NASB — Genesis 40 — KJV

Joseph Interprets a Dream

1 Then it came° about after° these° things°, athe cupbearer° and the baker° for the king° of Egypt° offended° their lord°, the king° of Egypt°. 2 Pharaoh° was afurious° with his two° officials°, the chief° cupbearer° and the chief° baker°. 3 So he put° them in confinement° in the house° of the acaptain° of the bodyguard°, in the jail°°, the [same] place° where°° Joseph° was imprisoned°. 4 The captain° of the bodyguard° put° Joseph° in charge° of them, and he Itook° care° of them; and they were in confinement° for IIsome° time°. 5 Then the cupbearer° and the baker° for the king° of Egypt°, who° were confined° in jail°°, both° had° a dream° the same° night°, each° man° with his [own] dream° [and] each° dream° with its [own] interpretation°. 6 IWhen Joseph° came° to them in the morning° and observed° them, IIbehold°, they were dejected°. 7 He asked° Pharaoh’s° officials° who° were with him in confinement° in his master’s° house°, “IaWhy° are your faces° so sad° today°?” 8 Then they said° to him, “aWe have Ihad° a dream° and there° is no° one° to interpret° it.” Then Joseph° said° to them, “bDo not interpretations° belong to God°? Tell° [it] to me, please°.”

[1] aGn 40:11, 13; Ne 1:11
[2] aPv 16:14
[3] aGn 39:1, 20
[4] ILit ministered to IILit days
[6] IOr And IILit and behold
[7] ILit saying, Why aNe 2:2
[8] ILit dreamed aGn 41:15 bGn 41:16; Dn 2:27, 28

9 ¶ So the chief° cupbearer° told° his dream° to Joseph°, and said° to him, “In my dream°, Ibehold°, [there was] a vine° in front° of me; 10 and on the vine° [were] three° branches°. And as it was budding°, its blossoms° came° out, [and] its clusters° produced° ripe° grapes°. 11 Now Pharaoh’s° cup° was in my hand°; so I took° the grapes° and squeezed° them into Pharaoh’s° cup°, and I put° the cup° into Pharaoh’s° Ihand°.” 12 Then Joseph° said° to him, “This° is the ainterpretation° of it: the three° branches° are three° days°; 13 within three° more° days° Pharaoh° will Ilift° up your head° and restore° you to your IIoffice°; and you will put° Pharaoh’s° cup° into his hand° according to your former° custom° when° you were his cupbearer°. 14 Only°° Ikeep° me in mind when° it goes° well° with you, and please° ado° me a kindness° IIby mentioning° me to Pharaoh° and get° me out of this° house°. 15 For aI was in fact° kidnapped° from the land° of the Hebrews°, and even° here° I have done° nothing°° that they should have put° me into the Idungeon°.”

[9] ILit and behold
[11] ILit palm
[12] aDn 2:36; 4:18, 19
[13] IOr possibly forgive you IILit place
[14] ILit remember me with yourself IILit and mention aJsh 2:12; 1S 20:14; 1K 2:7
[15] IOr pit aGn 37:26-28

16 ¶ When the chief° baker° saw° that he had interpreted° favorably°, he said° to Joseph°, “I also° [saw] in my dream°, and behold°, [there were] three° baskets° of white° bread° on my head°; 17 and in the top° basket° [there were] some° of all° Isorts of baked° food° for Pharaoh°, and the birds° were eating° them out of the basket° on my head°.” 18 Then Joseph° answered° and said°, “This° is its interpretation°: the three° baskets° are three° days°; 19 within three° more° days° Pharaoh° will lift° up your head° from you and will hang° you on a tree°, and the birds° will eat° your flesh° off°° you.”

