⁵ each of the two men—the cupbearer and the baker of the king of Egypt, who were being held in prison—had a dream^(A) the same night, and each dream had a meaning of its own.^(B)

⁶ When Joseph came to them the next morning, he saw that they were dejected. ⁷ So he asked Pharaoh’s officials who were in custody^(C) with him in his master’s house, “Why do you look so sad today?”^(D)

⁸ “We both had dreams,” they answered, “but there is no one to interpret them.”^(E)

Then Joseph said to them, “Do not interpretations belong to God?^(F) Tell me your dreams.”

Pharaoh’s Dreams

41 When two full years had passed, Pharaoh had a dream:^(A) He was standing by the Nile,^(B)

⁸ In the morning his mind was troubled,^(A) so he sent for all the magicians^(B) and wise men of Egypt. Pharaoh told them his dreams, but no one could interpret them for him.^(C)

³ he said to them, “I have had a dream that troubles^(A) me and I want to know what it means.^[a]”