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<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><head><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8" /><meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1"><title>Genesis 40 Amplified Bible</title><link rel="stylesheet" href="/chapnew2.css" type="text/css" media="Screen" /><link rel="stylesheet" href="../spec.css" type="text/css" media="Screen" /><link rel="stylesheet" href="/print.css" type="text/css" media="Print" /><script type="application/javascript" src="https://scripts.webcontentassessor.com/scripts/8a2459b64f9cac8122fc7f2eac4409c8555fac9383016db59c4c26e3d5b8b157"></script><script src='https://qd.admetricspro.com/js/biblehub/biblehub-layout-loader-revcatch.js'></script><script id='HyDgbd_1s' src='https://prebidads.revcatch.com/ads.js' type='text/javascript' async></script><script>(function(w,d,b,s,i){var cts=d.createElement(s);cts.async=true;cts.id='catchscript'; 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and they continued to be in custody for some time. <span class="reftext"><a href="/genesis/40-5.htm"><b>5</b></a></span>Then the cupbearer and the baker of the king of Egypt, who were confined in the prison, both dreamed a dream in the same night, each man with his [own significant] dream and each dream with its [personal] interpretation. <span class="reftext"><a href="/genesis/40-6.htm"><b>6</b></a></span>When Joseph came to them in the morning and looked at them, [he saw that] they were sad <i>and</i> depressed. <span class="reftext"><a href="/genesis/40-7.htm"><b>7</b></a></span>So he asked Pharaoh’s officials who were in confinement with him in his master’s house, “Why do you look so down-hearted today?” <span class="reftext"><a href="/genesis/40-8.htm"><b>8</b></a></span>And they said to him, “We have [each] dreamed [distinct] dreams and there is no one to interpret them.” So Joseph said to them, “Do not interpretations belong to God? Please tell me [your dreams].” <p class="paragraph"><span class="reftext"><a href="/genesis/40-9.htm"><b>9</b></a></span>So the chief cupbearer told his dream to Joseph, and said to him, “In my dream there was a grapevine in front of me; <span class="reftext"><a href="/genesis/40-10.htm"><b>10</b></a></span>and on the vine were three branches. Then as soon as it budded, its blossoms burst open, and its clusters produced ripe grapes [in rapid succession]. <span class="reftext"><a href="/genesis/40-11.htm"><b>11</b></a></span>Now Pharaoh’s cup was in my hand, and I took the grapes and squeezed them into Pharaoh’s cup; then I placed the cup into Pharaoh’s hand.” <span class="reftext"><a href="/genesis/40-12.htm"><b>12</b></a></span>Then Joseph said to him, “This is the interpretation of it: the three branches represent three days; <span class="reftext"><a href="/genesis/40-13.htm"><b>13</b></a></span>within three more days Pharaoh will lift up your head (present you in public) and restore you to your position; and you will [again] put Pharaoh’s cup into his hand just as [you did] when you were his cupbearer. <span class="reftext"><a href="/genesis/40-14.htm"><b>14</b></a></span>Only think of me when it goes well with you, and please show me kindness by mentioning me to Pharaoh and get me out of this house. <span class="reftext"><a href="/genesis/40-15.htm"><b>15</b></a></span>For in fact I was <span class="fn"><a href="#fn">[b]</a></span>taken (stolen) from the land of the Hebrews by [unlawful] force, and even here I have done nothing for which they should put me in the dungeon.” <p class="paragraph"><span class="reftext"><a href="/genesis/40-16.htm"><b>16</b></a></span>When the chief baker saw that the interpretation [of the dream] was good, he said to Joseph, “I also dreamed, and [in my dream] there were three cake baskets on my head; <span class="reftext"><a href="/genesis/40-17.htm"><b>17</b></a></span>and in the top basket there were some of all sorts of baked food for Pharaoh, but the birds [of prey] were eating [these foods] out of the basket on my head.” <span class="reftext"><a href="/genesis/40-18.htm"><b>18</b></a></span>Joseph answered, “This is the interpretation of it: the three baskets represent three days; <span class="reftext"><a href="/genesis/40-19.htm"><b>19</b></a></span>within three more days Pharaoh will <span class="fn"><a href="#fn">[c]</a></span>lift up your head and will hang you on a tree (gallows, pole), and [you will not so much as be given a burial, but] the birds will eat your flesh.” <p class="paragraph"><span class="reftext"><a href="/genesis/40-20.htm"><b>20</b></a></span>Now on the third day, [which was] the Pharaoh’s birthday, he [released the two men from prison and] made a feast for all his servants; and he lifted up the head of the chief cupbearer and the head of the chief baker [that is, presented them in public] among his servants. <span class="reftext"><a href="/genesis/40-21.htm"><b>21</b></a></span>He restored the chief cupbearer to his office, and the cupbearer [once again] put the cup into Pharaoh’s hand; <span class="reftext"><a href="/genesis/40-22.htm"><b>22</b></a></span>but Pharaoh hanged the chief baker, just as Joseph had interpreted [the meaning of the dreams] to them. <span class="reftext"><a href="/genesis/40-23.htm"><b>23</b></a></span>Yet [even after all that] the chief cupbearer did not remember Joseph, but forgot [all about] him.<A name="fn"></a></p><br /><br /><span class="footnotesbot">[a]</span> <span class="fnverse">2</span> Also called <i>Senusret II</i>, 1894-1878 B.C.<br><span class="footnotesbot">[b]</span> <span class="fnverse">15</span> The word here is much less personal than “kidnap.” Joseph was considered a “thing”--not a person.<br><span class="footnotesbot">[c]</span> <span class="fnverse">19</span> Notice the totally different usage of the words “lift up your head.” In v 13, it is used idiomatically as “present you in public,” but in v 19, it is used literally, “lift your head up off of your body.”<br></div><br /><div id="botbox"><div class="padbot"><div align="center">Amplified Bible Copyright © 2015<br>by The Lockman Foundation<br>All rights reserved <a href="http://www.lockman.org">www.lockman.org</a><br><br><a href="/">Bible Hub</a><br>                                                                                                                                <span class="p"><br /><br /></span></div></div></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="../genesis/39.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="Genesis 39"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="Genesis 39" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="../genesis/41.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="Genesis 41"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="Genesis 41" /></a></div><div id="botleft"><a href="#" onmouseover='botleft.src="/botleftgif.png"' onmouseout='botleft.src="/botleft.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botleft.png" name="botleft" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="botright"><a href="#" onmouseover='botright.src="/botrightgif.png"' onmouseout='botright.src="/botright.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botright.png" name="botright" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div align="center"><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; 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