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Joseph in Prison

40 Later the king’s cupbearer[a] and his baker offended their master, the king of Egypt. Pharaoh was angry with his chief cupbearer and his chief baker. He put them in the prison of the captain of the guard, the same place where Joseph was a prisoner. The captain of the guard assigned them to Joseph, and he took care of them.

After they had been confined for some time, both prisoners—the cupbearer and the baker for the king of Egypt—had dreams one night. Each man had a dream with its own special meaning.

When Joseph came to them in the morning, he saw that they were upset. So he asked these officials of Pharaoh who were with him in his master’s prison, “Why do you look so unhappy today?”

“We both had dreams,” they answered him, “but there’s no one to tell us what they mean.”

“Isn’t Elohim the only one who can tell what they mean?” Joseph asked them. “Why don’t you tell me all about them.”

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Footnotes

  1. Genesis 40:1 A cupbearer was a trusted royal official who ensured that the king’s drink was not poisoned.

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