Genesis 40

Joseph Interprets Two Prisoners' Dreams

1 It came to pass after these things that the a butler and the baker of the king of Egypt offended their lord, the king of Egypt. 2 And Pharaoh was b angry with his two officers, the chief butler and the chief baker. 3 c So he put them in custody in the house of the captain of the guard, in the prison, the place where Joseph was confined. 4 And the captain of the guard charged Joseph with them, and he served them; so they were in custody for a while.

5 Then the butler and the baker of the king of Egypt, who were confined in the prison, d had a dream, both of them, each man's dream in one night and each man's dream with its own interpretation. 6 And Joseph came in to them in the morning and looked at them, and saw that they were 1 sad. 7 So he asked Pharaoh's officers who were with him in the custody of his lord's house, saying, e "Why do you look so sad today?" 8 And they said to him, f "We each have had a dream, and there is no interpreter of it." So Joseph said to them, g "Do not interpretations belong to God? Tell them to me, please."

9 Then the chief butler told his dream to Joseph, and said to him, "Behold, in my dream a vine was before me, 10 "and in the vine were three branches; it was as though it budded, its blossoms shot forth, and its clusters brought forth ripe grapes. 11 "Then 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 And Joseph said to him, h "This is the interpretation of it: The three branches i are three days. 13 "Now within three days Pharaoh will j lift up your head and restore you to your 2 place, and you will put Pharaoh's cup in his hand according to the former manner, when you were his butler. 14 "But k remember me when it is well with you, and l please show kindness to me; make mention of me to Pharaoh, and get me out of this house. 15 "For indeed I was m stolen away from the land of the Hebrews; n and also I have done nothing here that they should put me into the dungeon."

16 When the chief baker saw that the interpretation was good, he said to Joseph, "I also was in my dream, and there were three 3 white baskets on my head. 17 "In the uppermost basket were all kinds of baked goods for Pharaoh, and the birds ate them out of the basket on my head." 18 So Joseph answered and said, o "This is the interpretation of it: The three baskets are three days. 19 p "Within three days Pharaoh will lift 4 off your head from you and q hang you on a tree; and the birds will eat your flesh from you."

20 Now it came to pass on the third day, which was Pharaoh's r birthday, that he s made a feast for all his servants; and he t lifted up the head of the chief butler and of the chief baker among his servants. 21 Then he u restored the chief butler to his butlership again, and v he placed the cup in Pharaoh's hand. 22 But he w hanged the chief baker, as Joseph had interpreted to them. 23 Yet the chief butler did not remember Joseph, but x forgot him.

