupbearer told his dream to Joseph, and said to him, "In my dream there was a vine before me,
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Then the chief wine-servant gave Joseph an account of his dream, and said, In my dream I saw a vine before me;
10 and on the vine there were three branches. As soon as it budded, its blossoms came out and the clusters ripened into grapes.
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And on the vine were three branches; and it seemed as if it put out buds and flowers, and from them came grapes ready for cutting.
11 Pharaoh's cup was in my hand; and I took the grapes and pressed them into Pharaoh's cup, and placed the cup in Pharaoh's hand."
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And Pharaoh's cup was in my hand, and I took the grapes and crushing them into Pharaoh's cup, gave the cup into Pharaoh's hand.
12 Then Joseph said to him, "This is its interpretation: the three branches are three days;
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Then Joseph said, This is the sense of your dream: the three branches are three days;
13 within three days Pharaoh will lift up your head and restore you to your office; and you shall place Pharaoh's cup in his hand, just as you used to do when you were his cupbearer.
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After three days Pharaoh will give you honour, and put you back into your place, and you will give him his cup as you did before, when you were his wine-servant.
14 But remember me when it is well with you; please do me the kindness to make mention of me to Pharaoh, and so get me out of this place.
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But keep me in mind when things go well for you, and be good to me and say a good word for me to Pharaoh and get me out of this prison:
15 For in fact I was stolen out of the land of the Hebrews; and here also I have done nothing that they should have put me into the dungeon."
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For truly I was taken by force from the land of the Hebrews; and I have done nothing for which I might be put in prison.
16 When the chief baker saw that the interpretation was favorable, he said to Joseph, "I also had a dream: there were three cake baskets on my head,
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Now when the chief bread-maker saw that the first dream had a good sense, he said to Joseph, I had a dream; and in my dream there were three baskets of white bread on my head;
17 and in the uppermost basket there were all sorts of baked food for Pharaoh, but the birds were eating it out of the basket on my head."
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And in the top basket were all sorts of cooked meats for Pharaoh; and the birds were taking them out of the baskets on my head.
18 And Joseph answered, "This is its interpretation: the three baskets are three days;
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Then Joseph said, This is the sense of your dream: the three baskets are three days;
19 within three days Pharaoh will lift up your head—from you!—and hang you on a pole; and the birds will eat the flesh from you."
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After three days Pharaoh will take you out of prison, hanging you on a tree, so that your flesh will be food for birds.
20 On the third day, which was Pharaoh's birthday, he made a feast for all his servants, and lifted up the head of the chief cupbearer and the head of the chief baker among his servants.
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Now the third day was Pharaoh's birthday, and he gave a feast for all his servants; and he gave honour to the chief wine-servant and the chief bread-maker among the others.
21 He restored the chief cupbearer to his cupbearing, and he placed the cup in Pharaoh's hand;
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And he put the chief wine-servant back in his old place; and he gave the cup into Pharaoh's hand.
22 but the chief baker he hanged, just as Joseph had interpreted to them.
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But the chief bread-maker was put to death by hanging, as Joseph had said.
23 Yet the chief cupbearer did not remember Joseph, but forgot him.
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But the wine-servant did not keep Joseph in mind or give a thought to him.
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