Genesis 40:14-41

New King James Version

¹⁴ But ^(A)remember me when it is well with you, and ^(B)please show kindness to me; make mention of me to Pharaoh, and get me out of this house. ¹⁵ For indeed I was ^(C)stolen away from the land of the Hebrews; ^(D)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 ^[a]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, ^(E)“This is the interpretation of it: The three baskets are three days. ^19 (F)Within three days Pharaoh will lift ^[b]off your head from you and ^(G)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 ^(H)birthday, that he ^(I)made a feast for all his servants; and he ^(J)lifted up the head of the chief butler and of the chief baker among his servants. ²¹ Then he ^(K)restored the chief butler to his butlership again, and ^(L)he placed the cup in Pharaoh’s hand. ²² But he ^(M)hanged the chief baker, as Joseph had interpreted to them. ²³ Yet the chief butler did not remember Joseph, but ^(N)forgot him.

Pharaoh’s Dreams

41 Then it came to pass, at the end of two full years, that ^(O)Pharaoh had a dream; and behold, he stood by the river. ² Suddenly there came up out of the river seven cows, fine looking and fat; and they fed in the meadow. ³ Then behold, seven other cows came up after them out of the river, ugly and gaunt, and stood by the other cows on the bank of the river. ⁴ And the ugly and gaunt cows ate up the seven fine looking and fat cows. So Pharaoh awoke. ⁵ He slept and dreamed a second time; and suddenly seven heads of grain came up on one stalk, plump and good. ⁶ Then behold, seven thin heads, blighted by the ^(P)east wind, sprang up after them. ⁷ And the seven thin heads devoured the seven plump and full heads. So Pharaoh awoke, and indeed, it was a dream. ⁸ Now it came to pass in the morning ^(Q)that his spirit was troubled, and he sent and called for all ^(R)the magicians of Egypt and all its ^(S)wise men. And Pharaoh told them his dreams, but there was no one who could interpret them for Pharaoh.

⁹ Then the ^(T)chief butler spoke to Pharaoh, saying: “I remember my faults this day. ¹⁰ When Pharaoh was ^(U)angry with his servants, ^(V)and put me in custody in the house of the captain of the guard, both me and the chief baker, ^11 (W)we each had a dream in one night, he and I. Each of us dreamed according to the interpretation of his own dream. ¹² Now there was a young ^(X)Hebrew man with us there, a ^(Y)servant of the captain of the guard. And we told him, and he ^(Z)interpreted our dreams for us; to each man he interpreted according to his own dream. ¹³ And it came to pass, just ^(AA)as he interpreted for us, so it happened. He restored me to my office, and he hanged him.”

^14 (AB)Then Pharaoh sent and called Joseph, and they ^(AC)brought him quickly ^(AD)out of the dungeon; and he shaved, ^(AE)changed his clothing, and came to Pharaoh.