And they said to him, (A)“We each have had a dream, and there is no interpreter of it.”

So Joseph said to them, (B)“Do not interpretations belong to God? Tell them to me, please.”

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, (C)“This is the interpretation of it: The three branches (D)are three days. 13 Now within three days Pharaoh will (E)lift up your head and restore you to your [a]place, and you will put Pharaoh’s cup in his hand according to the former manner, when you were his butler. 14 But (F)remember me when it is well with you, and (G)please show kindness to me; make mention of me to Pharaoh, and get me out of this house. 15 For indeed I was (H)stolen away from the land of the Hebrews; (I)and also I have done nothing here that they should put me into the dungeon.”

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Footnotes

  1. Genesis 40:13 position

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

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

So the chief cupbearer(C) told Joseph his dream. He said to him, “In my dream I saw a vine in front of me, 10 and on the vine were three branches. As soon as it budded, it blossomed,(D) and its clusters ripened into grapes. 11 Pharaoh’s cup was in my hand, and I took the grapes, squeezed them into Pharaoh’s cup and put the cup in his hand.”

12 “This is what it means,(E)” Joseph said to him. “The three branches are three days.(F) 13 Within three days(G) Pharaoh will lift up your head(H) and restore you to your position, and you will put Pharaoh’s cup in his hand, just as you used to do when you were his cupbearer.(I) 14 But when all goes well with you, remember me(J) and show me kindness;(K) mention me to Pharaoh(L) and get me out of this prison. 15 I was forcibly carried off from the land of the Hebrews,(M) and even here I have done nothing to deserve being put in a dungeon.”(N)

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