  1. Cross References
    Genesis 40:11
    "Then 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."
    Genesis 40:13
    Now within three days Pharaoh will lift up your head and restore you to your place, and you will put Pharaoh's cup in his hand according to the former manner, when you were his butler.
    Nehemiah 1:11
    O Lord, I pray, please let Your ear be attentive to the prayer of Your servant, and to the prayer of Your servants who desire to fear Your name; and let Your servant prosper this day, I pray, and grant him mercy in the sight of this man." For I was the king's cupbearer.
  2. Cross References
    Proverbs 16:14
    As messengers of death is the king's wrath, But a wise man will appease it.
  3. Cross References
    Genesis 39:1
    Now Joseph had been taken down to Egypt. And Potiphar, an officer of Pharaoh, captain of the guard, an Egyptian, bought him from the Ishmaelites who had taken him down there.
    Genesis 39:20
    Then Joseph's master took him and put him into the prison, a place where the king's prisoners were confined. And he was there in the prison.
    Genesis 39:23
    The keeper of the prison did not look into anything that was under Joseph's authority, because the LORD was with him; and whatever he did, the LORD made it prosper.
    Genesis 41:10
    When Pharaoh was angry with his servants, and put me in custody in the house of the captain of the guard, both me and the chief baker.
  4. Cross References
    Genesis 37:5
    Now Joseph had a dream, and he told it to his brothers; and they hated him even more.
    Genesis 41:1
    Then it came to pass, at the end of two full years, that Pharaoh had a dream; and behold, he stood by the river.
  5. Cross References
    Nehemiah 2:2
    Therefore the king said to me, "Why is your face sad, since you are not sick? This is nothing but sorrow of heart." So I became dreadfully afraid.
  6. Cross References
    Genesis 41:15
    And Pharaoh said to Joseph, "I have had a dream, and there is no one who can interpret it. But I have heard it said of you that you can understand a dream, to interpret it.
  7. Cross References
    Genesis 41:16
    So Joseph answered Pharaoh, saying, " It is not...
    Daniel 2:11
    " It is a difficult thing that the king request...
    Daniel 2:20 - 22
    Daniel answered and said: "Blessed be the name ...
    Daniel 2:27
    Daniel answered in the presence of the king, an...
    Daniel 2:28
    But there is a God in heaven who reveals secret...
    Daniel 2:47
    The king answered Daniel, and said, "Truly your...
  8. Cross References
    Genesis 40:18
    So Joseph answered and said, "This is the inter...
    Genesis 41:12
    Now there was a young Hebrew man with us there,...
    Genesis 41:25
    Then Joseph said to Pharaoh, "The dreams of Pha...
    Judges 7:14
    Then his companion answered and said, "This is ...
    Daniel 2:36
    This is the dream. Now we will tell the interpr...
    Daniel 4:18
    "This dream I, King Nebuchadnezzar, have seen. ...
    Daniel 4:19
    Then Daniel, whose name was Belteshazzar, was a...
  9. Cross References
    Genesis 40:18
    So Joseph answered and said, "This is the interpretation of it: The three baskets are three days.
    Genesis 42:17
    So he put them all together in prison three days.
  10. Cross References
    2 Kings 25:27
    Now it came to pass in the thirty-seventh year of the captivity of Jehoiachin king of Judah, in the twelfth month, on the twenty-seventh day of the month, that EvilMero'dach king of Babylon, in the year that he began to reign, released Jehoiachin king of Judah from prison.
    Psalms 3:3
    But You, O LORD, are a shield for me, My glory and the One who lifts up my head.
    Jeremiah 52:31
    Now it came to pass in the thirty-seventh year of the captivity of Jehoiachin king of Judah, in the twelfth month, on the twenty-fifth day of the month, that EvilMero'dach king of Babylon, in the first year of his reign, lifted up the head of Jehoiachin king of Judah and brought him out of prison.
  11. Cross References
    1 Samuel 25:31
    "that this will be no grief to you, nor offense of heart to my lord, either that you have shed blood without cause, or that my lord has avenged himself. But when the LORD has dealt well with my lord, then remember your maidservant."
    Luke 23:42
    Then he said to Jesus, "Lord, remember me when You come into Your kingdom.
  12. Cross References
    Genesis 24:49
    "Now if you will deal kindly and truly with my ...
    Genesis 47:29
    When the time drew near that Israel must die, h...
    Joshua 2:12
    Now therefore, I beg you, swear to me by the LO...
    1 Samuel 20:14
    And you shall not only show me the kindness of ...
    1 Samuel 20:15
    "but you shall not cut off your kindness from m...
    2 Samuel 9:1
    Now David said, "Is there still anyone who is l...
    1 Kings 2:7
    But show kindness to the sons of Barzillai the ...
  13. Cross References
    Genesis 37:26 - 28
    So Judah said to his brothers, "What profit is there if we kill our brother and conceal his blood?
  14. Cross References
    Genesis 39:20
    Then Joseph's master took him and put him into the prison, a place where the king's prisoners were confined. And he was there in the prison.
  15. Cross References
    Genesis 40:12
    And Joseph said to him, "This is the interpretation of it: The three branches are three days.
  16. Cross References
    Genesis 40:13
    Now within three days Pharaoh will lift up your head and restore you to your place, and you will put Pharaoh's cup in his hand according to the former manner, when you were his butler.
  17. Cross References
    Deuteronomy 21:22
    If a man has committed a sin deserving of death, and he is put to death, and you hang him on a tree.
  18. Cross References
    Matthew 14:6 - 10
    But when Herod's birthday was celebrated, the daughter of Herodias danced before them and pleased Herod.
  19. Cross References
    Mark 6:21
    Then an opportune day came when Herod on his birthday gave a feast for his nobles, the high officers, and the chief men of Galilee.
  20. Cross References
    Genesis 40:13
    Now within three days Pharaoh will lift up your head and restore you to your place, and you will put Pharaoh's cup in his hand according to the former manner, when you were his butler.
    Genesis 40:19
    "Within three days Pharaoh will lift off your head from you and hang you on a tree; and the birds will eat your flesh from you."
    2 Kings 25:27
    Now it came to pass in the thirty-seventh year of the captivity of Jehoiachin king of Judah, in the twelfth month, on the twenty-seventh day of the month, that EvilMero'dach king of Babylon, in the year that he began to reign, released Jehoiachin king of Judah from prison.
    Jeremiah 52:31
    Now it came to pass in the thirty-seventh year of the captivity of Jehoiachin king of Judah, in the twelfth month, on the twenty-fifth day of the month, that EvilMero'dach king of Babylon, in the first year of his reign, lifted up the head of Jehoiachin king of Judah and brought him out of prison.
    Matthew 25:19
    After a long time the lord of those servants came and settled accounts with them.
  21. Cross References
    Genesis 40:13
    Now within three days Pharaoh will lift up your head and restore you to your place, and you will put Pharaoh's cup in his hand according to the former manner, when you were his butler.
  22. Cross References
    Nehemiah 2:1
    And it came to pass in the month of Nisan, in the twentieth year of King Artaxerxes, when wine was before him, that I took the wine and gave it to the king. Now I had never been sad in his presence before.
  23. Cross References
    Genesis 40:19
    "Within three days Pharaoh will lift off your head from you and hang you on a tree; and the birds will eat your flesh from you."
    Deuteronomy 21:23
    His body shall not remain overnight on the tree, but you shall surely bury him that day, so that you do not defile the land which the LORD your God is giving you as an inheritance; for he who is hanged is accursed of God.
    Deuteronomy 7:10
    And He repays those who hate Him to their face, to destroy them. He will not be slack with him who hates Him; He will repay him to his face.
  24. Cross References
    Job 19:14
    My relatives have failed, And my close friends ...
    Psalms 31:12
    I am forgotten like a dead man, out of mind; I ...
    Ecclesiastes 9:15
    Now there was found in it a poor wise man, and ...
    Ecclesiastes 9:16
    Then I said: "Wisdom is better than strength. N...
    Isaiah 49:15
    Can a woman forget her nursing child, And not h...
    Amos 6:6
    Who drink wine from bowls, And anoint yourselve...
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