[17] ILit food for Pharaoh made by a baker

20 ¶ Thus it came° about on the third° day°, [which was] aPharaoh’s° birthday°°, that he made° a feast° for all° his servants°; band he lifted° up the head° of the chief° cupbearer° and the head° of the chief° baker° among° his servants°. 21 He restored° the chief° cupbearer° to his Ioffice°, and ahe put° the cup° into Pharaoh’s° IIhand°; 22 but ahe hanged° the chief° baker°, just° as Joseph° had interpreted° to them. 23 Yet the chief° cupbearer° did not remember° Joseph°, but aforgot° him.

[20] aMt 14:6 b2K 25:27; Jr 52:31
[21] ILit wine-pouring IILit palm aGn 40:13
[22] aGn 40:19; Es 7:10
[23] aJb 19:14; Ps 31:12; Ec 9:15


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The butler and baker of Pharaoh in prison.

1 ¶ And it came to pass² afterº these² things,º [that] the butler¹ª² of the kingº of Egyptº and [his] bakerºª had offendedºª their lordº the kingº of Egypt.º 2 And Pharaohº was wrothºª againstº twoº [of] his officers,º against² the chiefº of the butlers,¹ª² and against² the chiefº of the bakers.ºª 3 And he putºª them in wardº in the houseº of the captainº of the guard,º into² the prison,ºº the placeº where²² Josephº [was] bound.ºª

[1] Gn 39:20; 40:13; Ne 1:11; 2:1; Es 6:1.
[2] 1Ch 27:27; Ps 76:10; Pv 16:14; 19:12, 19; 27:4; Ac 12:20.
[3] Gn 39:20, 23.

Joseph hath charge of them.

4 And the captainº of the guardº chargedºª² Josephº with² them, and he servedºª them: and they continued² a seasonº in ward.º

[4] Gn 4:3; 24:55; 37:36; 39:1, 21; 40:20; Ps 37:5.

He interpreteth their dreams.

5 ¶ And they dreamedºª a dreamº both² of them,¹ each manº his dreamº in oneº night,º each manº according to the interpretationº of his dream,º the butler¹ª² and the bakerºª of the kingº of Egypt,º which² [were] boundºª in the prison.ºº 6 And Josephº came inºª unto² them in the morning,º and looked¹ª upon² them, and, behold,² they [were] sad.ºª 7 And he askedºª² Pharaoh'sº officersº that² [were] with² him in the wardº of his lord'sº house,º saying,ºª Wherefore² lookº ye [so] sadlyº to day?º 8 And they saidºª unto² him, We have dreamedºª a dream,º and [there is] no² interpreterºª of it. And Josephº saidºª unto² them, [Do] not² interpretationsº [belong] to God?º tell² me¹ª [them], I pray you.² 9 And the chiefº butler¹ª² toldºª² his dreamº to Joseph,º and saidºª to him, In my dream,º behold,² a vineº [was] before² me;¹ 10 And in the vineº [were] threeº branches:º and it [was] as though it budded,ºª [and] her² blossomsº shot forth;ºª and the clustersº thereof brought forth² ripe¹ª grapes:º 11 And Pharaoh'sº cupº [was] in my hand:º and I tookºª² the grapes,º and pressedºª them into² Pharaoh'sº cup,º and I gaveºª² the cupº into² Pharaoh'sº hand.º 12 And Josephº saidºª unto him, This² [is] the interpretationº of it: The threeº branchesº [are] threeº days:º 13 Yetº within threeº daysº shall Pharaohº lift upºª² thine head,º and restoreºª thee unto² thy place:º and thou shalt deliverºª Pharaoh'sº cupº into his hand,º after the formerº mannerº when² thou wast² his butler.¹ª² 14 But²² think¹ª on² me when² it shall be wellºª with thee, and shewºª kindness,º I pray thee,² unto² me, and make mentionºª of me unto² Pharaoh,º and bring me¹ª out² of² this² house:º 15 For² indeed I was stolen awayºª out of the landº² of the Hebrews:º and here² also² have I doneºª nothingº² that² they should putºª me into the dungeon.º 16 When the chiefº bakerºª sawºª that² the interpretationºª was good,º he saidºª unto² Joseph,º I² alsoº [was] in my dream,º and, behold,² [I had] threeº whiteº basketsº on² my head:º 17 And in the uppermostº basketº [there was] of all manner¹²² of bakemeatsººª² for Pharaoh;º and the birdsº did eatºª them out of² the basketº uponº² my head.º 18 And Josephº answeredºª and said,ºª This² [is] the interpretationº thereof: The threeº basketsº [are] threeº days:º 19 Yet² within threeº daysº shall Pharaohº lift upºª² thy headº from off²² thee, and shall hangºª thee on² a tree;º and the birdsº shall eatºª² thy fleshº from off²² thee.

