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1 After this, it came to pass, that two eunuchs, the butler and the baker of the king of Egypt, offended their lord.
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Some time after this, the cupbearer of the king of Egypt and his baker offended their lord the king of Egypt.
2 And Pharao being angry with them, (now the one was chief butler, the other chief baker,)
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Pharaoh was angry with his two officers, the chief cupbearer and the chief baker,
3 He sent them to the prison of the commander of the soldiers, in which Joseph also was prisoner.
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and he put them in custody in the house of the captain of the guard, in the prison where Joseph was confined.
4 But the keeper of the prison delivered them to Joseph, and he served them. Some little time passed, and they were kept in custody.
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The captain of the guard charged Joseph with them, and he waited on them; and they continued for some time in custody.
5 And they both dreamed a dream the same night, according to the interpretation agreeing to themselves:
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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.
6 And when Joseph was come into them in the morning, and saw them sad,
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When Joseph came to them in the morning, he saw that they were troubled.
7 He asked them, saying: Why is your countenance sadder today than usual?
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So he asked Pharaoh's officers, who were with him in custody in his master's house, "Why are your faces downcast today?"
8 They answered: We have dreamed a dream, and there is nobody to interpret it to us. And Joseph said to them: Doth not interpretation belong to God? Tell me what you have dreamed:
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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."
9 The chief butler first told his dream: I saw before me a vine,
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So the chief cupbearer told his dream to Joseph, and said to him, "In my dream there was a vine before me,
10 On which were three branches, which by little and little sent out buds, and after the blossoms brought forth ripe grapes:
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and on the vine there were three branches. As soon as it budded, its blossoms came out and the clusters ripened into grapes.
11 And the cup of Pharao was in my hand: and I took the grapes, and pressed them into the cup which I held, and I gave the cup to Pharao.
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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."
12 Joseph answered: This is the interpretation of the dream: The three branches, are yet three days:
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Then Joseph said to him, "This is its interpretation: the three branches are three days;
13 After which Pharao will remember thy service, and will restore thee to thy former place: and thou shalt present him the cup according to thy office, as before thou was wont to do.
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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.
14 Only remember me when it shall be well with thee, and do me this kindness: to put Pharao in mind to take me out of this prison:
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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.
15 For I was stolen away out of the land of the Hebrews, and here without any fault was cast into the dungeon.
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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."
16 The chief baker seeing that he had wisely interpreted the dream, said: I also dreamed a dream, That I had three baskets of meal upon my head:
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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,
17 And that in one basket which was uppermost, I carried all meats that are made by the art of baking, and that the birds ate out of it.
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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."
18 Joseph answered: This is the interpretation of the dream: The three baskets, are yet three days:
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And Joseph answered, "This is its interpretation: the three baskets are three days;
19 After which Pharao will take thy head from thee, and hang thee on a cross, and the birds shall tear thy flesh.
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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."
20 The third day after this was the birthday of Pharao: and he made a great feast for his servants, and at the banquet remembered the chief butler, and the chief baker.
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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.
21 And he restored the one to his place, to present him the cup:
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He restored the chief cupbearer to his cupbearing, and he placed the cup in Pharaoh's hand;
22 The other he hanged on a gibbet, that the truth of the interpreter might be shewn.
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but the chief baker he hanged, just as Joseph had interpreted to them.
23 But the chief butler, when things prospered with him, forgot his interpreter.
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Yet the chief cupbearer did not remember Joseph, but forgot him.
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