[5] Gn 12:1; 20:3; 37:5; 40:8; 41:1, 11; Nu 12:6; Jg 7:13; Es 6:1; Jb 33:15; Dn 2:1; 4:5, 9, 19; 7:1.
[6] Gn 40:8; 41:8; Dn 2:1; 4:5; 5:6; 7:28; 8:27.
[7] Jg 18:24; 1S 1:8; 2S 13:4; Ne 2:2; Lk 24:17.
[8] Gn 41:15; Jb 33:15; Ps 25:14; Is 8:19; Dn 2:11, 28, 47; 4:8; 5:11; Am 3:7; 1Co 12:10.
[9] Gn 37:5; Jg 7:13; Dn 2:31; 4:8, 10.
[11] Gn 40:21; 49:11; Lv 10:9; 1K 10:5; 2Ch 9:4; Ne 1:11; 2:1; Pv 3:10.
[12] Gn 40:18; 41:12, 25, 26; Jg 7:14; Dn 2:36; 4:19; Mt 26:26; 1Co 10:4; Ga 4:25.
[13] Gn 7:4; 40:19, 20; 2K 25:27; Ps 3:3; Jr 52:31.
[14] Jsh 2:12; 1S 20:14; 25:31; 2S 9:1; 1K 2:7; Lk 23:42; 1Co 7:21.
[15] Gn 14:13; 37:28; 39:8, 20; 41:12; Ex 21:16; Dt 24:7; 1S 24:11; Ps 59:3; Dn 6:22; Jn 10:32; 15:25; Ac 24:12; 25:10; 1Ti 1:10; 1P 3:17.
[16] Gn 40:1.
[17] Gn 49:20; 1Ch 12:20.
[18] Gn 40:12; 41:26; 1Co 10:4; 11:24.
[19] Gn 40:13, 17, 22; 41:13; Dt 21:22; Jsh 8:29; 10:26; 1S 17:44, 46; 2S 21:6, 10; Pv 30:17; Ezk 39:4; Ac 20:27; Ga 3:13.

They come to pass according to his interpretation.

20 ¶ And it came to pass² the thirdº day,º [which was]² Pharaoh'sº birthday,ººª that he madeºª a feastº unto all² his servants:º and he lifted upºª² the headº of the chiefº butler¹ª² and of the chiefº bakerºª amongº his servants.º 21 And he restoredºª² the chiefº butler¹ª² unto² his butlershipº again;¹ª and he gaveºª the cupº into² Pharaoh'sº hand:º 22 But he hangedºª the chiefº baker:ºª as² Josephº had interpretedºª to them.

[20] Gn 21:8; 40:13, 19; 2K 25:27; Es 1:3; Jb 3:1; Mt 14:6; 18:23; 25:19; Mk 6:21; Lk 16:1.
[21] Gn 40:13; Ne 2:1.
[22] Gn 40:8, 19; 41:11, 16; Jr 23:28; Dn 2:19, 30; 5:12; Ac 5:30.

The ingratitude of the butler.

23 Yet did not² the chiefº butler¹ª² rememberºª² Joseph,º but forgatºª him.

[23] Jb 19:14; Ps 31:12; 105:19; Ec 9:15; Am 6:6.


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